Here
are nine songs that resonate deeply with personal reflections
of the mysterious,
joyful, sensuous, and challenging nature
of the journey, all expressed with the elegant and evocative
songwriting and vocals of Eda Maxym. Blending genres
and musical traditions, Maxym invites the listener on a
numinous ride, along with the Imagination Club, a gathering
of stellar
Bay Area musicians.
1. Ghost Eye (Maxym, Selkye) 5:15
2. Helicopter (Maxym) 4:49
3. One Summer (Maxym) 6:52
4. Here (Maxym, Kent) 4:41
5. So Many Lights (Maxym, Kent, Valsamis) 6:32
6. Mind and the Fire (Maxym, Kent, Valsamis, Anthony) 4:16
7. Trouble (Maxym) 5:19
8. Everything (Maxym) 4:22
9. The River (Oryema) 6:35
Eda Maxym-
Vocals
Stephen Kent- didgeridoo, guitars, percussion, cello-sintir
(5), bass (6)
Brent Stewart - guitars
Ed McClary – drums
Chris Kee – bass
With Special Guests
Jane Selkye - vocals (1,7,9) guitar
(8)
John Loose - electronic ambience (1, 2, 3) tabla (5)
David Phillips - pedal steel guitar (9)
Michael Hays – guitar (2)
Manose - bansuri flute (9)
Peter Valsamis - drums, keyboard (5)
Mark McGee – guitar (4, 7)
Steve Gibson – guitar (4, 7)
Shea Comfort – kaval (5)
Tina ‘bean’ Blaine – udu (9)
Simon Tassano - keyboard (1), sequencing (3)
Co-produced
by Simon Tassano, Eda Maxym and Stephen Kent
Mixed by Simon Tassano at Rumiville Sudios, Austin, TX.
Recording Engineers- Ed McClary and Lou Judson.
CIRCLE OF SPARKS was recorded at the Weaving Room
in Oakland,
CA.
Drums were recorded and engineered by Rick Howard.
Eda has recently filmed a video of one of her new songs
with Benjamin Jones at the Albany Bulb, and old landfill
turned open-air guerilla art park: