Icons by Jeff Johnson

To see the world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower.
- William Blake

Continuing the visionary musing of The Face Of The Deep, Icons follows Shadow Play in a unique series combining classical sensibilities with the energy of rock. Roving freely through life and art, Jeff unveils, in ten icons, a world transfigured by new ways of seeing charged with grandeur, and as richly intertwined as the celtic cover design. Burning with Blake's double vision, Icons is a mystical journey through the natural world.
– Gord Wilson

Featuring –
Jeff Johnson: Keys & voice
Sandy Simpson: Acoustic & electric guitars & voice
Brian Willis: Drums
Roger Hadley: Percussion & tablas
Paul Chasman: Acoustic guitar
Rick Crittenden: Bass
David Friesen: Oregon bass

Thou who has given me eyes to see,
and love this sight so fair.
Give me heart to find thee out
and read thee everywhere.
– John Keble (1792 - 1876)

Music Review –

A superb mix of classical, jazz, pop, and avant-garde. Instrumentally, Johnson reminds you of Vangelis with his spectacular combination of acoustic and electronic keyboards. The lyrics are more than lyrics, they are treatises on the search for meaning inspired by Madeleine L'Engle, C. S. Lewis and many others...an album to sit down and listen to.
– Mike Atkinson / The Door

Tracklist

1.	Tesseract	2:32

2.	People In Peril	6:26

3.	Selah	1:59

4.	Closed, Please Call Again	7:18

5.	Birth, Dreaming, Death	6:00

6.	Remove The Mask	4:37

7.	Agony And Ecstasy	3:33

8.	Waiting For The End	4:44

9.	Ancient Icons	3:58

10.	Windermere	7:09

Credits

released March 15, 1984

Produced, engineered & mixed by Jeff Johnson & Sandy Simpson at The Ark / Tigard, Oregon

Sound effects recorded on location by Ark Mobile.

Mastered by John Golden Mastering
www.goldenmastering.com

℗ 1984 Ark Records, Inc. / ArkMusic
Music & lyrics by Jeff Johnson
© 1984 Sola Scriptura Songs (BMI)
Administered by musicservices.org)
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Cover art by David & Kathy Hastings © 1984
The Celtic symbols that make up the design symbolize eternity, never ending existence, the Trinity, as well as the monogram of God.

Of the many inspirations behind these songs, the following should be mentioned:
"A Wrinkle In Time" by Madeleine L'Engle
"Birth, Dreaming, Death" by George MacDonald
"Till We Have Faces" by C.S. Lewis
"Agony And Ecstasy" by Irving Stone

Thanks to Susie, Sandy, David & Kathy Hastings and Gerald Blalock.

AKD-5474

"Icons" is also available on iTunes.

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