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Riven: Full Moon, Dark Moon

by Jyoti Verhoeff

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Stars and faces blended Time landed on his scars So quiet, so quiet He wept Proud woman land gives men the womb Dance with the cowards and the cold men Will you bury them then Here behind the veils she dances upon the chests of many names and varied costumes Running down the hill Will you bury them then Heroes of bones And she screams Anyone here Anyone here She calls them home
2.
The Ghost 04:12
Step by step be careful for weed it's all we need for the ghost On the ground the last rose we've found frozen by dawn A rose Fly with haste and follow its trace chambers of clouds for the ghost We throw all the houses in the sea and give back all the honey to the bees break my breath take what I am stop my dreaming Travel through the universe out and in
3.
I am just a child I pull myself on a cloud I see the world dying Now do you hear the voices of the night They slide on a fluid sky Cuddent sun Pull, pull here Under the stones lays yours Cool, cool breeze bringing me on my knees And we waded down And we cried like silver dogs I have seen the fire in your eyes when the sky called your name Hear the stones move
4.
I Pull 03:43 video
A new day A new way and you're still sleeping You've lost track of time You'll still be mine and you're sleeping We rest on a stone forgot all about home now we're here And I pull We circle around like holy clouds Round and round we drift our ways Fallen down More to learn when we return And I pull Look, where we are now We have been here before Call, call it love And don't look back
5.
Water 04:18 video
The well was dry so we went across the fields to wash our hands in crystal water A warning sign a kiss farewell Didn't know it was forever Clear beneath Above the water we see the children play Deep their love to those who emptied too Take me by the water waves and let me find Why should they leave those who emptied too Lead me Water wings washing
6.
He flies away Turns things into gold Thinking he can hold his freedom He falls down, down, down Running, running around Breaking through solid ground And he knows But all he wished for was his deliverance He burns like hell Talking with the Devil And he knows He falls down, down, down Running, running around Thinking he had found his freedom And all he wished for was his deliverance And he ran, ran, ran
7.
Bed of Roses 04:43
Roots below me I won't sleep here Roots I've loved I won't be the one Into his bed of roses He said, deepen it out and there they went If I could follow them but thorns will sting Into his bed of roses He said, deepen it out and there they went And if I could follow them They flew side by side, on their own Hero after hero, alone Resting in their own roots above their own skin into their own light above their own mind and innocence They're so worrying late Golden arrows breaking calling them silently And if I could follow them We would fly side by side On our own, disappear from here
8.
Fool in me 05:21
I feel it in my skin I feel it in my bones I feel it when my eyes are closed and the time is ticking away You fool in me Embrace my love Betray You fool in me Rising Here I am under fire All on empty ground I put on my wings and fly Thicker than thieves hotter than blood I am swimming to the heavenly kingdom
9.
Silently he took her in his arms She didn't notice Spitting fire on his robe He didn't care Breathe, breathe my love He couldn't go there Good God broken, their mirror and they bleed Remember those who rose out of the water in my dream Choirs singing in his head Driving him mad Why do we all travel the same road over and over He whispered and a giant kiss fallen on his wounded bliss Good God Broken, their mirror and they bleed Remember those who rose out of the water in my dream While we seek While we bleed A giant kiss has fallen on his wounded bliss
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Grown 03:56
I'm crushing my thoughts Think I'm all alone in my hiding place Pouring rain Birds doing the same Time is so easy to forget here And I run, run, run By the water I am grown, grown, grown By the water I run, run, run By the water I am grown, grown, grown By the water I throw myself into the heat of blue Traces of the moon were singing Go to her I'm holding my fire and I drink for the good It's silent here my dear And the green valley colours they all sing their hallelujah And they all pour it they all pour it over you And I run, run, run By the water I am grown, grown, grown By the water I run, run, run By the water I am grown, grown, grown By the water I am blind And I pour myself over the woods I'm blind, I'm blind And I pour myself over the woods
11.
Each resembles eternity Each lures you to forget or to remember
12.
Labyrinth 04:59
Lion, lion Who let them curse your name You're so quiet It wasn't you to blame To rule the land of the dark Statues frozen, the old games are over Let the fool gape and shudder No man thought he could go there And he shaked, shaked the labyrinth He searched for his hidden heart Rumble of laughter They pushed you under Let the fool gape and shudder No man thought he could go there And he shaked, shaked the labyrinth Hunted so surreal Quiet in his mind Circling in between Searching his hidden heart And he shaked, shaked, shaked the labyrinth Lion, lion This will be your chance The weakening light is coming closer Tied up the warrior Let's go, let's celebrate the rules of the warrior Let's fight, let's fight Climb to the highest seats Let's go, let's celebrate Who will let the lion loose Let's choose, let's choose Search for his hidden heart
13.
I can tell you how to get there The huntsman was walking in the woods And where the trees became taller He heard the choirs sing "Here we're going to have our feast of pride, our price" Shades travel around in a world, we can't be found I silver light I stroke your hair A glow arises everywhere We gaze upon eternal landscapes You hold me tight We crack like lovers do Once long forgotten we were first together Before we were split into you and me and we started to seek our unity
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Binah 03:59 video
Ave ortus omnium tu ipse sine ortu Ave finis omnium tu ipse sine fine Ave vita omnium tu ipse ultra omnes mundos
15.
If roses were the blood I'd kiss every thorn of the world and still we are lost See here the symbols in the waterleaves and we keep rolling the dawn Swept me off the bottom So typical the butterfly says We run Seeking starlight We are and we're reaching all in the dark We are floating here
16.
All real science comes after life This solid breaks by giant light This marvellous silence landed in my lap Sleepless, flushes towards my mind and I crawl into the whole We came to the cause of the tide and the torture Giant quiet stars and we grabbed the poor and we crowned the warriors Stole with greed and blood and we drummed to the core to invoke it Dancing toys of colours and smoke-kings All real science comes after life This solid breaks by giant light This marvellous silence landed in my lap
17.
Nude 03:52
Hold the shelves by dawn we are nude If we knew love we would all be nude And we've all been here to hold you Nude All white skeletons toiling We are falling into our dream
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The flowers, towers on the floor winged in blasts so brightly Pieces broken falling free like the stars at night Enter in the royal sweet hundred eyes of glory Pure and heavenly light in front of stone-made kings mercifully reminding we are all and nothing Hunting all that fears me now in front of stone-made kings we bow Enter in the royal sweet a hundred eyes of glory mercifully reminding me we are all and nothing here Throwing flowers on the floor shores are singing wild Joining the royal sweet
21.
The flowers, towers on the floor winged in blasts so brightly Pieces broken falling free like the stars at night Enter in the royal sweet hundred eyes of glory Pure and heavenly light in front of stone-made kings mercifully reminding we are all and nothing Hunting all that fears me now in front of stone-made kings we bow Enter in the royal sweet a hundred eyes of glory mercifully reminding me we are all and nothing here Throwing flowers on the floor shores are singing wild Joining the royal sweet

