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Perfume for Arabia

2008-10-29T22:31:46.385Z

ALMS ELECTRONICA

Electronica and atmospheric soundtracks created to inspire and encourage awareness of ecological, environmental and humanitarian issues and to empower understanding.

By producer Glyn MacLean
(occasionally featuring vocals by Yulia MacLean.)

About "PERFUME FOR ARABIA"

Since the beginning of time the east and west have argued over brotherhood and philosophy.

The bible documents the arguments and conflict of Cain and Abel. In more recent times conflicts have continued between the brotherhood of humankind.

Some people take the perspective that we are one people existing on a planet which is traveling through space and time.

Many great thinkers suggest there is a need to discover what is good in each of us, to celebrate this and to cooperate, working together for the good
of all humankind.

In New Zealand we are blessed to be far enough away to have a unique view point of the world.

We have no natural enemies and we are one of the youngest nations and the last piece of earth to be occupied by a colony.

Perhaps it is this distance from the problems faced by many nations of the world, that allows New Zealand to think and act differently.

We believe that everyone has the right to a quality of life, to be respected, to be honored and cheerished. New Zealand is a nation in which a people have come from many nations, each to make a better life for themselves and their families. We all came here from somewhere else and so we view ourselves as merely caretakers of this beautiful place.

Then let the thoughts of these words reach you and encourage you.

WE APPRECIATE YOU.

WE VALUE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO HUMANITY

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR ART AND YOUR CULTURE

AND EMBRACE YOU AS A FRIEND.

Psalm 133 (This is) a song for climbing by David.
v1 See how good it is. And see what pleasure it brings when brothers stay together.
v2 It is as a sweet *oil poured on the head. It goes down on to the beard, as it did on to Aaron’s beard. It then poured down over his clothes.
v3 It is like the *dew on the mountain called Hermon. It (also) pours down on to the mountains of Zion. The *LORD has said that it is a *good place to be. There is always life there.

Enjoy the music.

Glyn MacLean

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Peruvia

2008-10-29T22:30:17.559Z

ALMS ELECTRONICA

Electronica and atmospheric soundtracks created to inspire and encourage awareness of ecological, environmental and humanitarian issues and to empower understanding.

By producer Glyn MacLean
(occasionally featuring vocals by Yulia MacLean.)

About "PERUVIA"

In order to find the right answers, we must first ask the right questions.
Perhaps if we begin to find better questions, we will find better answers.

When I consider the history of Peru, I consider the philosophical statement that the definition of insanity is to do the same thing and then to expect a different result. This is accompanied by the statement that if we always do what we have always done, we will always get what we have always got.

So we look to the past civilisations and our heritage to gain an understanding through history.

What does history teach us?

Many civilisations have exerted their will and their ideals against each other and many have used more valuable resources in the conquest of achievement than were available to sustain that civilisation.

It's an interesting thought.

Is it vanity and pride that leads human kind to use more resources than are available in the pursuit of conquest?

Interesting questions.

The most interesting question in my mind is...

"What do the people want?"

I hope that this music inspires you to consider, through the history of Peru, whether conquest is worth it any cost, if there is not enough left to be a victor of.

Enjoy the music.

Glyn MacLean

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Awaken

2008-10-29T22:28:46.073Z

ALMS ELECTRONICA

Electronica and atmospheric soundtracks created to inspire and encourage awareness of ecological, environmental and humanitarian issues and to empower understanding.

By producer Glyn MacLean (occasionally featuring vocals by Yulia MacLean.)

About "AWAKEN"

I composed "Awaken" one Sunday afternoon upon seeing the plight of NZ dolphins caught up in Japanese Scientific Research ship nets.

I have been fortunate in my lifetime to grow up on West Auckland's surf beaches, Whatipu and Piha. I lived on Waiheke Island for 2 years, swimming long distance every day, often up to 1km off shore. I would swim around the coast from Oneroa to Palm Beach and became attuned to the ocean.

A long distance swimmer "breathes" in the "scent" of the sea. Over the years I noticed that the "taste" of the New Zealand ocean was changing. I could actually smell the pollution increasing in the water.

Not long after, Takapuna and Browns Bay in Auckland temporarily closed the beaches to swimming because of pollution. In many places in New Zealand it has become unsafe to swim because of the toxicity of our ocean water.

As for me, I was only a brief visitor to the ocean and did not live there. I could make the decision to no longer swim in toxic oceans. I could leave. After all, the ocean is not my home.

This is not so for our marine life and dolphins.

In my lifetime I have seen shell fish banned because it is toxic. I have seen swimming banned from beaches.

I wonder... is this ok?

I can not change the world.

I can only change myself.

And so I realise that if I can inspire myself to change, to contribute something positive, then perhaps I can inspire others to also consider what we each can do.

I am using what talents I have to communicate how I feel about the lack of respect our world's leadership has for ensuring our oceans have a future.

And when I walk along a beach, I will pick up rubbish. I will try not to pour chemicals down the drain. I will try to buy ecologically friendly products whenever I can.

and

I will continue to care.

Enjoy the music.

Glyn MacLean

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