DOUBLE ALBUM 'ANIMIST' AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER &DOWNLOAD

Brahman Shaman's epic new double album ANIMIST is now available for pre-order and / or immediate download via his bandcamp site! The first disc is streamable, while the second disc can only be heard by purchasing the discs and / or digital download. The physical package will hit the streets and ship out on February 1st, 2010.

Let me first say that the artwork and packaging is so vivid and absolutely stunning. Mr. Shaman found the images in Ernst Haeckel's 1904 book Kunstformen der Natur or "Artforms of Nature". They perfectly capture the sentiment of communion with all living things that is part of the heart of (an) ANIMIST.

Secondly, and in my opinion, this album is a creative landmark for Brahman Shaman. He has passionately and diligently recorded, mixed, & mastered; re-recorded, re-mixed, and re-mastered; re-wrote, revised, & re-arranged every single byte of audio in these recordings. The end result is a truly satisfying and lasting artistic expression one can earnestly put their heart and soul behind.

I will hold off on a proper review, as I have yet to fully absorb the album in its 100% final form, but I have been listing to the previous mix of the album since December and can say already, with total confidence that, this is the artist's definitive technical and creative statement.

From a technical perspective, the production value is superb. Brahman Shaman has logged enough hours in Ghost in my House studio to have its tools completely under his command. A project / home studio has never sounded so good. He has a lot of potential as an engineer / producer and that is quiet evident in ANIMIST. From a creative perspective, you get to hear the full range of his style and influences. While that may be a given (or even a downside for some) with 20 tracks, it is the purity of his vision and his skilled execution that make it all work so well. Pop, experimental, folk, alt-rock, and their various permutations are all represented here.

So here's to a new year and the many good things that lie ahead for Brahman Shaman. Despite his wealth of experience, I have a feeling he is only just getting started.