Organic Music, why does it grow on you? — Molly Zenobia

[update Aug 21 midnight]

Just came back from Molly’s live show @LilyPad. The music transcended into spaces so intimate, you cannot hide. I asked her to play “Satin Pull” and she did. When was the last time, music has felt so pure, I don’t remember.

There were a couple of other artists, a dark edge rock vocalist (Molly, again) from Jaggery, the other was Goli. She played a Cello. Molly’s song — “Whirlpool” was performed by all three, with backing vocals by theOther “Mali Sastri”. Blew me away.

Listening to Wind Chains now.

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It’ amazing how music can grow on you, while listening to an artist, LIVE. The performance. The passion. Like a new breath. I haven’t been active on picking up new music since the last four years. Perhaps Buddha Bar, Karunesh, Chris Spheeris and the world music radio on ITunes has made me lazy. Pandora on IPhone certainly got me closer to my kind of music.

Of late, I’ve been listening to a lot of acoustic rhythm piano with minor/major key tonality. Clint Mansell and Eric Bachmann being heavy influences of this genre. Its almost like a Dream music, floating you into layers of (un) consciousness. Sometimes, lost. I love this. Specially when you’re into a meditated soul in chasing your creative pursuits. My last story that I wrote, had some heavy listening of this acoustic sonority.

Coming back to “Organic Music”. Why does it grow on you? I don’t know. I think it’s to do with the passion from the source. When you see Beer made of hops, from a local family and its served to you fresh from grandma’s hands, the Beer tastes better than anything you’ve tasted before. Same with the feel of organic soaps and home made food. And perhaps, that’s the same with local independent musicians who work for the sheer passion. Its so beautiful, its infectious.

I went to an open mic + art gallery hosted by a friend. There were poems, short writings read by a few good local artists. And then there was a pretty girl playing the piano. Sorta reminded me of Tori Amos. I was on my fourth wine glass. It felt like I heard something familiar. A deep voice. Smooth as silk. It was a phenomenal piece — “Smoke, Pins and Paper”.  She can’t be newbie, I thought. Bought the cd, “November Antique” from her and shared my new found interest in piano, and the recent crush on Margeda Irglova’s music from “Once”. Not surprisingly, she likes the band too.

I came home, listened to the songs, again and again, specially the song, “satin pull.” Little did I know when I looked at her website -- Molly Zenobia, she had two previous albums, there are torrent files already and some youtube links. I think I’m going to buy the other albums from her, personally.

Please buy it here, if you can. This is incredible music. A rare gem. Someone said in a website review,

“This music can break your heart. It reconnects you with something you’ve forgotten about yourself, calling up instincts and memories long buried by the pressures of life”

Couldn’t agree more.