Mayhem & Madness with DJ Erisis

All respect to the faiths represented here. This is a mashup I made from the beautiful Muslim call to prayer, the moving Kaddish prayer of the Jewish tradition and the floating sound of a Gregorian Chant. I was inspired to make this when I first heard the Muslim Call To Prayer and was struck by how powerful it was as well as how it echoed the the sacred sounds of some of the other branches of Middle Eastern originated faiths. Again, all respect to the traditions represented here. My intention is solely inspire unity and fill the heart with the beauty to found in all our faiths.

I made this one in the depths of winter while I was feeling restless. I really wanted to GO! Sadly, circumstances and familial responsibilities prevent my hopping in the car and leaving for points unknown. So I thought I’d take a trip musically. The mix is basically a journey South from New England. Cutting through Rhode Island, lingering a little over-long in NYC (isn’t that how it always goes?!!?), flying through Jersey and Pennsylvania as quickly as possible and drifting off into the Southland. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it. May The Road Rise To Meet You! -DJ Erisis Here’s the track listing: “South From New England” “America” – Neil Diamond “New England” – Jonathan Richman “Lizzie Borden” – The Chad Mitchell Trio “Interlude #1” – Major Glenn Miller & Ilse Weinberger “Narragansett Bay” – Cordelia’s Dad “America (Closing Time)” – Allen Ginsberg & Tom Waits “Take The A Train” – Duke Ellington & Count Basie “Small Talk at 125th and Lenox” – Gil Scott-Heron “Harlem Nocturne” – Esquivel “Spanish Harlem” – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass “Manhattan Fable” – Babs Gonzalez “Chelsea Hotel No. 2” – Leonard Cohen “Sunday In New York” – Bobby Darin “Interlude #2” – Major Glenn Miller & Ilse Weinberger “Walk On The Wild Side” – Lou Reed “Jersey Girl” – Tom Waits “Allentown” – Billy Joel “In The Pines” – Doc Watson “Interlude #3” – Major Glenn Miller & Ilse Weinberger “Grand Old Rag” – Billy Murray “Little Boxes” – Malvina Reynolds “Blue Ridge Cabin Home” – The Osborne Brothers “Coal Miner’s Daughter” – Loretta Lynn “Interlude #4” – Major Glenn Miller & Ilse Weinberger “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” – Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs