Osmon ichra.

Essays

The author's essays on the twelve compositions of Osmon ichra

Twelve essays, one for each composition of the main cycle, written as a way of reading the album.

How I Read This AlbumPreface: how I read this album

Three parts of the album

I The Path

Step · call · breath · night

II Within

Light · heart · city · silence

III The Disappearance of Distance

Truth · presence in the world · union · sky

Three Centers and One RoadEpilogue

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