This project, originally titled “And Now From Rest (Birth)” is part 1 in a many part series that will be released over the course of the next few years. The project is about the unconscious interpretation of the different stages of life, this stage being birth and early childhood. The work is meant to incite the listeners imagination and bring them to a meditative state where they can reflect on the beginning of life. The sounds of this project serve to simulate the experience of being born and first entering the world, and the initial inputs that the brain receives when beginning a life journey. Like early childhood, some sections are peaceful while others are more challenging and intense. Recorded over the first few months of the pandemic, this project is best when listened to in one sitting, with eyes closed, on good speakers or noise cancelling headphones. Through this the listener becomes an active author in the storytelling by imbuing their own imagination and subconscious onto what they are hearing. Think of it as a sort of theater of the mind.