13, is a collection of four instrumental pieces that emerged from a space of prolonged silence - an abyss so to speak. The feeling of being alone in the middle of the ocean, but not drowning?

September 2023-March 2024: a profound time, and the music came faltering and sputtering at first, erringly even. Happy accidents also came and they gathered steam and belief IN themselves.

I was struck by how little resistance impeded this process.

Some beautiful words from Rumi, the renowned Sufi poet, arrived from the ocean to make us realise,

“Surrender to grace.
The ocean cares for each wave
until it reaches the shore.
You are given more help
than you will ever know.”

And thus came they crashing to shore, and so, somehow, had “I”, resolved patterns, regained perspective and resurfaced.

This was an experiment that began with a weary query, “Should I even try to begin again?” ’13’ is what was delivered in answer.

An acceptance. A saccade.

A1 RELAY TRANSMISSIONS #1 | CLEANSER
A2 DEJA VU | KITES
B1 DEJA VU | LITES
B2 INNER KONFLICT | RESOLVE

It's all very simple really, whatever it WASN'T, guided me towards ancient nostalgia and a yearning - an acceptance of the loss of innocence. A reckoning deep within.

But this time it seemed to gained spur and lurched forward still. A huge relief and belief was restored yet again by finishing something begun in wist. A feeling, perhaps?

Who knows?

Released March 2024.