tag:josephlamm.com,2005:/blogs/newsPROPOGANDA!2024-02-28T00:15:45-05:00Joseph Lamm falsetag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/73584712024-02-28T00:15:45-05:002024-02-28T01:59:42-05:00INCANTATIONS FOR THE REVOLUTION is coming in march<p style="text-align:justify;"><span class="text-small" style="color:#000000;"><strong>27 FEBRUARY, 2024</strong></span></p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/24376/ba8c3bbeccaff82b0472a619a143ae6611ba558d/original/incantations-front.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_s justify_left border_" height="2100" /><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">Joseph Lamm and Jefferson House Communique announce the new book, <i>Incantations For The Revolution</i>, is being published 1 March of 2024.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">The work is a culmination of years of writings; channeling poems, essays and memoir with paintings, drawings and photographs to represent a mystical interpretation of a life's journey. </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">“It is the closest and dearest thing I have ever worked on", notes Lamm. "To say it contains my soul is an understatement.”</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><i>Incantations For The Revolution</i> is designed to be approached like a painter would present a finished canvas. Its interior is printed on silk paper while the cover is made of linen to, adds Lamm, “give the impression of a self-contained piece of art”.</span></p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/72814402023-10-01T21:21:47-04:002024-01-17T19:51:15-05:00"SHINE ON!" is now out!<p>30 September, 2023</p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/24376/a57c8f22f275dd3442acd107c6aea22294534ba9/original/e0a3a2cd-d77f-4616-a443-04dd9909b51a.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_s justify_left border_" />The new Joseph Lamm + Music Hypnotica single "Shine On!' is now available on Jefferson House Communique. </p><p>Watch the video here: </p><p> </p><p> </p><div class="video-container size_l justify_center" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="ZTGxZDGA5r4" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZTGxZDGA5r4?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/72686812023-09-04T18:59:47-04:002023-09-11T19:09:04-04:00NEW SONG "SHINE ON!" single and music video set for 22 September<p><span class="text-small"><strong>4 SEPTEMBER, 2023</strong></span></p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/24376/a57c8f22f275dd3442acd107c6aea22294534ba9/original/e0a3a2cd-d77f-4616-a443-04dd9909b51a.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_s justify_left border_" />The new Joseph Lamm + Music Hypnotica song "Shine On!' will premiere 22 September via Jefferson House Communique.</p><p>The song is a call to everyone around the world to use their energy for the well being of all. The short film has been created by actor/producer Jordan Robison and actress/media creator Kyah Robison and shot on location in the deserts outside of Tuscon, Arizona.</p><p>“Shine On!” will be available through digital download and streaming services world wide. </p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/72491342023-07-28T23:10:25-04:002023-08-07T19:02:58-04:00NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO FOR "Shine On!" coming September 2023<p>28 July 2023</p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/24376/a57c8f22f275dd3442acd107c6aea22294534ba9/original/e0a3a2cd-d77f-4616-a443-04dd9909b51a.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_s justify_left border_" />Joseph Lamm and Jefferson House Communique announce that the new single and video for "Shine On!' will be released 1 September. The infectious song is highlighted by a music video featuring actor Jordan Robison and actress/social media influencer Kyah Robison, shot on location in the deserts of Arizona. </p><p>“Shine On!” is the first single from the upcoming seventh album by Joseph Lamm + Music Hypnotica.</p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/72385502023-07-07T21:58:13-04:002023-07-07T22:04:45-04:00NEW SINGLE "SHINE ON!' coming this fall<p>7 July, 2023</p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/24376/b6190243ab70f5ebda474714f4debee3f647ba81/original/shine-on-single-2.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_left border_" />Joseph Lamm is pleased to announce that his new single “Shine On!” is scheduled to be released 8 September, 2023 via Jefferson House Communique.</p><p>Recorded with guitarist Elliott Harrison and bassist Jeff Stone, the energetic song continues the thematic and musical sounds of Lamm's previous work on ANONYMOUS and THE FORGIVING SEA. </p><p>Produced again by the Bombay Brothers, the new song is available through download, steaming,and physical through all usual outlets.