November 13, 2010
Loyal Love is a musical expression of God's never dying, endless love. A popular Old Testament maxim is the Hebrew word checed, it is interpreted variously - lovingkindness, favor, goodness, merciful, good deed, in a word, Loyal Love. This kind of love can only come from God. This is the perfect final track of my instrumental jazz album. It carries forward the metaphor of God's interaction in the history of humanity. His Loyal Love is a motif of scripture from beginning to end.
Things continue to progress on the Eskaton album project. Nine songs are finished recording and in final edit. The last tune to be recorded is in studio as I write. Eskaton is very near completion.
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November 7, 2010
GoldSash Publishing is proud to release the song XIN3OHd. The title, XIN3OHd, pronounced zinth-ree-ode, is a culmination of my years of study in Greek and Hebrew, brought to bear upon life experience. It must always maintain an element of mystery. Its truth discovered will turn the city upside down. The music conveys that mystery. It is a very complex jam. 4/4 yeilds to 12/8 only to discover the original 4/4 embedded inside. It is next to impossible to keep your head from bobbing as it... Continue reading...
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October 29, 2010
What is Latin Atkins? Don't get nervous. We're not counting carbs. The title simply reflects the feel of the song. There are moments in the music when the finger picking pattern reminds me of sensational country guitarist Chet Atkins, the phenom. But when I throw in that one 5/4 measure and contrast the minor mode against the melody, it suddenly takes on Latino characteristics. The juicy rhythm seasons the saucy sax. You'll need a steady diet of Latin Atkins.
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October 22, 2010
Today the sixth cut in the Eskaton album project was released, it's called Happy Fingers. Things continue to progess toward the November 15th projection date for Eskaton's public debut. Put on your headphones and enjoy samples here. High quality mp3s digitally mastered and recorded at studio quality 320 kbps can be purchased now at GoldSash Publishing.
Happy Fingers, happy feet too, but they can't play the guitar. This islands' sounding theme weaves interesting modulations with creative piv...
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October 19, 2010
Today I moved one step closer to the conclusion of the Eskaton album project. The signature track is titled Eskaton. I love the way this song worked out. I felt express inpiration even in the midst of recording. When the music swells it calls to mind the ultimate victory of God, reminds me of his myriad little victories in daily life along the way, and always brings me to tears.
Eskaton is a folksy reflection berthed in a season in which chaos was stopped, a true Sabbath moment with no dea...
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October 9, 2010
I enjoy reading and writing theology. Theology has been described as a conversation that is on-going throughout church history. Coming from the compound Greek terms
theos (God) and
logos (word, statement, reason), theology seeks to unearth the not-so-obvious truths that are the composition of bedrock beliefs we hold. When done correctly, theology draws us closer to God, and by the way, common people do theology every day. Part of my vision is for ordinary people to engage in discussion of...
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Posted by Keith Howard. Posted In : Theology
September 14, 2010
I'm very excited to debut this song, Isaac's Last Laugh. It's hard to find words to express the explosion of joy I find in considering God's wrong world righted. And there is a place in the song when I feel that eruption. Perhaps you will experience the same thing too.
Musically, the French Horn gets stretched way beyond its classical comfort zone and finds itself tangled in a dual with the Clarinet for background rights.
So what's up with the title? What is Isaac's Last Laugh all abou...
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August 20, 2010
GoldSash is now on Facebook. Be sure to visit http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/GoldSash-Publishing/134742256559469?ref=ts and "like" it. You can listen to samples there and get updates on the latest releases. Stay connected, leave comments, and by all means, share with your friends.
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Posted by Keith Howard. Posted In : Inspirational
August 4, 2010
Titled after the Greek form of acting in which the performer is on the stage all alone, Soliloquy is dedicated to ministerial leaders who continually and sacrificially yield center stage to Jesus. John Baptist said, "He must increase, but I must decrease" (John 3:30).
This tune is set to the ambience of a lamentation. You will hear the guitar weep. Written during a very difficult stretch in the journey of a faith child, the strings bend but don't break.
The human spirit can endure a sick b...
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July 30, 2010
I've had an interest in the Eschaton for a long time. It may have been embedded in my Pentecostal upbringings. From my earliest remembrances there has been a place of longing for the coming kingdom to be realized fully with all its power, glory, peace, and security. Among the works I've studied is Hans Schwarz, professor of theology at the University of Regensburg in Germany. I don't line up with him identically, I sense trace residue of Tübingen's higher criticism, intended or not, nest...
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