Forested solemnity.
Cathedralized nature.
Solitudinous.
Unknown beauty lurking.
Destruction of age/reality of change,
Inescapable conflagration consuming,
Kindling renewal seeding,
Amongst burnt husk/stumps,
Of our past.
Our future--unknown, wild, precious.
from
Kingdom of Rain,
released June 9, 2023
All music performed and written by Patrick McCulley, on alto, tenor, baritone, and bass saxophones, without the aid of electronic looping or special effects.
released June 6th, 2023
Recorded, mixed, and mastered 2022 in Portland, Oregon
Recorded at St. Paul Lutheran Church
Recording and mixing by Elly Swope
Mixed by Elly Swope at Destination:Universe!
Mastered by Gus Elg at Sky Onion
Artwork by Patrick McCulley
Dedicated in loving memory to Harold Hockman
CD replication by Atomic Disc, Salem, Oregon