</p><p> </p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/71835762023-04-03T21:52:55-04:002023-04-03T23:05:25-04:00JOSEPH LAMM announces 2023 - 2024 tour with Music Hypnotica plus special guests<p><span class="text-small"><strong>2 APRIL, 2023</strong></span></p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/24376/cd15316d57e4fdb78ce56e8f4c4dc1c57dea8a99/original/fgs-cd-cover-3000.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_s justify_left border_" />Joseph Lamm and Jefferson House Communique announced today a tour for Fall 2023 through late Summer 2024 for the US and Canada. The All The Roads Lead To The Sea Tour will start in Indianapolis, IN and include 16 dates in the United States and Canada, with each stop by a waterway that eventually leads to the sea.</p><p>Subject to change, the tour will include:</p><p>South Bend, IN<br>Piqua, OH<br>Cleveland, OH<br>Ann Arbor, MI<br>Sarnia, ON<br>Newmarket, ON<br>Waterloo, ON<br>Chicago, IL<br>Minneapolis, MN<br>Watertown, SD<br>Tulsa, OK<br>San Antonio, TX<br>Orlando, FL<br>Miami, FL<br>Key West, FL<br>Gainsville, FL</p><p> </p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/24376/7136d1a866b2da258b01f5f1e4b4733a2d6eb9e9/original/img-0761.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_s justify_left border_" />To learn more, visit <a class="no-pjax" href="https://theforgivingseaproject.org/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">www.theforgivingseaproject.org</a></p><p><br> </p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/70869322022-10-22T23:34:31-04:002023-01-22T01:41:01-05:00The ENDURING SEA variations<p>29 NOVEMBER 2022</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/7cfa3150c187ad23bcb0c2419d1caef029a9274f/original/tfs-variations-cover.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" />The new EP featuring music from Joseph Lamm + Music Hypnotica.</p>
<p>Created for the The Forgiving Sea Project exhibition at Harrison Center for FORgiving Tuesday 2022, the songs focus on forgiveness. Guitarist Elliott Harrison and vocalist/instrumentalist Joseph Lamm bring a fresh perspective on the themes of the Project.</p>
<p>Once again featuring the paintings of Carolyn Springer, this new collection showcases the themes of forgiveness and reflections on the meditation of mercy.</p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/70052612022-06-30T16:43:35-04:002022-07-01T15:58:51-04:00ELLIOTT HARRISON new studio album<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/6fc18aced3e1ecaf6d91c3b6e7a8a37ff260d7ab/original/img-1608.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" />1 JULY, 2022</p>
<p>Elliott Lamm and Jefferson House Communique announced today that his debut album will be released under his given name, Elliott Harrison. The spectacular collection has top independent artists contributing to lead vocals in the manner of Alan Parsons Project, the Jeff Beck Group and others and showcases multi-instrumentalist and composer Harrison's versatile sound.</p>
<p>The album is scheduled for an early fall release via Jefferson House Communique on CD, digital, vinyl and streaming formats.</p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/69673482022-05-09T21:36:10-04:002022-05-10T11:05:20-04:00NEW ALBUM COMING THIS FALL from Music Hypnotica's Elliott Lamm<p>9 MAY 2022</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/201ce8792631f05196a79bee273e06971edc498e/original/elliott-album-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" />The debut solo album from multi-instrumentalist and composer Elliott Lamm via Jefferson House Communique was announced today.</p>
<p>"After his amazing contributions, both performance and composing, on the Joseph Lamm + Music Hypnotica ANONYMOUS and THE FORGIVING SEA albums, I am blown away with this new project. It goes even further into his talents", says Jefferson House Communique founder Joseph Lamm.</p>
<p>Scheduled for release this fall, the album will be available on CD, vinyl, digital and streaming formats.</p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/68531602021-12-27T23:06:15-05:002022-01-05T22:18:42-05:00JOSEPH LAMM'S FAVORITE HOLIDAY songs<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="font_small">27 DECEMBER 2021</span></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="font_regular"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/16e9a93c066c45560234b84f6e905290b78ece16/original/james-stewart-donna-reed-its-a-wonderful.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" />Well, for all of you that can't get enough pound cake (Joseph’s mother Jewel Lamm's favorite) or Bulliet egg nog, here are the five songs that Joseph Lamm finds the most fun at Christmastime:</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="font_regular">"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)" by Mel Torme<br>"Wonderful Christmastime" by Paul McCartney<br>"Christmas Time Is Here Again" by the Beatles<br>"White Christmas" by Bing Crosby<br>"Blue Christmas" by Elvis Presley</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="font_regular">Lamm says "Sorry, but 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' makes me slightly gag".