ADarkerShadeOfTao The Peach Tree audio the-peach-tree netlabels "The Tao is empty, yet use will not drain it. Deep, it is like the ancestor of the myriad creatures. Blunt the sharpness Untangle the knots; Soften the glare; Let your wheels move only along old ruts. Darkly visible, it only seems as if it were there. I know not whose son it is. It images the forefather of God." -Lao Tzu, from the Tao Te Ching Tao is the Chinese philosophical concept of The Way, the embodiment of the ebb and flow of yin and yang, of Darkness and Light, the unification of both sides of the coin. In creating this album, I set out to show this harmony, this unification, yet in naming it "A Darker Shade of Tao" I am recognising the fact that we can only ever see one side of the coin, and for me, in this moment of my life, the Dark Side is facing me. The Tao is ineffable, it cannot be spoken about using words or even music. This album is my attempt to show both Evil and Good, Hell and Heaven, Dark and Light, Yin and Yang, whilst keeping a level head about my own mortality and my complete inablity to express that which is unattainable by mortals. The album also explores themes of the dreaming world and alternate worlds; all of which, together with our own world, make up the Tao. The 13 tracks also follow the 7 days and 6 nights of the thirteen heavens of the Mayan calendar system. creative commons; free; concept album; The Peach Tree; unsigned; music; progressive rock; electronic indie rock; electronic; indie; rock; prog rock; prog; progressive; tao; philosophy; the mayan calendar http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/au/ 2008-08-12 10:19:34 2008-08-12 10:18:29 thepeachtree@gmail.com The Peach Tree 2008-08-12 10:35:15 Remastered on 10/10/2010 2012-01-15 18:44:41 The Peach Tree 300