The Unraveling of it All by Andrea Brachfeld

From the album

Album Title: Evolution
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2022

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About the Album

When I began this project my intention was to create a social justice record. As I searched inside of myself for a theme that resonated with who I was, helping children came through. Then I composed the poem “Children of the Earth.” This was written about six weeks before the pandemic happened and seemed to have elements of premonition in it. I also asked the poet laureate of jersey city to recite the poem but he overslept and didn’t make the rehearsal so I reluctantly recited the spoken word. So interesting how events can perpetuate a significant change in our lives!! Then I did some research to see which children’s populations were in the most dire need so the Native Americans, the children of the Middle East, Africans, and Guatemalans were targeted in different songs. When the pandemic hit, the recording ceased but the ideas did not. By February 2021, the project took a new turn and the new original compositions took on a different flavor reflecting the chaos we were in externally and internally. I tried to incorporate different cultural elements into that music to keep my theme of children in need intact. When I decided to put the record out I was in a mini dilemma as to what to call the project to reflect these two themes. Evolution came to mind citing the evolution of the music as well as the evolution of our world. Lastly my intention is to donate a portion of the proceeds to an organization who supports the well being of our children on the planet.

Each song on the recording is like part of a journey in my life. The project came together in a very organic way even though it took a couple of years to really crystallize.

Song Listing

What’s Up; Decimation of Transformation; Qingauiit; The Hut Song; Child of the Earth; The Unraveling of it All; Ko Ribon; Being With What Is.

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Reviews

Evolution by Jack Bowers
Evolution by Jane Kozhevnikova

Date featured

April 18, 2022

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