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Al Amarja

by Al Amarja

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Surviving 07:57
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I reek of Crimson Blood For I have killed myself time and time again And I can not get enough I can not get deep enough To the core...where I am no more To explore what I truly am So I destroy the man Time and time again To find the monster within I can feel it rising Out of The Darkness Like a Black Lotus Where have I been? So I keep stripping....away Ripping....away To find the way out From inside out Help me Kill me if you see me Because I want to create me By brush, by stone, by sand and clay And if I be in the way, it is me, that I’ll slay This Monster this Demon within Is winning a winning battle I will stratal myself whole And be done with me Can’t you see my sheer creativity rising I am the creator...no other god before me I’ve stared into the abyss and have become This abysmal brilliance and depth So it is my death That I had to bestow upon it If you see me Free me This is my perfection The erection of this You may not like it For it is Monstrous Demonic But it is the only tonic That cures me Aged to perfection Now is the time For me to rise From within To long the waiting To long the staying still And I will kill Everything.....anything in my way I am a Monster because of my Power I am a Demon because i am prepared to devour You whole....so you become whole So come to me Let me drain you Of the illusion of you Let me become your fear So that I may tear it from you This time...you will not kill....this Frankenstein No tools to cause this vampire to expire No doom to stop this Lycan from howling at the moon So I come for you soon....enough Of you BS and Stuff The bell tolls for thee And all that you believe to be true I will tear it from you And this hour You will learn that on the other side of fear is Power Eternal I come for thee Give you life freely to me And I will cast you free from that cage And in this rage You will see in a shimmer That I am You in the mirror Shatter the glass So that you may pass Through the Looking Glass Down The Rabbit Hole To Become Whole
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Shuffle 01:01
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Ghul 02:55

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Al Amarja is the working name for my compositions for Smiling Lune, a theatrical tribal fusion dance troupe from Minneapolis, led by Kalila Indivar. Smiling Lune has produced several full-length shows for the Minnesota Fringe Festival. This album features music from three of them.

The name Al Amarja comes from Over the Edge, a roleplaying game written by Jonathan Tweet and published by Atlas Games. Al Amarja is the setting of the game, an imaginary island in the Mediterranean, a crossroads of cultures, conspiracies, alien technologies, and magic. I have tried to stay true to the spirit of Al Amarja with my music here.

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released July 11, 2016

All composition, performances, mixing, and mastering by Dave Stagner at Extraterrestrial Highway, unless otherwise noted.

Elizabeth Greenberg composed and performed the "Acceptance" violin part on Surviving to the guitar chords I had composed. Surviving was an incredibly difficult composition emotionally, and could not have finished without her support and extraordinary musicality.

Hanakia Zedek wrote and performed the incredible poem for Monster Within. Given only the sketchiest of guidelines from me, he delivered depth beyond my wildest dreams. All instrumental parts were written in response to his poem.

And last but not least, I want to credit Kalila Indivar, who commissioned and inspired every piece you hear on this album. Without her, this music would not exist.

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Dave Stagner Minneapolis, Minnesota

I am a guitarist, songwriter, recording engineer, and musical polymath based in Minneapolis.

I have played in countless bands over the years, most notably the Feng Shui Ninjas, Beth Kinderman & the Player Characters, and Al Amarja.

All recordings produced at Extraterrestrial Highway, my home studio. I love living in the future!
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