Born Of Stars by Alchemeon, from Alchemeon Live In Session Winter 2008-09.
The audio file for this song was plagued with hundreds, maybe thousands, of corrupted waves. These ranged in sound from a very big click at the small end of the scale, to something akin to trousers being ripped when bending over in a Carry On movie at the large end of the scale.
The audio file is now massively better than it was. A few blemishes and some sounds not unlike that of a scratchy old vinyl record still exist in places.
Repairing the damaged audio file for this song was an incredibly time-consuming and tedious task. It required massive amounts of the wave forms to be redrawn by hand in tiny, tiny detail.
The first time we attempted to repair it, the work was almost finished when the main hard drive on the mastering machine lost the will to live and mangled itself beyond all recognition. We had to buy a new one and completely reinstall the entire system.
All the repair work already done to Born of Stars was therefore utterly destroyed. It had to be done again from the start. Fortunately, as we are reasonably diligent with regard to backing up our work, no other files were lost.
This is why the Winter version of Born of Stars appeared two years after the rest of the album was released!
BORN OF STARS We are born of stars We are born of stars We are born of stars We are born of stars
Om nam maya maitraya Om nam maya Om nam maya maitraya Om nam maya Gaia
We are seeds of time We are seeds of time You are a seed of time We are seeds of time
Om nam maya maitraya Om nam maya maitraya Om nam maya maitraya Om nam maya Gaia
Create a brighter future Create a brighter future We are a brighter future Create a brighter future
Om nam maya maitraya Om nam maya maitraya Om nam maya maitraya Om nam maya Gaia
Earth Planet Earth Planet Earth Our planet Terra Firma Has made a conscious decision A conscious, conscious decision To become whole To become one.
Entombed, cocooned In concrete, metal, plastic, tarmac Effluence of all kinds Chemicals, radiation and nuclear waste
Yet she shall break free She shall break free from this prison Free from these chains
Planet Earth is undergoing An evolutionary, interpersonal, galactical REBIRTH!!!
We are born of stars We are born of stars We are born of stars We are born of stars
Om nam maya maitraya Om nam maya maitraya Om nam maya maitraya Om nam maya maitraya
We are seeds of time We are seeds of time You are a seed of time We are seeds of… time!
Om nam maya maitraya Om nam maya maitraya Om nam maya maitraya Om nam maya Gaia
Create a brighter future Create a brighter future You are a brighter future Create a brighter future
Om nam maya maitraya Om nam maya maitraya Om nam maya maitraya Om nam maya Gaia
Words and music by Simon Miller/Pete Phoenix/Chrissie Ortner. This arrangement by S. Miller/G. Davies/J. Peters/Iggy.
Performers: Pok the Bard – guitar and voice Jim Iz – keys and voice Iggy – drums and percussion George – bass and technicals
This version recorded live at Depot X, Exeter, 17th December 2008. Cassette salvage and remastering at Wud Records Studio One, 2020.
Cover illustration by Pok. Graphic design by Sam James.
Released 27th July 2020 Original release date: 15th January 2009
Copyright © 2020 Wud Records. Copyright ℗ 1996 Pok Songs/Explicit Music.
See also: https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/alchemeon/ https://www.explicitmusic.co.uk/lyrics-information/alchemeon/alchemeon-lyrics/born-of-stars https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-session-spring-2009 https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-session-winter-2008-09 https://twitter.com/WudRecords