Dawn
Release Date: 07-16-2018
© 2018 Keith Richie

Dawn
An Original ‘N’otion Picture Soundtrack by Keith Richie
Inspired by the novel Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

Dawn is a sweeping cinematic score based on the first book of the Lilith’s Brood trilogy by the legendary Octavia E. Butler. This album serves as my musical interpretation of her profound and haunting tale—one of loss, survival, and evolution.

The story follows Lilith Iyapo, who once lived peacefully with her family in the Andes Mountains—until a devastating nuclear war obliterated humanity. Centuries later, Lilith awakens aboard a mysterious alien vessel, under the watch of the Oankali—an advanced species driven by an instinct to heal and evolve through genetic merging. As the last remnants of humanity are studied and prepared for a second chance at life, not all agree with the terms of this new beginning.

With themes of love, sadness, hope, and conflict, the music in Dawn is meant to transport the listener—whether or not they’re familiar with the book. You’ll feel the quiet sorrow of a ruined Earth… the awe and unease of first contact… the strange, electric connection between Lilith and the Oankali being Nikanj… and the tension of a species on the brink of transformation.

This album is a journey through emotional and otherworldly landscapes, where humanity’s survival depends not on strength, but on change.

Dawn is a tribute to one of science fiction’s most powerful stories, and I’m honored to present it in musical form.

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Nikanj

MINDMELD - FARLIGHT

I recorded this in 2017 and 2018 using only a Teenage Engineering OP-1 and its internal tape recorder and never shared it. I recorded mainly during travel and channeled a rough year into it. Looking back it isn't very good but considering the workflow of the OP-1... well here it is, for posterity. 

dreamstate

"Ultimatum" by My Black Dress (BCS & Michelle) 
Rough Cut Demo with my vocals only.  Michelle's vocals will be added soon (in French!)

Ultimatum (demo)

Something Going Crazy Session

I tried here to describe what it is like for me when I stand in a forest. the songs of birds, the creaking of branches, Sound following patterns I don't entirely comprehend. 
Peace, simple yet complex beyond imagining

A Cathedral of Pines (NaviarHaiku 345)

A Cathedral Of Pines (NaviarHaiku 345)

The Storms of Jupiter

song process: @enigmacurry @mystique_wind @myrhyum
- Myrh created acapella
- EnigmaCurry granularized vox, produced ambient beats, & instrumentation
- Myrh created poetry and voices
- MystiqueWind created more instrumentation & effects
- Mystique & Enigma do final mixings

artwork process: @enigmacurry @mystique_wind @myrhyum
Myrh took two pieces of EnigmaCurry's to create the cover with text 
& Mystique Wind completed it with some key finishing details for the observant eye.

Lyrics based on this poem from my chapbook These Tales Are True
https://tarka1.bandcamp.com/merch/these-tales-are-true
PUSH FOR CHANGE (The Mere Request for Change)
here is the excerpt used in the song:
_________________________________________________________
its that time again to push
for change
push coming to shove
as the moon cycle comes into full swing

scarlet smell of oldness
and the mere request for change 
becomes a full blown criticism

and i feel ugly 
and my house 
is a mess
and people are calling me 
and wanting an explanation 
and the missing women
are still missing
(and the missing women are dead*)

....

the one love in the past 
and in the present

the dentist
the optometrist 
the oral surgeon 
the audiologist
the hair straightener 
the shoes
the bag
the activity and inactivity 
the passion and drama

the singing 
the singing

the push to change 
the push for more

it’s not enough
the fight is never over 
the flourishing
is always happening

even when the winter comes 
and the withering begins 
my body chases my soul 
from sleep to awakedness

it's that time again
to Push For Change

*this poem was written during my involvement with a project related to missing & murdered women in British Columbia, Canada.

USG Report 222

The Mere Request for Change | of mystique & myrcury

DENs: guitar & fx  https://soundcloud.com/mknradio
Sanja: modal synthesis & electronics

Thee Sorceress Plays Axis Harp Upon Ae Fairy Lullaby (MKN/SanjajnaG ArkestrA))

Original music by FPMORINSTUDIO/ Francois Pierre Morin 
Photo by ' Jean Nicolas Morin : Red river valley Mont-Tremblant Canada

OF PRESSURE

original composition, final arrangement, mix & master:
Monkey Blood Lowdown @monkeybloodlowdown

lyrics, vocals & their pre-mix:
Mariam Zohra D : Myrh


A WONDER
____________________
oh me! well i had to see this for myself
sometimes its just snakes and ladders!
snakes!
ladders.... and you
wonder how
you ever got here?
how you ever made it out?
how you ever made it out?

how you ever made it through... what did you do?
life is a wonder!
even if its all goin downhill
always a wonder
how you get over it, and wow oh!
see a new way of seeing

a new scene
a landscape
a landscape of divine
something you hadn't quite found
before - merry go round, around and around

life is a wonder

A Wonder

the set

A Wonder | The Consolers

DarkWaterBlue

The Music you find here was all created by me unless noted. 

This is my musical journey 

I play Guitar, keys and percussion and work mainly with Cubase.

Please send me a message if you would like to re-interpret one of my pieces. 

Happy to discuss collaboration if anyone is keen. 

If you enjoyed something here please let me know. It's all here for those who want to listen :)

Peace 

Douglas

A Cathedral Of Pines (NaviarHaiku 345)

Douglas James's DarkWaterBlue