</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="font_regular">Check out the new single "Shine On!' on 1 January!</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><br> </p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/68333992021-12-07T22:13:26-05:002021-12-11T16:31:38-05:00NEW SINGLE "SHINE ON!" coming 1 January<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/8c69d125c8152f83ab186383e8340891d5166819/original/shine-on-cover.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" />7 DECEMBER 2021</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">Jefferson House Communique announces the new Joseph Lamm + Music Hypnotica song "Shine On!" coming 1 January, 2022. Inspired in part by the ongoing The Forgiving Sea Project with painter Carolyn Springer, the new single celebrates the universal theme of acceptance and love. Written and produced by the Bombay Brothers, the song was mixed and mastered by David Price. Contributions by Music Hypnotica musicians Elliott Lamm, Jeff Stone, George Tyler and Louis Imperiale are featured on the recordings which will become the next, as yet untitled, studio album.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">"Shine On!" will be available as a digital single and on all streaming platforms.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">sign artwork (c) 2021 by DeMarcus Banks</span></p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/68047262021-11-10T14:44:47-05:002021-11-12T11:59:03-05:00THE FORGIVING SEA PROJECT'S stunning gala opening<p><strong><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="font_small">5 NOVEMBER, 2021</span></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/db5f865357f02db0e551a4cf2ed5dde0ce06164f/original/fgsp-sign-3.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /><span style="color:#000000;">The Gala Opening for the vision, sound and touch interactive exhibition <em>The Forgiving Sea Project</em> was an overwhelming success on Friday evening as Harrison Center in Indianapolis, Indiana saw hundreds of guests in attendance at Speck Gallery. Comments like "breathtaking" and "awe-inspiring" were heard and written by the crowd during the course of the show, which also featured a jubilant performance by Kenyetta Dance Company.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">Guests included Music Hypnotica guitarist/composer Elliott Lamm and his wife Chelsea Westerfield Lamm. They were joined during the event by bassist Jeff Stone and his wife, singer Chris Stone, along with several others from the visual, dance, and musical art communities.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">"Everyone seemed to have a deep appreciation for the <em>Project</em> and its goals" said Joseph Lamm. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">The collaboration between painter Carolyn Springer and composer Joseph Lamm is inspired by a series of Springer's paintings titled <em>The Forgiving Sea</em>, all focused on the idea of forgiveness. The exhibition runs through 30 November.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">purchase art, prints and music at Harrison Center </span><strong><a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.harrisoncenter.org/forgiving-sea-project-carolyn-springer"><span style="color:#000000;">here</span></a></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">learn more of Carolyn's work </span><strong><a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.studiocarolynspringer.com/"><span style="color:#000000;">here</span></a></strong></p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/67451042021-09-13T21:06:28-04:002021-10-21T00:48:39-04:00THE FORGIVING SEA: MUSIC FOR THE COLLECTION album announced<p><strong><span class="font_small">13 SEPTEMBER, 2021</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="font_regular"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/cd15316d57e4fdb78ce56e8f4c4dc1c57dea8a99/original/fgs-cd-cover-3000.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" />Joseph Lamm + Music Hypnotica announced today that their new album, <em>The Forgiving Sea: Music for The Collection</em>, will be released on 1 October, 2021 via Jefferson House Communique. </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="font_regular">"The album is a soundtrack of sorts" says Joseph Lamm. "It is inspired by the emotions felt when reflecting on the paintings of Carolyn Springer in her astounding series <em>The Forgiving Sea."</em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">The series began in 2016 after Carolyn envisioned a painting that would go beyond the boundaries of a traditional painting by inviting the viewer to actually write the name of someone or event that has given them pain, and the response has been overwhelming. As of August of 2021, scores of new layers have washed over literally thousands of names on the 3 completed 6' x 6' paintings.