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What The Mind Thinks, The Heart Transmits

by Steve Lawson

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Tamsin Mendelsohn
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Tamsin Mendelsohn My first foray into the huge catalogue of Steve Lawson. I floated through this long-form piece, carried through the beautiful layers of loops, warm chords, washes and melodic fragments. The meditative energy rose every now and again with gorgeous sounds popping between my headphones. As instructed, headphones and a dark room - or eye mask - works superbly. I’ll be turning to this track many more times for ultra focus and relaxation. Thank you Steve.
Jens Krueger
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Jens Krueger I just got this record after buying the USB stick from Steve's Website - after having seen his session on Scotts Bass Lessons. I loved his personality and the beautiful Music he created consistently during that session.
Andy Long
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Andy Long What The Mind Thinks, The Heart Transmits: A beautiful long meditational piece, slow and gentle. Originally recorded as an accompaniment to a guided meditation session. If you, like me, attempt these kinds of practices then this is recommended. Think Steve Hillage and Rainbow Dome Musick.
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This album is a single live performance, recorded as accompaniment to a guided meditation by Jo Sumner, at a retreat on the 18th May, 2013. The music was improvised in response to the words that were read. As such, it's a pretty mellow piece, and unfolds slowly across the 45 minutes. There's no shredding, no flashy playing, just an evolving story. It probably works best on headphones with the lights off. The title is the English translation of the Japanese idiom, Ishin Denshin. From the wikipedia entry ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishin-denshin ) :: Ishin-denshin (以心伝心?) originally comes from a Chinese proverb and is a Japanese idiom which denotes the traditional concept of interpersonal communication through unspoken mutual understanding. This four-character compound, known as a yojijukugo, literally translates as "what the mind thinks, the heart transmits." Sometimes explained in English in terms of "telepathy" or "sympathy", ishin-denshin is also commonly rendered as "heart-to-heart communication" or "tacit understanding."

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This album is a single live performance, recorded as accompaniment to a guided meditation by Jo Sumner, at a retreat on the 18th May, 2013. The music was improvised in response to the words that were read.

As such, it's a pretty mellow piece, and unfolds slowly across the 45 minutes. There's no shredding, no flashy playing, just an evolving story. It probably works best on headphones with the lights off.

The title is the English translation of the Japanese idiom, Ishin Denshin. From the wikipedia entry ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishin-denshin ) ::

Ishin-denshin (以心伝心?) originally comes from a Chinese proverb and is a Japanese idiom which denotes the traditional concept of interpersonal communication through unspoken mutual understanding. This four-character compound, known as a yojijukugo, literally translates as "what the mind thinks, the heart transmits." Sometimes explained in English in terms of "telepathy" or "sympathy", ishin-denshin is also commonly rendered as "heart-to-heart communication" or "tacit understanding."

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released January 20, 2014

Steve Lawson - bass, looping, mixing, mastering.

Artwork - painting by EJ Lawson, design by Steve.

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