Monomyth I - The Departure | Russian Linesman

Monomyth I - The Departure

by Russian Linesman

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nomadnatty When I was young I loved nothing more than curling up with a gigantic book where I would meet interesting characters who would take me to places I'd never seen nor imagined. Much older now, I have read, seen and done plenty, and I hold so many memories. Russian Linesman's gigantic sonic storytelling totally taps into that happy place, even better than a book series though because books don't trigger me to get a groove on! Favorite track: The Call To Adventure.

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1.	The Call To Adventure 05:14	buy track
2.	Refusal Of The Call 06:03	buy track
3.	Meeting With The Mentor 05:26	buy track
4.	Crossing The Threshold 06:06	buy track

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“This first stage of the mythological journey…signifies that destiny has summoned the hero.” – Joseph Campbell

Joseph Campbell’s ‘A Hero with a Thousand Faces’ is an analysis of centuries of human storytelling, based around the anthropological theories of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, and this fascinating book provided the blueprint for the new Russian Linesman project – an artistic abstraction of the concept of the ‘Monomyth’ – a formula we are all familiar with in modern day films and books.

Each song within the Russian Linesman’s ‘Monomyth’ episodes (the project will be released in its entirety over the next year at bi-monthly intervals) is named after the relevant part of the hero’s journey and has been accompanied by unique, complex compositions that combine a multitude of diverse collected instrumentation and field recordings to fit the mood of the storytelling.

Most storytellers remain anonymous, retaining an abstract element to the process and allowing the listener’s curiosity to be uniquely aroused and be drawn into each different story as it unfolds.

“This project quickly developed a life of its own and all the individual stories twisted into a patchwork of yarns that tell an even greater story than I could have ever told on my own. In ‘Star Wars’, the droids make all the space opera weirdness accessible. My droids are my storytellers, my narrators. Placing some of the stranger musical moments within reach of the more casual listener. A hero is only as great as their villain. This project is a proper human interest story.” – Russian Linesman

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released November 8, 2019

Loki Recordings

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Russian Linesman Nottingham, UK

Recording music in his secret lair. Capturing snippets of vocals, guitars and pianos, and enclosing them in a digital sarcophagus. I am NOT Russian #standwithukraine

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