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hi ghlands

When I first started the label, if I had made a list of the

‘dream’ artists that I’d want to release on Free Floating,

Phillip Wilkerson would probably have been at the top of

the list.

followed up to this point.

I am, of course, deeply humbled that Phil has decided

to share this work via Free Floating. It shows how well he

understands my aesthetic and ‘gets’ what I want Free

Floating music to be. These four pieces create a space

of subtle yet immense stillness, a place to find repose or

to explore the depths of our truest selves. No matter how

much of Phil’s music I hear, I am ever amazed at the

ease with which he conjures these spaces. It is a

testament to the truth at the heart of himself that cannot

help but be reflected in his art.

I hope that this music enables you to find that truth in

yourself and those around you.

I think Phil was probably one of the first artists that I

discovered when I began to seriously pursue and

document free ambient music on the internet. I found

most of his free music via Last.fm and downloaded as

much as I could. I very quickly fell in love with the subtle

artistry of his sonic worlds. I was pretty instantly hooked.

Luckily for me (and ambient fans around the world), Phil

has continued his prolific musical journey and his

creative output over the past several years is a

staggering catalogue of inspired and sublime sonic

beauty. He has explored many aural landscapes on his

artistic journey, but he almost always seems to return to

his spiritual base camp — intense abstract pieces of

complex harmonic and melodic brilliance.

As I embedded myself more deeply in the ambient

music culture of the web, Phil and I would often cross

paths and we built up a friendship based on mutual

admiration and dedicated cheerleading of each

other’s work. At this point, he is the only musician I’ve

released whom I’ve actually spoken to directly (over the

phone). I feel a strong connection to Phil through his

music and his humble, compassionate personality.

So this release of Phil’s music on Free Floating was

somewhat inevitable, given the paths we have both

Brad Ross-MacLeod

Vancouver, BC

May 2012

http://freefloatingmusic.com

p hilli p wilkerson

I had wanted to record something for Brad for several months,

since he told me he was starting up a netlabel, but other projects

were in front of it. I knew I wanted to explore a release of all long-

form tracks, possibly even 2 CDs worth of material. I began

recording material specifically for Brad in January and February. I

probably recorded about 4 hours worth of material, but what

survived is the best. I was on something of a spiritual and emotional

high during those months, due to the favorable reception of The

Stars and Afterward and the good people and things that were

happening in my life. So I was emotionally ready to do some longer

and more abstract minimalist work. Sweet Eva Lena is my favorite of

the four tracks, all of which were recorded with the Yamaha XS6

and the Eventide H8000. The name of this track actually has a

rather mundane origin, so I will let it and the listener's imagination

speak for themselves as a reference to the emotional and spiritual

high of genuine, true love and exploring and extending that feeling

for 20 minutes or so.

we are all spiritual beings striving to become heightened spiritually--

pure, true, eternal, and non-judgmental.

I had written this poem about time:

Highlands

finally

the dream

forsaken

fades and

falls behind

a face

a name

a place

all are a

darkness past

Two Breaths of Eternity is another reference to spiritual heights, as in,

being so high in the air as to almost be in the infinity and eternity of

space or nirvana. It's the shortest piece, to reflect the title.

whatever

mattered

of an us

or a time

or a between

The Mirror of God is the most abstract of the pieces and I wanted it

to convey a sense of deep infinite "reflection" and spirituality and

meditation. It's based on a Frank Herbert quote that we learn to see

God in ourselves and ourselves in God, which I think has Buddhist

overtones or origins--God meaning whatever Higher Power works for

your spiritual understanding.

my soul

moves

upward

to highlands

of brightness

The Light Becomes You is a reference to spiritual light and

enlightenment. As we evolve into higher order spiritual beings,

mentally, emotionally, and hopefully socially, we become beings

of light, enlightenment, sharing light, reflecting light, becoming light

and unburdened with the cares of the 10,000 things. It also

conveys the sense of seeing one another in this spiritual light, rather

than seeing one another in judgement, harshly, being critical,

applying labels, polarized, or as somehow "less-than". In this light,

Phillip Wilkerson

May 2012

1. the light becomes you

20/00

2. the mirror of god

16/54

3. two breaths of forever

08/20

4. sweet eva lena

21/00

All instruments and sounds by Phillip Wilkerson

Mastering by Ben Cox

Cover design by Brad Ross-MacLeod

Cover photo by Mauro Bertolini

Highlands

ffm•010

Phillip Wilkerson

Released May 2012 by Free Floating Music

Released under a Creative Commons Attribution-

NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-

ND 3.0 License.

http://freefloatingmusic.com

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