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">This album has also seen a blossoming in guitarist Elliott Lamm as a composer, as 6 of the 8 tracks bear his name as sole or co-writer. "This album reaches deeply for emotions played through the guitar," he comments. "We wanted to feel dark and light through the instruments".</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">"It has been a blast to have Carolyn Springer help co-write "Early Evening Ocean" with some incredible spoken word", Joseph Lamm said. She lends her voice to "Hyperwave" and sings co-lead on the closing ballad "Give It To The Sea"</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><em>The Forgiving Sea: Music for The Collection</em> will be available on CD and as a digital download, with a limited edition vinyl scheduled for early 2022.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/66571082021-06-11T21:52:57-04:002021-06-13T22:19:11-04:00PROGRESS ON NEW SOUNDTRACK for fall exhibition<p><strong><span style="color:#7f8c8d;">11 JUNE 2021</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/805f6e59f4bff9b8e8abec5d4e9de1a32af19041/original/movable-sanctuaries-worksample-forgivingsea1-finallayer.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJjb250ZW50LnNpdGV6b29nbGUuY29tIn0=/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /><span class="font_large">Celebrated American painter Carolyn Springer and recording artist/writer Joseph Lamm have announced they are collaborating on a thrilling new multimedia exhibit, "The Forgiving Sea", which will manifest itself in forms of vision, sound, and touch, beginning with a premiere at the Harrison Center for the Arts in Indianapolis, Indiana, running the month of October 2021. </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">Currently in the studio, Lamm and Springer have assembled an array of artists that are contributing to the album, tentatively titled<em> Music From The Forgiving Sea</em>. Using her distinctive voice, Springer has co-written a number of tracks with Lamm that all use the themes found in the multiple layers of the paintings as a foundation for the expressive and melodic work.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">"This music is unlike anything I've done", comments Lamm. "Carolyn is a major painter within her field, and her work <em>The Forgiving Sea</em> is nothing short of extraordinary...especially considering the times we live in."</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large">In addition to Carolyn Springer and Joseph Lamm + Music Hypnotica, other artists include Louis Imperiale of Fifth Lucky Dragon, Music Hypnotica guitar virtuoso Elliott Lamm and producers the Bombay Brothers.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large">The painting shown is<em> "The Forgiving Sea I - Final Layer"</em> by Carolyn Springer, and it will be one of the many works that will be featured during the exhibit.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/65984582021-04-08T16:57:21-04:002021-06-11T21:13:30-04:00INCANTATIONS FOR THE REVOLUTION cover artwork unveiled<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">8 APRIL, 2021</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/324be31460facaae3d123b92e1de6f02710c2dfc/original/incantations-cover-final.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /><span class="font_large">Joseph Lamm has unveiled the artwork for his book <em>Incantations for the Revolution</em>, which will be published 5 May, 2021 through Jefferson House Communique.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">"The writing of this has transformed as I have transformed", Lamm commented while sipping hot tea in his studio. He states, in no uncertain terms, that experiencing strokes while in the middle of recording last year's <em>Anonymous</em> album refreshed and sometimes altered long-thought ideas of the human condition.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">"My way of looking at life changed when I realized how quickly all my hopes, dreams and plans can end. I mean, I have always tried to consider those things, but until an event in my life literally stopped me in my tracks, it was all accepted dogma, really."</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;"><em>Incantations for the Revolution</em> has its foundation as a mystical exploration of a life's journey told through an array of different expressions, with influences as far reaching as William Blake, Michael McClure, William Somerset Maugham, the Hindu <em>Bhagavad Gita</em>, Buddhism and the Christian Bible.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">Lamm's first book, <em>Bull Headed Saviour</em>, was published in 2008 and spent 48 weeks on its publisher's list of top poetry titles.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/65952502021-04-05T22:00:09-04:002021-04-08T18:08:52-04:00INCANTATIONS FOR THE REVOLUTION book and reading tour<p><span style="color:#7f8c8d;"><span class="font_small"><strong>5 APRIL, 2021</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/41709f3227ec63510a255e142803d5cf2ef4b33d/original/cu-color-reading-promo.