The Offering - A RockOm Compilation, Vol. 1 is a musical ride through the lands of spiritual rock, metaphysical pop, ethereal world music and conscious jazz. These twelve tracks from featured artists at RockOm.net ("the crossroads of music and spirituality") were woven together to tell a narrative of consciousness turning inward, meeting what's within and journeying back out. The artists and songs on this compilation span a wide array of diverse styles and genres, yet hold a common thread as each proclaims a spiritual truth or essence, drawing the listener to that which is deeper than surface-level.
[BONUS] In addition to the twelve album tracks, The Offering also includes seven bonus tracks including additional cuts by the artists, a track from RockOm's president Trevor Harden, a spoken word piece and a guided exercise.
[IN ADDITION] - A portion of the proceeds from The Offering will go to support the Seva Foundation (www.seva.org).
All 19 tracks (12 album tracks + 7 bonus tracks) now available at CDBaby for only $13.99. Click the "Buy Now" button on the right to purchase The Offering from CDBaby.
NOTE: This album is available as a digital (MP3) download only, not as a physical CD.
| ALBUM TRACKS | |
| SONG | ARTIST |
| 1. Be the Change | Tommy Fields |
| 2. Alive | Lotus Dog |
| 3. Coming Through You | The Transpersonals |
| 4. Faraon | YeYe |
| 5. Mystic Quest | Paul Metzke |
| 6. The Seventh House | Transcendence |
| 7. Hanuman 2 | Girish |
| 8. Love Said To Me | Shahram Shiva |
| 9. Mawlana | Joseph Rowe |
| 10. Geografix | Brian Melvin |
| 11. Like a Wing | Mike Reeb |
| 12. The Offering | Samuel Markus |
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BONUS TRACKS |
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| 13. Ganapati | Girish |
| 14. I Follow | Lotus Dog |
| 15. The Road | Trevor Harden |
| 16. Feeling Mighty Nice | Paul Metzke |
| 17. Algo De Mi | YeYe |
| 18. The Courage of Remaining Guiltless | Shahram Shiva |
| 19. Wake Up Call | Joseph Rowe |
Artists: (additional credits below)
"Be the Change" by Tommy Fields
www.tommyfieldsmusic.com,
myspace.com/tommyfields
"Alive" and "I Follow" by Lotus Dog
From the Album: Lotus Dog
www.lotusdog.net, myspace.com/lotusdog
"Coming Through You" by The Transpersonals
From the Album: Hello Hello EP
myspace.com/thetranspersonals
"Faraon" and "Algo De Mi" by YeYe
From the Album: YeYe Organic Pop
myspace.com/yeyeorganicpop
"Mystic Quest" and "Feeling Mighty Nice" by Paul Metzke
From the Album: Feeling Mighty Nice
myspace.com/paulmetzke
"The Seventh House" by Transcendence *
From the Album: Somewhere Above Laughter
myspace.com/transcendencejazz
"Hanuman 2" and "Ganapati" by Girish
From the Album: Shiva Machine,
"Ganapati" provided courtesy of Spirit Voyage
www.girishmusic.com, myspace.com/girishmusic
"Love Said to Me" and "The Courage of Remaining Guiltless" by Shahram Shiva **
From the Album: RUMI: Lovedrunk, and Previously Unreleased
Rumi.net, lovedrunk.com, myspace.com/rumilovedrunk
"Mawlana" and "Wake Up Call" by Joseph Rowe ***
www.naturalchant.com
Both of these pieces are copyrighted and protected by SACEM, France
"Geographix" by Brian Melvin
From the Album: Land of Drum
www.brianmelvin.com
"Like a Wing" by Mike Reeb
From the Album: All That's Left
www.mikereeb.com, myspace.com/mikereeb
"The Offering" by Samuel Markus
From the Album: New Dawn
www.samuelmarkus.com, myspace.com/samuelmarkus
"The Road" by Trevor Harden ("Trev Diesel")
From the Album: The Parachute EP
myspace.com/trevdieselmusic
Additional Credits:
Cover art by Michael Tidwell
Copyright RockOm LLC 2008
*Transcendence:
Celestial bodies are as follows:
Electric and acoustic guitars: Brian Brozzoski
Bass: Matt Trinkwald
Drums: Ray Levitt
Recorded at East Coast Recording in East Norwich, NY
** Shahram Shiva:
SHAHRAM SHIVA: Spoken Verse/Vocals.
OLIVIER GLISSANT: Various/Producer.
MICHAEL HARRISON: Various/Vocals.
REZA DERAKHSHANI: Persian Instruments.
SAAM SCHLAMMINGER: Persian Percussion.
JOHN RAGUSA: Flute.
ROBERT GOMEZ: Guitar.
CD CREDITS:
Executive Producers: Shahram Shiva & Michael Harrison
Produced & Arranged by: Olivier Glissant
Co-Produced by: Shahram Shiva
Engineered by: Olivier Glissant, Blacksalt Studios, NYC
Mixed by: Hector Castillo, Looking Glass Studios, NYC
** Joseph Rowe:
MAWLANA (recorded live at the Satellit' Café, Paris, May 2008)
Music: Joseph Rowe
Words: by the prophet Mohammed (Hadith tradition), sung in Arabic, Hebrew, and Latin. Translation: "O Lord, Lord of all things, you who revealed the Torah, the Gospels, and the Qur'an!"
Lead vocalist and arranger: Catherine Braslavsky
Percussion: Joseph Rowe and Thomas Vandevenne
Chorus and bendirs: Nadine Ouannoughi and Blandine Lambert
Cistre: Richard Maygnan
Cello: Thierry Renard
WAKEUP CALL
Arrangement, production, and concept: Joseph Rowe
