Doc Wor Mirran - Lasher

Inspired by the books, DWM produced each of the tracks on this CD to correspond to a particular scene in one of the Anne Rice “witches trilogy” books, as a sort of "soundtrack" music one can imagine while reading the books. Unlike many DWM projects of the last few years, Lasher features many different musical styles. There is the beautiful harp playing of Susan Raimond on "Saint Ashlar In The Glen" and "Loneliness And The Curse". Peter Schuster added sound effects of rain and thunder on "Saint Ashlar In The Glen", which fit perfectly on the first take, and creates a chillingly dark yet beautiful feeling on the piece. Michael Asch helped with some sampling work, which is especially noticeable on "Oncle Julien" (this is not a spelling mistake, he really is called that in the book), where Michael was asked to create a piece that had the feel of the "roaring twenties". The sound of scratched records was given to give it the feeling of an old recording. Adrian Alecu and his wife Marlene Schild are featured on "Deirdre And The Mayfair Witches", Adrian playing guitar and Marlene adding some vocals, giving the piece a chilling and lonely effect. "The Lost Land Of The Taltos" features Jeandra Raimond laughing throughout the piece, to represent the happy nature of the Taltos, a people who are perpetually jovial and like to laugh. John Mervin returns to the DWM fold with some pre-recorded tape effects used on "Janet And The Holy Battle Of Donnelaith" and "Drowning And The Hands", both pieces of which are meant to sound violent and aggressive. Joseph B. Raimond wrote most of the pieces as well as produced the album. It features a beautiful full color cover, featuring many of the paintings of the “Taltos” series

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