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Is All Not One?

by Samassin

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Agneya - Daughter of the Fire God 09:52
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Dana - The generosity and giving of oneself 08:40
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"Be like the Sun Be like the Sun for grace and mercy Be like the Sun Be like the Night when covering, others faults Be as you are Be as you appear Like the Night for Modesty Like running water for generosity " from translation of Rumi
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Sila - The Joy of Practice 10:03
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Ksanti - Patiently tending the garden of life 10:03
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Virya - Energetically dancing through our days 08:35
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Dhyana - Focus and the realisation of visions 07:55
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...Falling into deeper meaning I am conscious of the silence Contemplating on the clouds... (Kirsty Pittman)
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Prajna - Insight, acceptance and the getting of wisdom 10:02
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An invocation to the goddesses of wisdom (improvised) Nisaba, Benzeiten, Seshat , Sarasvati...Danu...Isis, Minerva "The wound is where the light gets in...Light and shadow is the dance of love, kindness seeping...senses open....

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This is a suite of six interlocking pieces. “Is All Not One? Six Paramitas”
Dana - Generosity, Sila - Joyful Practice, Ksanti - Patience, Virya -Energy, Dhyana-Focus, Prajna -Wisdom and Acceptance.
Written between 2019 – 2022. This is almost 60 mins of rich and emotive music that aims to explores the extremes of human emotions as it explores the six perfections of Buddhism, through the lens of a post pandemic world with tumultuous global tensions and strained relationship with technology.
I believe music and improvisation to be a transcendent art form, and therefore was to me an appropriate way to explore the depths of these ideal perfections.

Also included with this concept album is bonus 10 min track; single “Agneya- Daughter of the Fire God. This was written during the Black Summer bushfires and depicts a day in the life of a forest in SE Australia. In this tone poem intense dry crackling heat moves to raging fire and then soaking rain with thunderstorm.

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released May 7, 2023

Recorded/mixed/mastered by Tomas Strode
at Rolling Stock Recording Rooms,Melbourne
Cover art is 'Fire and Flood' by Jenny Parkes (Acrylic on canvas)
Artist photography by Jemma Donavan
Samassin logo designed by Khazar Salehi

All songs composed by Kirsty Pittman
© 2023 All rights reserved
Performed by Samassin: Kirsty Pittman, Guitar, bass, pedals and vocals
Belinda Woods, Alto Flute, Flute
Justin/Jar Lim, Bass Clarinet, Clarinet
Daniel Hoban, Guitar, Darabuka, Ceramic Dahola, Tar, Daf
Chris Lewis, Drum Kit

The album artwork is “Fire and Flood” by Jenny Parkes, Daniel’s mother who is no longer here with us. She was a very great supporter of the first two albums and this album is dedicated to her memory.

Heartfelt thanks to all the friends, family members, pets and supporters of Samassin; Catherine Pleteshner for the six perfections inspiration, Our parents, Nina Rothfield Cy Gorman, Corey Romeo, Volkan Susuzer, Tim Pledger, , Nina Vincent who have inspired and energised the Samassin journey. to my teacher of the last 3 years Derek Gripper and to all the supporters on the Pozible campaign who helped make the release possible.

Kirsty would also like to acknowledge the support of Daniel, Jar, Belinda and Chris who made this a project a reality!

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Samassin Melbourne, Australia

Contemporary new music ensemble Samassin present original works that are enigmatic, eastern-tinged jazz compositions with exotic rhythms and cinematic scope.
Kirsty Pittman's compositions draw on the influences of jazz, contemporary classical and global influences, including traditional rhythmic ideas from India and the Middle East. ... more

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