Alchemeon: Born Of Stars

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 is a highly rifftastic space rock song in the key of E. * Several sections are deliberately left quite loose to allow for improvisation. * The lyrics also tend to vary from one version to another. * Born of Stars was performed by the Spacegoats, including in their brief “Electric Elves” manifestation. 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