Tom Rasely releases Journeys
NORWICH – Fans of local guitarist, songwriter and composer Tom Rasely may find his latest release – Journeys: Vocal & instrumental music for the 10,000 paths – to be a distinct departure from what they’ve heard in the past.
Unlike many of his previous efforts, Journeys is “not grounded in the guitar” but more compositionally focused, according to Rasely, who considered his primary instrument “just one part of the entire orchestra this time around.”
The album’s title track sheds some light on the concept of the 10,000 paths, stating “each journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” Rasely explained. “All travelers on ten thousand paths find solace in enduring love.”
Teeming with messages, themes and imagery of peace, love, friendship, worship and childhood, Rasely said the album was, originally, never intended for release.
The guitarist said he first composed “Peace Like a River,” ironically the album’s final track, as an experimental keyboard and multi-layered vocal piece. The theme of peace led naturally to that of love, said Rasely, who began to think he had a full-fledged project on his hands.
With a working title of Love and Peace and Everything in Between, Rasely said it was all a matter of “what exactly the in between” constituted, which gradually led him to the album’s other thematic elements.
Recorded over a ten month period, Rasely received some lyrical help for the project from poet and retired English instructor Douglas Rose. The two have been friends for 47 years, according to Rasely, a relationship that pre-dates his long-time love affair with the guitar by a year.
“As Doug wrote the lyrics, I would write the music,” said Rasely of the musical partnership. “We work well together that way and it’s a great collaboration.”
Rasely wrote and recorded all of the music for Journeys, which was released earlier this month, and the guitarist said it was “really amazing to watch it all come together.”
“That’s the beauty of the digital age,” he added.
For a downloadable copy of Journeys: Vocal & instrumental music for the 10,000 paths visit cdbaby.com. Copies are also available at amazon.com and locally at Made in Chenango, 20 South Broad St. For more information on Rasely and other available recordings visit www.rasely.com.
Unlike many of his previous efforts, Journeys is “not grounded in the guitar” but more compositionally focused, according to Rasely, who considered his primary instrument “just one part of the entire orchestra this time around.”
The album’s title track sheds some light on the concept of the 10,000 paths, stating “each journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” Rasely explained. “All travelers on ten thousand paths find solace in enduring love.”
Teeming with messages, themes and imagery of peace, love, friendship, worship and childhood, Rasely said the album was, originally, never intended for release.
The guitarist said he first composed “Peace Like a River,” ironically the album’s final track, as an experimental keyboard and multi-layered vocal piece. The theme of peace led naturally to that of love, said Rasely, who began to think he had a full-fledged project on his hands.
With a working title of Love and Peace and Everything in Between, Rasely said it was all a matter of “what exactly the in between” constituted, which gradually led him to the album’s other thematic elements.
Recorded over a ten month period, Rasely received some lyrical help for the project from poet and retired English instructor Douglas Rose. The two have been friends for 47 years, according to Rasely, a relationship that pre-dates his long-time love affair with the guitar by a year.
“As Doug wrote the lyrics, I would write the music,” said Rasely of the musical partnership. “We work well together that way and it’s a great collaboration.”
Rasely wrote and recorded all of the music for Journeys, which was released earlier this month, and the guitarist said it was “really amazing to watch it all come together.”
“That’s the beauty of the digital age,” he added.
For a downloadable copy of Journeys: Vocal & instrumental music for the 10,000 paths visit cdbaby.com. Copies are also available at amazon.com and locally at Made in Chenango, 20 South Broad St. For more information on Rasely and other available recordings visit www.rasely.com.
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