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><span class="font_large">Joseph Lamm announced today his new book, titled <em>Incantations for the Revolution</em>, will be released via Jefferson House Communique on 5 May, 2021. </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">"This work has been a labour of love", comments Lamm from his home studio. "It has gone through many stages and now is almost unrecognizable from my first ideas, which are now decades old. It fits the themes found in its pages well, as they discuss a changing of the heart. My own journey has shown me so many new and wonderful ways to see life."</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;"><em>Incantations for the Revolution</em> is a mystical narrative that shows influences of beat poetry and stream-of-consciousness laced with human connection, ecology and world religion.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">Lamm has also announced an <em>Incantations for the Revolution</em> reading tour for Spring 2021, with virtual events in Minneapolis, MN, Cambridge, MA, and London, UK, and two live dates in Indianapolis, IN.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;"><em>Incantations for the Revolution</em> will be available as a digital download and in paperback.</span></span></p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/65484022021-02-13T04:00:00-05:002021-04-08T18:09:31-04:00JOSEPH LAMM Poetry Reading<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span class="font_small">14 FEBRUARY 2021</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/cfed54ff631b637feed5c9aff08b3d1da8455396/original/joey-summer-2011-3.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" />Joseph Lamm is scheduled to participate in a virtual poetry event hosted by the Minneapolis Poetry Sanctuary on 14 February. The celebration of love will be the first of many readings being scheduled this coming year, leading up to the publication of <em>Incantations for the Revolution</em> on 5 May.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">"Very happy to be part of such a beautiful event", commented Lamm. "It will serve as a very appropriate launch to the themes and hopes that are found in the book."</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;"><em>Incantations for the Revolution</em> will be available 5 May in paperback and digital formats via Jefferson House Communique.</span></span></p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/65004482020-12-15T22:25:04-05:002021-04-08T18:10:06-04:00ELLIOTT LAMM ON BLEED and new Collectivity boxed set<p><strong><span style="color:#000000;">15 DECEMBER, 2020</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/d068c3a03d8b69c5ccd9204a150dea5404877392/original/e-1a-edit.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_" /></strong><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/f750337d83d182e35ea86978c25a8a555366fe78/original/e-4a-edit.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><span class="font_large">The wave of interest in the music that Joseph Lamm + Music Hypnotica have created this year continues to grow, with the explosion during the summer for the <em>Anonymous</em> album now reaching over 340,000 streams and garnering a No. 9 peak position on the major independent radio Airplay Direct August Rock Album chart. The expansive compilation <em>Collectivity </em>will be released 18 December, and there are no signs of stopping that wave.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">"Bleed" was recorded especially for the new compilation, and Music Hypnotica guitarist Elliott Lamm was asked about the arc of musical influence going from what they had done with<em> Anonymous:</em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">"I love Junior Kimbrough’s style of droning blues melody. That, mixed with some ZZ Top, sounded like an interesting idea for a song. I don’t see it as a departure at all. <em> Anonymous</em> is all over the place. "Bleed" just was what we stumbled upon while messing around."</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;"><em>Collectivity</em> will be available as a digital download and for streaming on 18 December, with the double CD following in late January and the limited edition fine art vinyl scheduled for 19 February.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">Learn more at www.josephlamm.com</span></span></p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/64980472020-12-12T16:48:54-05:002021-04-08T18:10:51-04:00COLLECTIVITY BOX SET is coming for the holidays<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">11 DECEMBER, 2020</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/515252ab7a74959f978f774f7bcf61b0a8c5fccc/original/collectivity-1-of-12-cd.