In light of the prior week-end’s musical discoveries and with a giant leap of pecuniary faith, I have decided to abruptly alter the course of our recording project.  The New Transcendentalists have elicited the assistance of an alchemist named Mr. Joe McMahan.  It is he who produced my previous release Radio Noise, as well as recordings by Kevin Gordon, Jennifer Niceley, Mike Farris, The Altered Statesmen, Peter Bradley Adams, Claire Small, Joe and Vicki Price, and countless others.  He has also contributed to up-coming releases by Kurt Wagner of Lambchop and a highly-anticipated new Kevin Gordon record.  We have set a tentative date in March to record at a world-class facility in Nashville named The House of David. 

The rendition of As the Storm Rolls In that you’re hearing is a selection from our recent pre-production session.  As is the nature of experimentation, it is not without flaws, but I believe it to also contain moments of magic which can only occur from the synergy created by the interplay of inspired individuals.  In comparison, the sound of compounding individual performances has produced lack-luster results. We must set-out to catch lightning in a bottle – capture the magic of the eternal moment!  I hope you enjoy this fleeting moment of creative process.  It is sure to become even more saturated with the spirit of Unity.

Your humble servant,
Mr. H.