All profits after my repayment to Nubian Mindz for this release and collaboration will be donated in full to MIND charity Oxfordshire branch, specifically the Mill Arts Centre where I am set to try and learn a few things about community extra contribution.
For people with mental health issues, social isolation can become a parisitic problem. From my own experience, I've become worried about everything I do every minute of every day. And as a paranoid schizophrenic, I have suicidal voices every day. Voices that I combat with help from services like MIND, who supply care workers (stretching naturally to close family) with support to handle some rough domestic cases in the UK.
In terms of the music on this release, it mainly does one of two things. It is either very spiritual - especially Nubian Mindz classic "Terra Unborn" that Colin Lindo got out the archives on my request after hearing it from a purchased CD-R he was doing over 10 years ago - to "Tempest", designed by me Mr FL to create dance-like rhythms that compliment Mr NM's downtempo and techno crossover tune, "Jittery Bug".
The key for me has been the word "compliment". Mr Lindo has been paid for this release before anything else to ensure a smooth working relationship. This is important in underground scenes - to agree things; to make sure everyone is happy; to keep things moving. Far too often there are legal disputes arising from communication that wasn't cleared, and I'm guilty of this in certain contexts too. The intent for everyone remains the same. With my tracks here I have tried to replicate the kind of vibes I got from Colin's tunes, the good feeling, and convert it to something extra for the release, and something to document my perceptions of this project.
I hope you will find things to enjoy at
www.oxfordshiremind.gov.uk as well. I have worked in the Crisis Skylight music production group as a contributor, now it's of interest to me to return to where I first looked.
Thanks again to Colin for 2 stellar tracks, and his additional (re)mastering of "Terra Unborn" and "Jittery Bug". :)