OT: (sorta) Solo Album by John Cecil Price

[AKASHMUSIC@aol.com]

John Cecil Price, Co-founding member of the legendary Dark Ambient/Erotic Band AKASH, releases his 1st ever SoloCD, entitled: UBWENGE.

UBWENGE is presented online, in its entirety with many detailed-vivid
descriptions into the intentions and specific stories behind each song
*Listen to UBWENGE for free right here:
http://zed.cbc.ca/displayUser.do?user_id=18853&user=Jprice01

UBWENGE is a Bantu term meaning "active intelligence".

The album, UBWENGE, is about a dying Black Man's final dream and the legacy of hope he leaves behind to all other Black Men who remain living and those who are also about to be born upon The Planet Earth.

UBWENGE, draw supon classic 4th way literary texts by making direct references to Gurdjieff, Ouspensky, Jean Toomer and Great Black Writers/Thinkers such as W.E.B. DuBois, while also alluding to a traditional set of African Folklores and African Animist traditions. 

The music on UBWENGE, is free-jazz laden, experimental, political and ambitious in its scope where it represents a brief, but powerful -11 Song - Short-Story, coming from one of Philadelphia's most promising muscial talents.

Track listing is as follows:

*NOTE:( The track Listing quoted here is according to the order in which the songsappear on the actual CD and may not reflect the precise order in which the songs will appear online ):

*1. )     TOGU NA
*2. )     LOVE PARK 10
3. )      3 OCTAVES OF CELEBRATION
*4. )     CAIN
5. )      A NEW MODEL OF THE UNIVERSE 
*6. )     IN SEARCH OF THE MIRACULOUS 
*7. )     NAZAM
*8. )     OYA
*9. )     2ND. VISION
10. )    DUSK OF DAWN 
*11. )   THE TIMELESS HOUR (7)

All songs written, produced and arranged by John Cecil Price; All sounds, instruments,samples played/manipulated/collected by John Cecil Price, except where noted ( * ).

*Elliott Levin - Tenor Sax &/or Flute on Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11;

 *Charles DuQuesne - Drums, Purcussion on Tracks 1, 2, 11; 

*DJ Turtle - Hand Percussion on Tracks 1, 8; 

*Cory Neale - Upright Acoustic Bass on Tracks 1, 2, 8, 11.

UBWENGE was recorded mostly Live In Olde City Philadelphia @ TURTLE STUDIOS; Also, various recordings for UBWENGE were taken/adapted from Live performances throughout The USA; UBWENGE was engineered by DJ Turtle; Mastered and mixedby John Cecil Price, DJ Turtle and Charles DuQuesne.

UBWENGE is dedicated to Love, God, Father, Mother, Justice, Africa, MNC, ESQ, Sonny Sharrock, Ed, Gina, Street Musicians Worldwide and everyone whom John Cecil Price ever met ( + ) Mooocho thanks to The entire PH.P Records Team, Philadelphia City Paper; *All prayers go out to every Black Man imprisoned in The United States of America.

*John Cecil Price makes extensive use of Carlo Robelli Guitars and Basses in addition to a Roland GR-30, Boss GT-3, Line 6 DL/4 and Lexicon Jamman.

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