Thank you Rena for recording such a beautiful album. World ambient music is what I love and thank you for listing all those fantastic musicians who contributed to this amazing album. To hear instruments from around the globe inspires me with my art.
Favorite track: Chiron's Secrets feat. Jeff Thomas Potts.
The sixth full-length album from Rena Jones, ‘Allegories’, is a sonic-emotive exploration of the transformative power of storytelling.
Similar to music, storytelling is a uniquely beautiful way to engage with history, art and culture. Following Rena’s tradition of conceptual albums, ‘Allegories’ takes a deep dive into sound-design with music as metaphor and allegory. While she draws heavily on Greek Mythology and classical allegorical tales, the ultimate journey is left to the listener.
Waxing poetic through ‘Allegories,’ Rena Jones delivers her most live and collaborative album to-date. Bringing in lifetime collaborators like multi-instrumentalist Jeff Thomas Potts, Jason McKenzie on live tablas, Asher Fulero on live drums and Marc Sciglimpaglia on live bass, ‘Allegories’ finds its way into uniquely luscious grooves.
Rich with sonic-multiverses that unfold with unyielding beauty, ‘Allegories’ is a landmark addition to Rena’s catalog of thought-provoking and emotive music.
credits
released November 5, 2021
All music written, performed, produced, mixed, engineered & recorded by Rena Jones, unless otherwise noted.
All live recordings of Jeff Thomas Potts, Asher Fulero, Marc Sciglimpaglia & Jason McKenzie recorded in their respective studios.
Copyright 2021 Rena Jones
Publishing 2021 Rena Jones Music
Mastered by Kosta Cross @ Overground Studios
Visual Art by Jason Grlicky
1. Etymology:
Rena Jones; Electronics, Cello, Viola, Clarinet, Beats, Rhodes, Metallic Percussion, Synthesizers
Jeff Thomas Potts; Bawu (Lead woodwind), Bodhran, Hammered Dulcimer, Bells, Chimes, Kalimba, Lap Harp, Marimba
Asher Fulero: Live Drums
2. Emergence:
Rena Jones; Electronics, Cello, Viola, Beats, Frame Drum, Synths, Vocals
Lynx Demuth; Electric Guitar
Jeff Thomas Potts; Roland Gaia Synthesizer, Keys, Hand Drums, Percussion
Asher Fulero: Live Drums
3. Allegories:
Rena Jones; Electronics, Cello, Viola, Beats, Synthesizers, Vocals
Jeff Thomas Potts; Shahi Baaja, Talking Drum, Frame Drum
Jason McKenzie; Tablas, Kanjira
Asher Fulero: Live Drums
4. Plato’s Caves:
Lead violin written by Jeff Thomas Potts & Rena Jones
Rena Jones; Electronics, Cello, Violin, Viola, Clarinet, Frame Drum, Beats, Synthesizers
Jeff Thomas Potts; Hammered Dulcimer, Udu Drum, Bansuri, Kalimba
Marc Sciglimpaglia: Analog 4 Bass
Jason McKenzie; Tablas, Kanjira
Asher Fulero: Live Drums
5. Titian Sleeps:
Rena Jones; Electronics, Viola, Beats, Synth Bass, Synthesizers, Vocals
Jeff Thomas Potts; Baglama Saz
Marc Sciglimpaglia; Electric Bass, Modular Synth Bass
Asher Fulero: Live Drums
6. Chiron’s Secrets featuring Jeff Thomas Potts:
Rena Jones; Electronics, Cello, Viola, Beats, Rhodes, Moog, Synthesizers, Vocals
Jeff Thomas Potts; Guqin, Reaktor Synthesizer, Frame Drums
Asher Fulero: Live Drums
7. A New Dawn Awaits featuring Jeff Thomas Potts and Dominic Johnson:
Rena Jones; Electronics, Cello, Beats, Synthesizers
Dominic Johnson: Lead Violin
Jeff Thomas Potts; Guqin, Shahi Baaja
Jason McKenzie; Tablas, Kanjira
Asher Fulero: Live Drums
8. Maps of the Ineffable:
Piano written by Rena Jones, performed by Marc Sciglimpaglia. Synth Bass written by Rena Jones & Marc Sciglimpaglia
Rena Jones; Electronics, Beats, Synthesizers, Cello, Rhodes, Vibraphone (recorded by Doug Appling at Wildwood studios).
Marc Sciglimpaglia; Piano
Asher Fulero: Live Drums
“Rena Jones is a polymath. She plays violin, cello and synthesizers and immerses her music in the imagery of nature and
philosophy.” - John Diliberto: Echoes Radio
In her vast audio catalog, three of Rena’s solo studio albums were chosen amongst the top 30 albums of the year on Echoes Radio in 2006, 2009 and 2021, as well as her recent collaborative release with Emancipator & Flowerpulse...more
This album livens my mix of tracks without getting too busy, it's a nice compliment.
I'll also throw a shout out for the track Falling In, from Dreaming Into Being, by Bluetech. One of my all time favorite tracks.
It's not in my bandcamp collection, I got on iTunes yrs ago before dumping that. So good though I had to mention. image3
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