The Cave of Hermes, by Michael Levy

The Cave of Hermes

by Michael Levy

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L. P. L. Hard to set a favourite track here, but according to my spiritual beliefs I'll give the favour to the goddess.
Other great tracks: Radiance of Helios, The yearnings of Pothos, The healing of Asclepius. Favorite track: The Scented Flowers of Persephone.

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1.	The Cave of Hermes 03:15	info	buy track
2.	Song of the Tortoise Shell Lyre 03:26	info	buy track
3.	Ode to Aura 03:21	info	buy track
4.	The Radiance of Helios 03:20	info	buy track
5.	The Yearnings of Pothos 04:09	info	buy track
6.	The Nightmares of Melinoe 04:27	info	buy track
7.	The Healing of Asclepius 04:35	info	buy track
8.	The Scented Flowers of Persephone 03:57	info	buy track

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This album, like so many other recent of my recent releases, uses snapshots from the vast palette of ancient Greek mythology to inspire the ancient-themed compositions, which once again, feature a range of recreated ancient Greek lyres, tuned in a selection of some of the original ancient Greek modes, whose distinctive qualities are further enhanced using just intonation.

The lyres in this album were all lovingly recreated in modern Greece, by Luthieros:

www.luthieros.com

The lyres include two custom made tortoise shell lyres, featuring naturally occurring tortoise shells from long deceased modern Greek land tortoises; foraged from the forests near Thessaloniki (no live animals were harmed!) & a selection of 'chelys' form (tortoise shell form) lyres, which although fashioned in the form of a tortoise shell, feature resonators made from wood over which the skin soundboard is stretched - these lyres possess a richer, deeper timbre, more suitable to accompany some of the simple vocal lines which feature in some of the tracks.

My Luthieros kithara (the large wooden concert lyre favoured by only the professional musicians of ancient Greece) also features on track 5, "The Healing of Asclepius".

In my continuing efforts to create the evolution of a truly distinctive 'New Ancestral' music genre, throughout this project, I also attempt to further enhance the dreamy quality of the timbre of the recreated ancient lyre, with a subtle palette of contemporary studio effects, ranging from reverbs sampled from actual cathedrals & caves, to specific melodic phrases enhanced with dream-like echoes & delays.

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released January 1, 2022

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Michael Levy UK

Michael Levy is a composer for the recreated lyres of antiquity,

Michael has collaborated with the Rufus Wainwright - Rufus Orchestrated Michael's "Hymn to Zeus" in 2 scenes of his second opera, "Hadrian".

In 2022 - 2023, Michael collaborated with the iconic American artist, Jeff Koons – his music for ancient Greek kithara was the soundscape of Koon’s sculpture, “Apollo Kithara”. ... more

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