To Become Born

Heart Takes Flight

Guitar, Bass, Vox, Keys - rdubya

Last Night, I said I don't know where I'm going
But I, am, so, tired of the fight

Last Night, I said I don't know where I'm going
But I, am, driving, until I am alright

Those sodium vapors are guiding me home
Slowly these wavelengths are making me whole
Those sodium vapors reflecting below
Bathing the landscapes in warm yellow glow

Ill keep following these faded lines
These ruts that ive worn by design

Ill keep following these faded lines
These ruts on the 589

Sodium Vapors

let it go

Be sure to listen to the twin record, "MUSIC TO DIE TO" for the complete listening experience : http://soundcloud.com/eastforest

Trevor Oswalt's near-death experiences catalyzed a search for answers. After two violent bicycle accidents – the second of which causing almost identical injuries to the first incident – he began searching for understanding; his path eventually lead him to volunteer in a hospice, until Oswalt, aka East Forest, felt comfortable facing his fears. 

"Everyone copes with loss and trauma in different ways," he says.  "I was searching for a way that could help me and others at the same time." 

That search birthed the idea for his next album, Music To Die To, out February 26, 2016 on Aquilo Records.  "People think that nearly everything in life stems from the fact that we know we're going to die, and that real creative freedom comes from accepting our mortality," Oswalt says. "Part of this album is literally music for people to die to, but it's also the soundtrack of my own journey toward acceptance."

Inspired by one of his idols, Keith Jarrett, and his The Köln Concert, Oswalt knew he'd improvise most of the recordings by live looping a combination of vintage pianos, his voice, and original field recordings, all with the theme of life's finite nature in mind.  Recording on an organic farm in upstate New York and a remote ranch in the southern Utah high desert, he bunkered in until he had more than enough for one album. 
"Once you get out into nature and get the ball rolling, the improvisation starts to flow through you," he says. "I love the idea of giving birth to music on the spot, to record something in the moment that won't be made again."

Armed with a surplus of material, East Forest realized the perfect bookend: Music To Be Born To, the sister album to Music To Die To. To me, birth comes from the space created by the destruction of something, not the other way around. Out of death comes birth.” 

Together, the twin releases form a perfect pair, complementing the other in not only theme, but in musical substance. The former is an optimistic glow bathed in waves of his "blissful" (NPR), ethereal sound; the latter is more direct, more organic, and more focused - embodying an increasingly-mature sound and aesthetic.  but provides a fresher start with a newer beginning.

In 2016, he's back in Portland, but is now armed with a live show that is continually evolving; sometimes performing solo, sometimes with a string section, and often with cinematic projections. With experience as a performing pianist for a dance troupe, in a hospice volunteering as well as in the Amazonian jungle searching for answers, his music is a connected journey that's been dubbed "a revelatory excursion in sound" (Under The Gun Review) that invites listeners to "go on a journey of self discovery" (Earmilk).  He's been featured on NPR's Second Stage and Tiny Desk Contest, and shared the stage with Moby. 

"We forget that we are nature. We feel so much separation in our modern life, inundated with so much information; I believe our solutions will come from the inside out. They're already here, we're just uncovering them." 

"It’s all a process of discovery.  We need to give space for that which wants to emerge  -- something needs to die for something else to be born.  Making these albums was my way of creating some space, and inside I hope to hear an answer.

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Trevor Oswalt - live looped music, field recordings, vocals
Taylor Deupree - mastering
Michael Robinson - art direction

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For Elena

Lunar Mantras

Jai Ma (Down to the Sea Mix)

Ayahuasca is sonic alchemy from Brazilian born artist Poranguí Carvalho McGrew. Blending field recordings from the Amazon rainforest with native instruments from around the world, the music builds a bridge to the consciousness of the master plant medicine. 

Each track can be traveled singularly or woven together to take you on a seamless journey to the deepest parts of your psyche. 
Whether you are listening for relaxation, stress relief, meditation, ceremony, or to help with focus while you work on a project, the music is like tropical rain for your ears. 

A portion of proceeds from this album will be donated to community projects supporting Amazon tribes near the Rio Momón who inspired this music, including the Yahua, Bora, Quichua Alamas & Huitoto Muruy. 

We encourage you to purchase the entire album (provided in High resolution audio) so you can get the Seamless version of the tracks as a bonus. This bonus track is carefully mixed so you can enjoy the continuous journey of this album the way it was intended to be experienced ~ like sitting in your own ceremony.
credits
released May 11, 2016 

All music composed, performed & produced by Poranguí 
Special guest performance with Kaval by Eric Zang on SachaMama 
Executive Producer | Aubrey Marcus 
Mixing | Poranguí & Eric Zang 
Mastering | Eric Zang & Cory Allen 
Album artwork | Eddie Vasquez 
Photo Credit | Luke Danton 
Recorded at Sol Creation Studio | Sedona, Arizona

Ayahuasca (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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"I Am Loving Awareness (feat. Krishna Das) - by East Forest, Ram Dass

In June 2018, East Forest was invited to Ram Dass’ home in Maui to join in conversation and record brand new teachings from the legendary teacher. After capturing these words of wisdom, East Forest returned to his studio in the high desert of Southern Utah to compose the soundtrack to beautifully support each songs’ subject. In these new recordings, Ram Dass’ words speak masterfully to the modern challenges that so many face with technology, dark thoughts, the nature of soul and so much more. The new East Forest record also features guest appearances from the likes of Trevor Hall and Grammy nominated artist, Krishna Das, all framing Ram Dass’ teachings with contemporary voices and cementing the 87 year old spiritual teacher into an echelon of relevancy and immediacy — offering a direct antidote for a highly polarized nation that is deeply in need of a universal voice of wisdom, connection and unconditional love.

eastforest.org
ramdass.org

CREDITS:

from "Ram Dass : Chapter I", releases January 25, 2019 

Written, Produced, Arranged, Mixed and Engineered by East Forest	
Ram Dass - Spoken Word	
Trevor Oswalt (aka East Forest) - Piano, Shruti, Field Recordings
Krishna Das - Vocals, Ectara
Thacher Schmid - Viola, Violin

Huntley Miller - Mastering	
Daniel F. Birch - Graphic Design	
Tim Cook - Executive Producer	
Raghu Markus - LSR Executive Director	

Recorded at Boulder Rock Studios (Boulder, UT), The Map Room (Portland, OR) and Ram Dass' study (Maui, HI)	
All field recordings captured around Ram Dass' home on the island of Maui, Hawaii

LYRICS:

we have to get out of our minds 
our thinking minds 

i’ll tell you how i do it 
by using a mantra or phrase 

i 
am 
loving 
awareness 

loving awareness is a name, for soul ,which you really are 
leads you to love everything you are aware of 
the sky, the room, your body, other people 
and then i ride the mantra into my heart 
and in my heart i see a doorway, or a veil 
to the next plane 
soul land 

i am loving awareness

Ram Dass : Chapter I

Learn More

I Am Loving Awareness (Feat. Krishna Das)w/Ram Dass

Kundalini Chillout: Liquid Mantra Remixes

Aap Sahaee Hoa (Krishan Liquid Mix)

Be Like Water

From Marya Stark's album SAPPHIRE
Music Produced by Joshua Penman

Guest Musicians:
Benjy Wertheimer- Esraj
Mama Crow- Vocals 
David Brewer- Bohdran

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