Oh God, To Be Whole/Instrumental by Kevin Blair.

Wrote this several years ago. A sequencer is used in the rhythm and beat. Experimentation has been much of what I've done in music, with technique, arrangement and composition. This instrumental is no exception! Theirs so much a mind can devise with what's been available over the years in modern technology with synthesizers. And they are fun! Synthesizers are constructed originally to replicate real sounds, and to be an extension of the human brain as any instrument. As technology advances this becomes more a reality and very scary, as artificial intelligence gains more ground in all electronics.

I've found it a very enjoyable pastime taking forays into improves and "sundry jamming", as I record. But Its also easy to find oneself alone in an isolated studio, and you have to be careful to not let the creative process drive you too much. Inspiration is better when it leads, rather than when it drives. The world drives you, but what leads and beckons comes from above! And I know that I need to be careful as I proceed. Art of any genre or application should always strive pointing to something greater than oneself.

As life becomes more demanding of everyone's time, I find myself alone. There's much less opportunity therefore, to get together and share acquired tastes, talents and abilities, with real love, empathy, and community. Strange now that we have more ability to communicate, humanity is much more isolated from itself. Communication is fumbled so much of the time by malfunctioning cell phones, and messages don't come though. Much of the time, cluttered information needs to be deleted from the device so it can function. But it also seems that malfunction could be intentional by tech-handlers, AI or otherwise worse, to keep communities in the dark with little personal contact and interaction, Preventing discussion and assembly. It's known fact that our conversations are monitored. Could it be more than just monitoring and why? Interesting times we live in!

Singing sounded intrusive to this piece as an instrumental, so I reserved the lyric and voice for another recording with the same basic melody, meditating on the Goodness of God and His forgiveness. -Kevin Blair