Vollebekk, Leif: Revelation LP

The 11 tracks on Leif Vollebekk's "Revelation" combine narrative lyrics and many one-take lead vocal performances with cinematic arrangements, gorgeous sonics, well-placed space,and lush orchestration. Vollebekk's "Revelation" songwriting process was inspired by an exploration that began with Carl Jung's "I Ching"and continued into the science of alchemy and the mystery of the divine. The final result is at once organic, earthy and celestial, with themes of nature --water, astral constellations, mortality - woven into a meditation on living in an ever-changing present laced with existential doubt, the search for a higher power. "Revelation" is both spiritual and down-to-earth, from the heavens above to the oceans below, a product of more than two years in isolation, picking up a partner and a family along the way, using the time to take astronomy, tend to his garden, build furniture, study alchemy, and ponder his long-term future. An artist's artist with many colleagues as admirers,Vollebekk compiled an impressive supporting cast that speaks to the caliber of musicianship and feel of the recordings, including legendary drummer Jim Keltner, notable steel guitarist Cindy Cashdollar (Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, and Rod Stewart), and revered bassist Shahzad Ismaily.