On the wheel of death and rebirth

Lyrics by Hypnomancer (David Stout) copyright 2024

scatter crumbs and chocolate nibs along the path
the seven, eight, nine steps into another light
we came to find, or lose what's left of us
the climb remembering 
its way into the hearts we tendered for release 
and so, begins the day

We come up short, to catch a breath
Another go-round, Guess Again
We come down slow, without a rest
Another go-round, Guess Again
The battle fought for another’s skin
no matter what we lose, or win

over crumbs and stories fallen on the path
the seven, six, five, four leaping into other light
we came to find, and lose what's left of us
to climb a blindfold path, into our soaring hearts
we tendered for release 
and so, begins the day

We come up short, to catch a breath
Another go-round, Guess Again
We come down slow, without a rest
Another go-round, Guess Again
The battle fought for another skin
no matter what we lose, or win

We come up short, to catch a breath
Another go-round, Guess Again
We came down slow, without a rest
Another go-round, Guess Again
We come up short, to catch a breath
Another go-round, Guess Again
We come down slow, without a rest
Another go-round, Guess Again

Guess Again

Selected music & sound-art works by *Hypnomancer, (David Stout) - sonic artist, composer and songwriter. Hypnomancer is a musical shape shifter exploring the world of hybrid sound cultures blending a wide array of genres including ambient, noise, world fusion, alt-country, acid jazz, folktronica, underground hip-hop, IDM, Dub, experimental electronics, minimalism and other contemporary classical musics. His compositions, songs, and film scores are produced with a variety of instrumental approaches including, modular synthesizers, field recordings, folk instruments, generative AI and virtuosic guest instrumentalists.

Early Work:
His earlier works explored the fusion of electronic image synthesis, visual art, music and theatre. During this creative period Stout composed many scores for dance, theatre and film. Some of these works are presented here - see:  Red Sea Mix, Tracks to the Lair, Hermes' Devotion, Trio with Blade and Siege of Heaven.

David's more recent work includes live visual-music performance, generative animation, interactive video installations and music projects combining acoustic instruments with atmospheric electronics, noise and audio-visual transcoding techniques - see: NADA, Particle Chamber Variation, Reentry and Copter.

He is also a founding member of the group, MaDula Hara with healer-singer, Malia Luna. The duo, inspired by global shamanic traditions, is devoted to exploring the healing potential of sound through music, ceremony and ritual performance.

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* Hypnomancy is a powerful method of divination that occurs during sleep. The Hypnomancer can navigate non-ordinary states of consciousness while dreaming to gain knowledge and affect positive outcomes in the linear waking world.