Gods Planet by Adam Nolan

ADAM NOLAN - GODS PLANET

Release date - 19th September 2022

“Working on it more and more, reflecting more and more, developing more and more. What was this all for? Some would think I did it all for myself and others will say it was definitely more than that. God is everything and I'm a part of everything. I believe it was for both. Trying to play with everything, evolving into a saturation of colour and shape mixed with the fire of the universe. The reflective landscapes and energies of Earth from a birds eye view. So much pressure to best myself. It's the mindsets that are the hard part. Playing is the easy part.

All this effort for such a small audience. You are the ones that make this worthwhile. You are the ones that understand who I really am. You know this isn't about some “Oh look at me playing some scientific technical bullshit”. You know this is deeper than the ocean. I'm forever grateful to all my fans. You have a deeper awareness and attention span than most other people out there. Utilize it. Develop it and do it even better than me.

How practicing or I prefer 'training' music develops your psychology but also can take it to places that stretch your consciousness. That was my internal goal. Stretching my mind on a musical platform. So difficult. You need will power greater than your heroes. You need to see others' mistakes and your own constantly in order to become more aware. Funnelling out the mundane to find those magical few moments as pure as white feathers, butterflies, droplets and deep satisfaction.

It was after the process of Gods Planet that I found myself coming into a depression. A lifestyle of extremism. it was all this work I was doing and still feeling like I wasn’t going anywhere no matter how good the music was.

Gods Planet is the album I’ve played my best and at a new peak. I found that it didn’t matter how good I was. It was about living the music so I found myself falling back into old bad habits. I began drinking again and smoking weed along with my usual meditating everyday to somehow find the truthful answer or reward I was looking for whilst feeling bitter or disheartened after all this work. This loneliness. Becoming a great free jazz musician is very similar to becoming an advanced meditator. They are similar processes. Most people think you're crazy for doing it but you know they are the ones that don’t actually understand why you have to. Almost like the loneliness God would experience when nobody would take notice. This went on and off for a period of 5 months or so until I found myself with the conclusion that if I really wanted to live the music I had to go to NYC and experience that world.

This music is for spiritual kung fu minds. Minds that are searching for mastery and refinement but also want to develop greatly in short periods of time both in the now and the rest.

Gods Planet came to me because I wanted to bring in a mindset as powerful and relentless as the power of God the Universe. I practiced every day by the River Nore for about 2 weeks coming up to the recording session. Each day I played for an hour and recorded myself and would listen back that evening, refining and analysing everything I was attempting to achieve in improvised emotional ferocity. Create more, create more, create more, be better, push your limits, move beyond the thought of limits. Now convert that energy into the emotion of your whole existence and the universe as an explosive energy that doesn't stop. Ripping open doors and new pathways in the neural system and attempting to go beyond the brain into before time and space. Surrendering to the process with an understanding that if I have a heart attack this day at least it was for something outstanding. The practice is hard but the recording session is always that extra edge. I felt unwell after the session. Drowsy or somewhat confused and ungrounded.

"What else was I supposed to do now?
What do I have to do?
Where do I have to go to achieve that?
How can this be achieved?
Am I willing to do the necessary work to achieve this?
Do I really want this?
What must I sacrifice?
What must I commit to?
Most importantly though...

Can I do this???
I know I can do this
I know I am great but I know I can get even better
Life is so short
I'm 28
I’m tired
When does it end?

I can see it
I can feel it
I know God already exists
Meditation has shown me the Universe
If I was ever ready now was the time”.

I began planning to first tour Europe. I began a more balanced lifestyle and worked on maintaining it. Extremism is easy. Balance is the better challenge. I’ve still so much to learn. What a healing journey. It has been very difficult but I have found what I was looking for once again.”

You see at the start you are happy when people notice your hard work but after 15 albums that whole thing fades and you are really left by yourself and your dreams. That’s when you really realise if you are doing what you do because you really love it or not. I am grateful I do and am more grateful there’s more to life than mastering one thing.

Adam Nolan

Recording Info

The Internal World (2:55)

The External World (05:41)

The Dimensional Body (05:24)

The Force (04:55)

Will Power (07:32)

Line Up

Adam Nolan - Alto Saxophone

Recording, Mixing and Mastering - Martin Drennan
Recorded at The River Nore Kilkenny, Ireland

Photography: Infinity Media

Tracklist

1.	The Internal World	2:56

2.	The External World	5:42

3.	The Dimensional Body	5:20

4.	The Force	4:51

5.	Will Power	7:32

Credits

released September 19, 2022

My Family, Friends, Fans, God the Universe and everything that has allowed this all to happen.

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