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><span class="font_large">Joseph Lamm announced today a gorgeously crafted limited edition series of wooden box sets, titled <em>Collectivity</em>, is scheduled for release on 18 December. </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">The set is compiled of selections from the Joseph Lamm solo albums <em>Watching the Coming Storm, Standing in the Tower, </em>and<em> Hot As Sun Volume 1</em>, and his work with Music Hypnotica <em>Andean's Ascent</em> and <em>Anonymous</em>. The set features the brand new recording, "Bleed", along with rare tracks from EPs and songs that were intended for the unreleased 1998 <em>Aire Born</em> album. </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">Curated by Joseph Lamm and containing 26 songs remastered by David Price, this limited edition series of fine art uses the centuries-old technique of inlay marquetry, in which every shape, letter and design pattern is carved and fitted using different species of wood. Each exclusive piece of art box will contain 3 vinyl LPs along with a beautiful 16 page programme, a lyric insert and hand-painted postcards. These are one of a kind works created by Joseph's brother, American artist Mark Lamm, with each of the 12 designs being unique and signed by the artist. </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;"><em>Collectivity </em>will also be available through digital download and streaming on 18 December via Jefferson House Communique.</span></span></p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/64850442020-11-24T19:44:54-05:002021-04-08T18:12:46-04:00JOSEPH LAMM + MUSIC HYPNOTICA announce new single "bleed"<p><strong><span style="color:#000000;">24 NOVEMBER, 2020</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/b2d1c6bacf83d4cae5cd16ffa185768225e4472e/original/bleed-artwork-3000-final.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><span class="font_large">Joseph Lamm + Music Hypnotica announced today that a brand new single, "Bleed", has been released to streaming and digital outlets. The song is an energetic and scorching psychedelic blues rocker and is the lead single for the upcoming limited box set, <em>Collectivity</em>, which will become available on 18 December.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">"The song came about after we had finished the <em>Anonymous</em> album this past summer", relates Joseph Lamm. "Elliott brought to the table this furious riff that he'd been playing around with, and it just gelled from there. We decided to keep the energy flowing from the last sessions and invited George Tyler to contribute drums, then we realized that the monster bass the song called for could only be supplied by our good friend and former Healing Sixes bassist Jeff Stone. To say this song cooks is an understatement!"</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;"><em>Anonymous</em> was produced by the Bombay Brothers and reached No. 9 on the AirPlay Direct Global Indicator Rock Album Chart for August, which has so far become Lamm's highest charting position on a major industry chart. The album also had 5 songs in the top 6 positions on the APD Rock/AAA Chart during the first two weeks of August.</span></span></p>
<p> </p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/64718322020-11-06T19:41:11-05:002020-11-07T13:29:13-05:00ANONYMOUS SURPASSES 250,000 streams<p>6 NOVEMBER, 2020</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a contents="" data-link-label="Shop" data-link-type="page" href="/shop"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/6bbf806afdeac02f6cb2be2e62f6cd781823cb5a/original/anonymous-front-lp.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_" /></a>Jefferson House Communique announced today that the studio album ANONYMOUS, released in July by Joseph Lamm + Music Hypnotica, has surpassed 250,000 streams as of the end of October. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">"We are absolutely thrilled by the response", commented Joseph Lamm.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The songs garnering the most attention are the intriguingly arranged cover of the John Lennon classic "Imagine", and "Magic". Both songs reached the top 3 on the Airplay Direct Global Indicator Rock/AAA Charts for August of 2020 while the album reached No. 9.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/64231162020-09-02T14:32:43-04:002021-04-08T18:14:34-04:00ANONYMOUS HITS NO. 9 on APD Rock Albums August Chart<p><strong>2 SEPTEMBER, 2020</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/6bbf806afdeac02f6cb2be2e62f6cd781823cb5a/original/anonymous-front-lp.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><span class="font_large">Jefferson House Communique announced today that the latest studio album from Joseph Lamm + Music Hypnotica, <em>Anonymous</em>, reached No. 9 for the month of August on the APD Rock Albums Chart. AirPlay Direct is a global radio publication and has over 11,000 stations reporting their activity in order to compile each chart.