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Headless Statues

by Briareus

15 tracks

60:53

1	This Life	2:36
2	Japanese Current	3:58
3	Mendigos Junto Al Mar	4:39
4	Headless Statues	4:27
5	Revolution 1	4:04
6	Revelations	3:53
7	Ghost of the Iron Man	3:43
8	Anda	3:59
9	Broken Heart	3:44
10	Xiao Ping	6:07
11	Under the Walls of Xian	4:07
12	Ivory Bills	4:15
13	Elemental	3:49
14	I Don't Know You Anymore	4:15
15	Revolution 2	3:17

Album description

The Chinese cultural revolution of the 1960's saw revolutionaries knocking the heads off ancient statues in an attempt to deny and condemn the long Chinese past. This album represents my experiences in China during the mid 1980's and tries to capture the enduring emotional impact of seeing these statues first hand. They remain the embodiment of the need to separate and embrace one's past on both a personal and cultural level.

The experience changed me then and still resonates today in my work and music. Enjoy.

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Reviews on Headless Statues

beautifuldreamer77

Awesome

26/03/09

Absolutely gorgeous and brilliantly written & performed..."entrancing"...lovely in every way!

Ivan1984

Mellow revolution...

16/12/08

This is a fine, mellow album of good blending and composition. Each track is a testimony to itself and the whole album a testimony to the intention, which was to share a profound experience in a country so different to Western Europe. The latter place experienced it from a great distance and therefore missed, for the most part, the political and cultural importance, or at least they had a mellow interpretation presented to them. There are still people who don't know about Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Personally, I think it's shameful that people don't involve themselves, even if it's just throwing your shoes at someone deemed an enemy.