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Gino Foti (MIDI Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Loops & Samples)
In Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism, the Bhavachakra (The Wheel Of Life - or Existence, or Becoming) is a symbolic representation of Samsara - the continuous cycle of birth, life, and death; and Paticca Samuppada (Dependent Origination, aka Conditioned Arising, or Causal Nexus) with its principle of causality - the law of cause and effect, of actions and consequences. Both refer to the idea that as long as we remain ignorant, clinging, and hateful, we will create Karma, and continue to be reborn into this world full of suffering and pain.
A being is liberated from this endless cycle when Enlightenment is achieved, and the Awakened individual reaches Nirvana (or Moksha, or Samadhi) - the highest state of bliss that has long been a part of the Vedic tradition, continuing into Buddhism with Gautama Buddha, and Jainism with Mahavira, as Liberation is the central goal of all Dharmic philosophies.
Realized from Buddha's visions, the esoteric and contrasting imagery of The Wheel of Life, with each aspect of its four concentric circles packed with rich symbolism and direct, hard-hitting metaphors, became the inspiration for my next project. I decided to concentrate on ambient, atmospheric, cinematic, and/or textural types of arrangements by adding modern instrumentation to loops and samples with traditional Asian and/or Indian influences. Given the number of compositions needed for conceptual purposes, I also decided to restrict myself to one compact disc by including some miniatures.
Although most of the arrangements are sedate when compared to my other projects, the music is not meant to be listened to as "background noise" or act as a meditative device by masking or cleansing all thoughts and feelings, but to immerse the listener in a collection of exotic soundscapes and evoke as many emotions and memories as possible.
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