catalogue

STRAND OF OAKS

MIRACLE FOCUS (WESTERN VINYL)

STRAND OF OAKS - MIRACLE FOCUS 163710
format:
1 LP
release:
21.06.2024
label:
WESTERN VINYL
item ID:
163710
barcode:
0843563171714
Hello! Tim here. My band is called Strand of Oaks. This is my eighth record and it's called Miracle Focus.

I spent over three years building Miracle Focus. In the midst of writing, I became a painter and spent two seasons acting on a television show (Mayans MC).

The dichotomy of painting for days in my garage and then flying out to LA to play a villainous biker on TV was one of the most thrilling experiences of my life.

The idea of Miracle Focus was born out of one simple concept: to make people feel good.

Throw in a healthy mix of Ram Dass, yoga, Freddie Mercury, Alice Coltrane, and Beastie Boys, plus over a year of writing and building the extremely dense architecture of the songs, and Miracle Focus was born.

The result is FUN, wild, rhythmic music filled with synth layering and mantra-like lyrics intended to upli and hopefully bring some light to whoever listens.

In many ways, this record is a love letter to bliss. Through meditation, I found a way to connect with something greater, a positive force that allowed me to write music as a manual towards a more love-focused life.

And the miracles I refer to aren't asking the universe for anything; it's just acknowledging and celebrating this complex beautiful moment that we all get to share.

It will be gone, it will re-emerge as something new, that will be gone, repeat....repeat...

repeat_this eternal cycle. My most sincere hope is that whoever listens might through sonic osmosis experience a similar joy.

Sending peace and love. Thank you for your time. -Tim
 
  • Tracklisting
  • 1.1. MORE YOU
  • 1.2. COMMUNICATION
  • 1.3. ANANDA
  • 1.4. FUTURE TEMPLE
  • 1.5. PARTY AT MONSTER LAKE
  • 1.6. SWITCHED ON
  • 1.7. NAVIGATOR
  • 1.8. ASCEND YOU
  • 1.9. FANTASY WRANGLERS
  • 1.10. MIRACLE FOCUS