'Moral Questions I' Music CD
Full Track Listing
- Ambitions
- Buddha-Nature (Meditation Pt. 2)
- Moral Questions
- Dīpāvalī (दीपावली).
- Fountain
- Franklin (C. Schulz)
- Charlottesville
- Van Gogh Is Bipolar
- Greta
- Grieve**
- Animal Farm
- Uyghurs 'أَذَان'
- Potential (Meditation Pt. 1)
- *Isabel
- Munus Prae Jure
- Ashes
- दान
Total running time: 1 hour, 24 minutes
Produced, Arranged & Engineered by Sebastian at the Project Studio ( London )
CD Album Mastered at Real World Studios ( Bath )
Additional Djembe (dʒɛmbeɪ) & Darabukka (دَرَبُكّة) Drums recorded at SoundFlowers Studios
engineered by Marcin Bobkowski, Resident Studios engineered by Joe Ray Watson.
Live recording engineered by Lewis Todd
**Gregorian Chant extract written and recorded by Kevin Macleod at the Abbey de Clervaux.
Some music recordings that inspired MQ1.
Some inspirations are more obvious than others.
D'Angelo: Vocal syncopation and keys on his cover of 'Cruisin'
Idris Aslami: 'Call to Prayer' - the sublime Amazing Azan
Julianna Barwick - K.E.X.P. studios 2013 Live Performance
Kate Bush: the sublime piano playing on 'Prologue', from Aerial 'S.o.H'
Cocteau Twins: 'Cico Buff', Liz Frazer's ebullient harmonies.
Public Enemy: 'Brothers gonna work it out' - Relentless reframing the beat
Peter Gabriel: 'Of these, Hope' from T.L.T.O.C & 'Slow Marimbas' from Birdy
Henryk Gorecki: 'Symphony 3 sorrowful songs', for it's sustained tension
Guo Brothers: 'Evening Song', immersive flutes and subtle washes.
Quincy Jones & Toots Thielemans: 'Velas' repetitive & beautiful
A.R. Rahman: 'Yeh Jo Zindagi Hai' & 'Ishwar Allah' understated climax
Nitin Sawhney: 'Skylight' from Spirit Dance, the tabla and guitar harmonics.
Paul Simons: 'Spirit Voices', the recording of layered percussion is so textured
Richard Wright: Jazz infused intro to Pink Floyd's the 'Great Gig in the Sky'
Stevie Wonder: His layered voices on 'Love is in need of Love today'.
Kevin Macleod: 'Gregorian chant' recorded at the Abbey de Clervaux.
Vaughan Williams: 'The Lark Ascending', The melodic crescendo
Magdalena Abakanowicz Tate Modern 2023 Exhibit: Photos by Sebastian
'Moral Questions I' - Acknowledgements
Personnel
Sebastian: Piano, Keyboards, Assorted Drums, Handpan, Vocal Harmonies & Audio Montages
Keir Crawley: MODX Keys on tracks 2, 9,10,12 & 17
Shivraj Sharma: Flutes on track 3, 4, 5 ,13 , 15 & 17
Debora Gracio Santos: Andean Quena Flute on track 9
Alex Kempson: Lead Electric & Bass Guitars on tracks 2, 7, 9 & 14*
Amenah Mustafa: Darabukka & Djembe Drums (inc. samples) on tracks 2, 3, 4 & 16
Talisha Bharadia: Dhol Drum on tracks 4 &16
Chandni Surti: Percussion on track 18
Sadia Awkahiye: Spoken Word on track 10
Hamda Sheikh: Read extracts from Carl Sagan's 'The Pale Blue Dot' on track 9
Zalika Dale: Harmonies on tracks 4, 7,11 & 14*
Casey Wilson: Harmonies on tracks 11
Shiraz Nazarabhadi: Harmonies on tracks 14*
Kirithika Dayananthan: Harmonies on tracks 4 & 13
*(Extended version only)
Website Artwork & Support
Richenda Court RE: CD main cover/Inner-sleeve Artwork & 'M.Qs' Exhibition curator
Qaiser Azim at Creative Media: Videos for 'Buddha-Nature','Potential' & Photography
Andrew Evans (BLACKCATVIDEO): Mini feature on the project 'Moral Questions'
Olaide Asuni: Black & White Portraits of Sebastian on homepage
Olivia Bogen: 'Franklin' Acrylic painting commission
Anum Rauf: 'Uyghurs 'أَذَان' Themed artwork
Vee Ladwa: 'Greta' Theme artwork
Kamilla Pedersen: 'Van Gogh Is Bipolar' Theme artwork
Dipa Chandegra: 'दान' 1999 Mock Exam artwork
Midhun Gopi: 'Fragments from Memory' used by permission & Cora hanging commission
Suleyman Wellings-Longmore: 'Chauvin's Shadow' used by permission
Suzanne Barnard: Website proofreading
Sebastian: Website Design Concept & Construction
Karen Robinson (Elygra): Marketing Package Design & Graphics Consultation
Chris Fortune (Getty Images): Video Footage / Photos sourced through licence
Sara Dareve: 'M.Qs' Live Experience Eventbrite supervisor & oversight
Jumana Abdelsalam: 'M.Qs' Co-Staging Design of the Live Experience
Special Thanks for Encouragement and Inspiration
Dom Sigalas, for his total energy, enthusiasm and introducing me to some of the latest Yamaha keyboard sequencers at the time, Keir Crawley for the consultations and introduction to Pro Logic, Jeff Samuels for guitar lessons, Richenda Court for allowing me to use some of her most exquisite pieces of artwork. Midhun Gopi for producing some stunning cora cloth designs for the 12.07.25 experience. For feedback and encouragement, a thanks to Katharine, Sachiko, Olaide, Roza, Sara, Michelle, Suzanne, Joan, Binghi, Huw, David, Gillian, Carla, Alex, Sadia, Shiraz, Olivia, Qaiser, Hamda Sheikh and students from Eco-Group, Beth, Zalika, Jesal, Amenah, Komal, Talisha, Suleyman, Shivraj, Andrea, Ayfer & Robin at Imago. Duncan from Meridien (Bristol), Ben at Focusrite, Karen at Elygra Design Company and Tim Oliver at Real World Recording Studios (Bath)