David Arkenstone - Citizen of Time

 





NARADA Mystique

Cover Painting by
Mark Geisheker
©1989 Mark Geisheker Studios
Design by Frank Gosein, Eric Lindert and John Morey



David Arkenstone
CITIZEN OF TIME




1.
Top of the World

4:47

2.
The Great Wall
4:42
3.
Firestix
4:00
4.
Out of the Forest and Into the Trees
4:35
5.
The Malabar Caves

3:28

6.
Voice of the Anasazi
4:40
7.
The Northern Lights
4:26
8.
Rumours of Egypt
5:59
9.
Splendor of the Sun
4:00
10.
Explorers
7:48

 

David Arkenstone
Citizen of Time
1990 - Narada

   

 

 


The Citizen of Time is traveling . . .


TOP OF THE WORLD
.
   He finds himself atop Mt. Everest, 29,028 feet high, the Earth's pinnacle. Atop this pristine, immovable sentinel, the perceives powerfully dynamic force at work in the landscape below. He decides to explore . . .

THE GREAT WALL.
   A serpent of stone, unbroken for 2,150 miles, five sections stretching nearly 4,000 miles, winding through vast stretches of unpopulated terrain, Earth's only man-made object visible from space, 2,000 years in the making. He marvels and wonders why . . .

FIRESTIX.
   In the distance, smoke rises from a magic fire ring. A gathering of forgotten adventurers tell their mysteries with shadoes, light and pantomime. The folklore of the forest, an invocation of Ancient Legend, and the flames dance brightly.


OUT OF THE FOREST AND INTO THE TREES

   He joins their journey, and follows their uncharted path. The forest becomes a maze, horizons vanish and landmarks long-ago passed are abruptly rediscovered. Fascination overrides fear, and the Citizen follows a new course alone . . .

THE MALABAR CAVES.
   Faint echoes beckon him deep into the mysterious caves of India. He ponders teh glow of unexplained lights, senses the peril of a Theta trap, and swims a darkened river, which soon becomes a churning cascade that spills him into daylight . . .

VOICES OF THE ANASAZI.
   He comes to rest on a river's edge, a short walk from the sophisticated cliff dwellings of the Anasazi. How, he wonders, could these advanced metropolitans simply have disappeared without a trace centuries ago?


THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
.
   He withdraws to an unmapped summit to consider another mystery — immense, radiant, iridescent. The limitless night skies unfold with ribbons of energy. The Citizen of Time lingers here before allowing his travels to resume . . .

RUMOURS OF EGYPT.
   The great pyramids now frames his path, walking through a culture where mortal life was considered best spent hallowing the after-life. He lights a torch and quietly ponders the tombs and ornate burial chambers, and he ascends . . .

SPLENDOR OF THE SUN
   Above the clouds, the sun shines brilliantly, a resilient, unshakable life force, as fundamental to our well-being as the life-giving elements within our reach. To harness its power — a mystery yet to be solved.




EXPLORERS

   He ventures on, bidding us eternal courage to probe the unknown, to boldly embrace our pioneering spirit. He leaves us with this, his ode to the spirit of discovery . . .

The Citizen of Time travels still . . .






Produced by
Eric Lindert and David Arkenstone



Percussion conceived and performed by
Daniel Chase

Recorded at
TMF Communications
Toluca Lake, CA
May-October 1989

Engineered by
Bruce Sugar

Assistant Engineer
Guy Snider

Fairlight Programming
Steve Dewey

Additional tracking at
DV Productions - Milwaukee, WI
Producers 1&2 - Hollywood, CA

Engineered by
Gerry Crivello - DV Productions
Bruce Sugar - Producers 1&2

 


Top of the World
The Great Wall
The Northern Lights
The Malabar Caves
Rumours of Egypt

Mixed by
David Vartanian
DV Productions
Milwaukee, WI

 


Splendor of the Sun
Out of the Forest and Into the Trees
Firestix
Voices of the Anasazi

Mixed by
Bruce Sugar
A.D. Productions
Milwaukee, WI

Assistant Engineer
Dave Henszey

 


Explorers

Mixed by
Bruce Sugar
Westlake Studios
Los Angeles, CA

Assistant Engineer
Mark Hagen



Digital Transfer and Editing by
Hoyt Dooley III
Disc Mastering
Nashville, TN


Custom Mastered for Compact Disc by
Randy Kling
Disc Mastering
Nashville, TN



David Arkenstone
Korg M-1
Roland MC-500mkII
   D-50
   S-550
   D-110
   Emulator III
   Proteus
   Fairlight Series III
Yamaha DX7
grand piano
guitar
bass
pennywhistle
flute
Daniel Chase
percussion
Tracy Strand
vocals

Visit David Arkenstone's Website

©1990 Narada Productions, Inc.
1845 N. Farwell Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53202 USA
(414) 272-6700

All compositions by David Arkenstone
©1990 Nara Music, Inc. (BMI)

Manufactured by
Narada Productions, Inc.

Distributed by
MCA Distributing Corp.
70 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA USA

David Arkenstone
Citizen of Time
1990 - Narada