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As the title suggests, this album is a double-album. "Full Moon" contains 12 stirring compositions, centered around the majestic Steinway grand piano, passionate sounds of the cello and intriguing vocals. "Dark Moon" encompasses songs that are more orchestral, featuring large string sections, choirs and a touch of modern electronics. The two discs represent the balance between dark and light, day and night, the in and out of our breathing… All opposites. Polarized, yet inseparable. A balance long forgotten...

Before light and darkness split,
we were once one.
But while the wind aged, we forgot...
Energy became humanity,
humanity became insanity
And man became blinded by the light
and chased away its own shadow.
Shields were riven, one world after another.
Then a prophecy was born in the arms of evenfall.
From here the wind carried the rumors
of an inevitable reunion.

The music of Jyoti Verhoeff is both intriguing and enchanting, almost cinematic in nature – with its many layers, endless amount of subtleties, and organic structures. Jyoti’s piano playing is lyrical, her voice crystal clear and captivating like a Siren, beautifully accompanied by the passionate and virtuoso cello play of Maya Fridman

This album was created with immense amounts of passion and love. A search for a way to express the unexpressable mystery. By the support and love of many wonderful people this album was financed through crowd funding. It was recorded by Fieke van den Hurk at the legendary Wisseloord Studio's in Hilversum 2013. Mastered by Grammy awarded Darcy Proper at Wisseloord Studios Hilversum.

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released June 27, 2014

All music and lyrics written by Jyoti Verhoeff
Produced by Fieke van den Hurk & Jyoti Verhoeff
Arrangements by Jyoti Verhoeff, Fieke van den Hurk & Maya Fridman
Recorded by Fieke van den Hurk at Wisseloord Studios Hilversum
Mixed by Fieke van den Hurk & Jyoti Verhoeff at Orchus Studio Utrecht
Mastered by Darcy Proper at Wisseloord Studios Hilversum

Grand piano: Jyoti Verhoeff
Vocals: Jyoti Verhoeff
Cello: Maya Fridman
Backing vocals: Maya Fridman & Jyoti Verhoeff
Henosis choir: Maya Fridman, Tom Feenstra, Qwente Verhoeff & Roberto Ninarello
Harp: Colet Nierop
Gong: Joy Catsburg
Hammered dulcimer: Fieke van den Hurk
Wheelharp: Ralph van Wyckenburgh
Double bass: Theodora Agostini
French horn: William Jones
Celesta: Rosemary LaMontaine
Church organ: Anonymous

Underwater photography by Ruben Snitslaar
Graphic design by Fieke van den Hurk
English corrections by Thomas Biesmeijer

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Dark, dreamy and neo-classical sounds lure you into the deep and welcome you in the marvelous land of imagination...

The music of Jyoti Verhoeff is both intriguing and enchanting, almost cinematic in nature – with its many layers, endless amount of subtleties, and organic structures. Music, balancing on the edge of the known, where nothing is predictable anymore yet everything is recognizable.
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