Latin was my first love, and music is my second. I've utterly fallen for those of the soulful, creative, inspiring and inciting kind. The one composed with heart and soul, the one performed with passion and aplomb. Searching for a way to express my love for and enthusiasm about music, I've found twitter is a decent and effective place to do so, yet given my wordy nature 140 characters one day simply didn't suffice to promote the music I enjoy anymore. This is how my music blog - carpe carmina - came into being (a heartfelt thank-you goes out to my favourite UK band High/Low for the encouragement to start writing about music, to my all time favourite band for so many years by now, Midnight Hour, for making me realize my affection for music and my wish to help those artists in whose talent I believe in, and to all those people who read my blog, who recommend and submit music for it). Find me under @NessiHolt on twitter and make sure to listen to @RadioKC to catch a playlist of mine each tuesday at 10pm (UK). Listen to Radio Kaos Caribou, Dr. Bones music show and Dave Monk's BBC Introducing Merseyside in general. It's worth it, it's where I - among others - find the music I eventually embossom. 



We're Safe Haven a rock band from La Mirada, California. www.SafeHavenRock.com

We are animated with The Spirit of The Living God. Catch the fire and be animated yourself! This is heavy experimental music that will hit you straight in the conscience. We've been compared to Melvins and old Helmet. Some of our influences include Norma Jean, The Chariot, Everything in Slow Motion, A Hope for Home, Hands, Trenches, Haste The Day, Mortal, Leper, Nyves, etc.

This is a side-project to our original music ministry Sozo By Charis. Lord willing, we plan on this music project being very experimental in nature. Animate will include many progressive-like art in nature. Some of it will be soft, some heavy, but all of it will be Spirit-filled and Spirit-led art. Some of it will be guitar-oriented, some electronic-oriented. Some of it will be both. The whole idea with "Animate" is that we can just let loose with our art and let Him lead. We hope this new music project blesses you in Jesus' name! 

~ Chris and Heather Marshall

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