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Gungor - One Wild Life: Soul & Spirit

With the second instalment of Gungor’s One Wild Life collection now available for pre-order I thought it’s time we played series catch-up. One Wild Life is a three album collection Gungor are releasing over the space of a year. In a world were many artists only manage one album in three years this is an impressive commitment to putting new music out. That those of us who got season passes before the release of Soul will get all three and some other bonus bits and pieces for the price of one regular album proves the desire is just to get the music out and not milk the paying public in the process!

Gungor’s website says “they've tapped their considerable musical reserves to blur genres and break expectations creating a unique magnetic expression.” They can play. Anyone who’s seen them live will know that. And they don’t do songwriting-by-numbers. They say things that others aren’t saying in ways others aren’t saying them. It can be challenging. Take Us for Them from Soul: now our enemies are blessed, the heavy laden rest, for His judgement is love. There’s plenty to think about there. And that’s the point. Let Bad Religion Die from Spirit outlines the perspective Gungor are coming from: if all the outsiders are wrong, if your questions don’t belong, if your doubt is called a sin and you’re not to search within, let it go open your eyes.

One Wild Life: Soul has had a fair amount of play time since it came out. I’ve been listening to One Wild Life: Spirit for a few weeks now and if I’m honest I’ve not found it as easy to get into as Soul. I’m waiting for something to explode and it doesn’t, or if it does I’ve somehow missed it. It is the middle album of a trilogy. Perhaps that’s why. This slight disappointment won’t dampen my enthusiasm for the third album.

As for my highlights from the first two albums, I’d pick Us For Them, You, and Vapour from One Wild Life: Soul. Us for Them is the video in   You is, I imagine, autobiographical and has a quirky little groove to it. Vapour blends Ecclesiastes style pondering with Psalm style adoration. From One Wild Life: Spirit it has to be Anthem, Wonder, and Kiss The Night. Anthem for its glitchy beat and synth stabs, Wonder  for really catching the mood and Kiss The Night for its expansive chorus.  

The whole of One Wild Life: Soul is available on Gungor’s YouTube channel. If you like that then Gungor have three previous studio albums to check out and a live record. Spotless / You Have Me from A Creation Liturgy (Live) is a particular favourite of mine. The whole live album has a great vibe and showcases some impressive musicianship.

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#MusicWeLove by Matt Hellyer 

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[alextheradical]

Day 11: Today

Mistakes. Failures. Sins. 

These are are words that can describe what happens when we are in the wrong or that wrong happens to us. Sometimes we hold on to those memories and tragedies because it justifies our feelings in such a way that actually makes us feel good. What can happen more and more is that you chose to live in the past and forget to live for the present. 

If Change is a constant then Hope would be the anchor. 

Hope is the anchor through the storm that allows us to remain rooted in a firm awareness of you are and not who we've been.

Our mistakes, failures,and sins can be a reminder that you are not perfect but they can also be a turning point for you see where you can improve in your attitude, character, and mindset. 

The beauty in distress is that it's only for that moment. It's NOT forever. It's NOT eternity. It's only for those few seconds in the finite realm.

When I go skateboarding and I am learning a new trick. It's very rare that I get it the first time. It's a new challenge that I have to figure out. Over and over again I fail.

Yes I fail. I fail in learning to succeed but the real failure is to stop.

In not stopping to learn with failure I am able to learn a new trick within days, weeks, and months at a time. Some days are good when I grasp the concept of a new trick and other days are just the building blocks for that one moment when I am successful.

In life we have to be present. We can't live with our failures in our faces we have to live every moment with a fresh vision of what life is. Everyday is a gift. In each day there is a new life waiting to be lived. 

I challenge you to think about what it means to live for today and question you about what it means for you to let go of your past.

Let it Go- Gungor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rku0Yof_iSU

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As the light, light, lights up the skies, we will fight, fight, fight for our lives... #gungor #iAmMountain #cover #singing #gungormusic #favoritefornow #musicmondays

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Intentional slow breath – breathing out the worry, stress, agenda, breathing in a thing that makes my body live. And slowly…I unravel. I am not a singer, songwriter, artist, friend, wife, mother, less-than, more-than. I, well…I just am. And I hear His ancient words echo “I am.” I am a creature of the earth, fully here, fully alive. I am not here to accomplish something, discover, write lists and plan, create or find. I am not here to find. A strange thing for a retreat. Loads of brain space is spent on finding ourselves, finding friends, finding work, finding God, and most of all – finding purpose. But this time, I’m not here to find. I lift my eyes and finally see where I am. I take it in - rolling hills, an orchestra of animals, crisp air in lungs, beauty rolled out for a most elaborate play. Fully in the moment, I live.

Lisa Gungor

http://gungormusic.com/#!/2013/02/sacramental/

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I pretty much just fell in love with Gungor.