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A Passage Through Mother Nature's Diary

by Ola Lindqvist

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II. Morning At The Peaks High above the misty mountain peaks The sunlight gently graces the ground below Clouds disbanding clearing up the sky Massive fields of crops and green will grow Morning spirits watch it all unfold Seeing wonders in simple things like bloom Songbirds sing as the sky turns blue The heat from the nearest star is giving life and care for you Flowers open up to a drifting world Filled with badgers, boars and butterflies The streams are howling on like a choir (Woah!) A swirl of colours dancing right before your eyes Joyful feelings flowing through the air Setting course for the corners of your mind When it seems like peace has settled in A mystic force of darkness lurking within III. The Ruthless Ways of Nature The day goes on and grows into a grand adventure Struggles interfering with the majesty and joy The smallest is the hunted for the purpose of survival Even bigger ones are facing trials of nature’s way itself The battle for survival is a long and constant journey With fatalities from hunters, plagues, disasters and starvation Even so we’re raging on, challenging our instincts Hoping for the best in unpredictable events The danger’s everywhere, that’s the way it’s been Dependant on a herd or facing it all alone A hint of brightness are so few and far between The biting freeze of winter lie so deep into the bone A sea of molten lava rising through the earth Tearing down it’s own path for an infernal nightmare IV. Eruption Rising through the earth and (it’s) burning down the trees around Open wounds (that) are showing (there’s) anger deep within the core Soaked in fire when the grass is young and dragons roam Death is near (us) for there is Nowhere left to run and hide V. Desolation Miles of barren lands reaching out The light is far behind the blackened sky Withered roses, burned oaken wood Ashes dancing in the wind All I see are plains of grey My skin is scorched and burned Slowly healing, left with giant scars The pain still remains Desolation reaching far and wide And will remain for days to come The forests, lakes and flower beds Are gone and for how long we cannot tell For all I know it may be gone for good But fate would lead it to another way VI. Reborn From The Ashes A seed was planted long ago It rises through the broken ground Rain drops falling on the drought It’s filling the valleys up with a rhythmic sound The stalk is small, but time will tell When the flower has reached up and touched the sky The sprouts are spread across the open plains Creatures that once fled the land return and makes me smile When I thought my time had reached an end I was reborn from the ashes When I thought my time had reached an end I was reborn from the ashes This story will be told again
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Centuries ago in a cold and distant country Melodies of beauty can be heard beyond the trees It’s winter and the storms are raging on relentlessly While an old man wanders by himself and endures the biting freeze The man has scaled the mountains and has no place to rest his legs Then the blizzards come to a halt and clears the air A woman dressed in white appears before the tired man With a fair face and a long flowing hair She comforts him, she holds him like a child in her arms He falls on his knees, he’s cold and walks in ragged clothes The maiden casts a light upon his weary soul And he's lifted towards the spectral roads For a moment it would seem the end is near The clouds are parting and leads him to the home of angels The maiden holds him tightly as they’re leaving ground Let me go my fair maiden, I won’t leave this world behind This is the story of the wanderer and the white maiden Come along children and spread the word for generations to come It’s a tale of sorrow with a glimpse of hope buried beneath a broken soul that tries to move against the light Tell me the story of the wanderer and the white maiden Come along children, share his story to the world It’s hours passed midnight and the weather here is lethal Dear wanderer you don’t stand a chance in the winter cold I’ve come to bring you to a place you can rest your weary soul You haven’t got much time left and your story has been told I care not for a life in the clouds My family is gone and my heart no longer cries I’ve lost almost everything but faith in myself This angers the maiden as it turns to be death in disguise This is the story of the wanderer and the white maiden Come along children and spread the word for generations to come It’s a tale of sorrow with a glimpse of hope buried beneath a broken soul that tries to move against the light Tell me the story of the wanderer and the white maiden Come along children, share his story to the world The maiden leaves with a painful cry She turns into vapor while the wanderer stands there The sun comes up for another day While the wanderer is destined to continue forth I ain’t dead, I live to roam around I’m standing tall Nothing you can say can break me down I’ve heard it all This is the story of the wanderer and the white maiden Come along children and spread the word for generations to come It’s a tale of sorrow with a glimpse of hope buried beneath a broken soul that tries to move against the light Tell me the story of the wanderer and the white maiden Come along children, share his story to the world
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Nature is often romanticised as a utopia for peace and love, but that just isn't the case. There is a dark and disturbing side to both nature and the animal kingdom.
As much as mankind is blamed for everything bad happening such as drought, floods and forest fires, it's easy to forget that those things can still happen without our influence.
With every dark side is a glimpse of light that keeps it going and continues in a cycle.

To put in simple terms:
"Nature doesn't care"

I bring you the latest addition of my work that includes a nearly 20-minute epic about the cycle of life and other songs interspersed that you can argue takes place in nature.

Compared to the last album I am trying to get back into singing and writing lyrics. As I've said before, writing lyrics are not my strength.
On the side of instruments, I've given attention to more woodwind instruments like flute and recorders.
The keyboard gets some time to shine as well with some solos and melodic parts.
I've also been dabbling in pieces for solo instruments (track 3).
So I can definitely say that this album has more variety than the last one.


"It's a well-constructed album that is easy to listen to. I like its structure, longer pieces alternated with shorter ones. We feel the ardor, the talent and the passion of this young musician."
– François Bérubé, Profilprog

credits

released November 26, 2021

Ola Lindqvist - All instruments, vocals (track 2 & 4), producer, engineer

Production:
Johan Börjesson - Artwork

Recorded in Logic Pro X (April - September 2021)

Instruments Used:
Soprano and Alto Recorder - Moeck
Flute - Yamaha YFL211S
12 String Acoustic Guitar - Fender Villager
Acoustic Guitar - Cort MR710F NS
Electric Guitar - Fender Telecaster
Electric Bass - Yamaha TRB1006J
Keyboard - Roland U-20 (sounds from Logic Pro X)
Sambago Bells - LP
Glockenspiel - Angel AG-25N2
Woodblock (generic)
Tambourine (generic)
Shaker (generic)
Güiro (generic)
Cowbell (generic)
Vibraslap - LP
Electric Drum Kit - Roland V-Drum TD11 (sounds from Logic Pro X)

Keyboard sounds used: clavinet (2, 4 & 5), Wurlitzer (track 2), Rhodes (track 5), organ (2, 4 & 5), synthesizer (2, 4 & 5), mellotron (2 & 5), grand piano (track 4), bass pedal (track 5), church organ (track 1), harpsichord (track 4)

All songs were written by Ola Lindqvist

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Ola Lindqvist Stockholm, Sweden

Vocalist and multi-instrumentalist from Sweden playing Progressive Rock with a Scandinavian, Symphonic and Jazz-like flavor.

My main instrument is bass, but I mostly do everything myself.

My influences are Mike Oldfield, Gentle Giant, The Flower Kings, Genesis, Camel, Kaipa, Yes, Big Big Train and Wobbler.
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