Thirty Days of Song - Day Twenty-Five

[elrhiarhodan]

Day Twenty-Five - A song you like by an artist no longer living

Ehren Starks - Lines Build Walls (Lines Build Walls)

Musically, this one is a bit of a departure, as it's a solo piano work and not a "song" per se.

I'd discovered Ehren Starks via Magnatune in the early 2000s, back when Magnatune was the anti-Napster and had the tagline "Don't Be Evil" - and you set your own price for their music, which was DRM free and thus iPod friendly.

I did a lot of exploring through the Magnatune catalog and fell in love with the album, Lines Build Walls, and it was my go-to writing music for a decade or more. I would look for a new album from Ehren Starkes on-and-off over the years, and one day - to my joy - I discovered a new album on iTunes. I bought it (of course) and then Googled Ehren Starks, hoping to find a concert tour.

What I found was his obituary notice. Even though the new album had been out for about a year (remember, I looked on-and-off), he'd died two days before my not-so-serendipitous search. And he had been a young man - in his early 30s.

I am still saddened by this loss. But his music lives and please listen, it will bring you joy.

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Comments

[tjs_whatnot]

That is gorgeous!

♥ ♥

[elrhiarhodan]

Thank you. I wrote SO MUCH fic to this album.