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large">Also part of the August Top Ten were:</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large">1. Justin Townes Earle "Nothing's Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now" (Bloodshot)<br>5. Linda Rondstadt "Duets" (Rhino)<br>6. Lee Rocker "Lee Rocker" (Alligator)<br>8. Van Morrison "Moondance Expanded Edition" (Warner)</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large">During the first two weeks of August, Joseph Lamm + Music Hypnotica had 5 songs from the album simultaneously in the Top Ten on the APD Rock/AAA Singles Chart. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large">"We are seeing a wonderful response from listeners and we are happy to have the album resonate so well. <em>Anonymous</em> was pure joy to work on."</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><a contents="Click here to see the full chart" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://airplaydirect.com/charts" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000000;">Click here to see the full chart</span></a></span></p>
<p> </p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/64180782020-08-26T22:12:22-04:002021-04-08T18:17:02-04:00CREATING ACROSS GENRES the August ICON interview<p><strong>26 AUGUST, 2020</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">By Peg McRoy Glover<br><em>reprinted with kind permission from ICON magazine</em></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">The music Joseph Lamm creates is rather hard to define by genre. His creativity produces songs that fall into hard and alternative rock, modern pop, easy listening and more. </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">“I do switch up genres a lot,” he said. “I enjoy creating whatever the muse and the passion leads me to.” </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/b5b550c8dd7ae8fcd958c41fb0371c2d78846c3a/original/dsc-4764.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" />His latest work “Anonymous” released July 17 by the group called Joseph Lamm + Music Hypnotica. It opens with the hard rock song “Wild Mountain Rapture” and closes with “Smoke Filled Bar 2AM,” an easy-listening instrumental. In between those two are original songs laced with alluring lyrics. Then smack dab in the middle of the album is the only cover song. It is a galvanizing and rousing rendition of John Lennon’s “Imagine,” played unlike Lennon’s gentle imaginings. “I have always liked the possibilities that the lyrics suggest, and I loved the idea of making his (Lennon’s) vision played like an anthem, an exciting call to action,” Lamm said. Joining Lamm on vocals for “Imagine” is Queen Delphine and the Crown Jewels, known as one of Indianapolis’ top blues bands that is also on the slate for the Sept. 12 Blues & BBQ in Brownsburg. “Having her bring her amazing voice and join me on this song makes for a tremendous experience,” Lamm said. “It is joyous noise.” </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">Born and raised in Brownsburg,Indiana, Lamm took a circuitous path in his professional musical career that landed him in Los Angeles then to Florida and back to Brownsburg. After graduating from Brownsburg High School in 1976, he attended Cedarville University in Ohio where he teamed up musically with his college roommate Geoffrey Walker. Together they wrote and produced music. “I loved the college experience, and that’s when I realized how much I love being able to express myself through music,” Lamm said. That revelation inspired him to head to L.A. and step into the professional arena where he released his first two albums, “Watching the Coming Storm” in 1984 and “Standing in the Tower’’ in 1988. Three singles from these albums were top 10 hits on radio playlists in the United States, Canada and New Zealand. “There was plenty of opportunity had I wanted to pursue that type of life, but, I would have had to say goodbye to my family for long periods of time, and I just didn’t want to do that,” Lamm said. “My allegiances were elsewhere, and I love Indiana.” </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">Lamm’s change of venue didn’t change his creative drive. In his Brownsburg hometown, he continued to write music and books throughout the years. This fall a vinyl version of “Anonymous” will be released with a lyric insert. Lamm also plans to join Queen Delphine at the Brownsburg Blues & BBQ Festival in Arbuckle Acres Park for a live performance of their rendition of Lennon’s “Imagine.” </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">Visit josephlamm.com to learn more about Lamm and his work.</span></span></p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/64170432020-08-25T18:11:47-04:002021-04-08T18:26:15-04:00JOSEPH LAMM TO JOIN Queen Delphine at Bluesfest<p><strong>25 AUGUST, 2020</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/b428c7969f146ed1def4d8fc2e55280551d7afb0/original/imagine-live-bluesfest.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">Joseph Lamm and members of Music Hypnotica will join the stage with Queen Delphine and the Crown Jewels this 12 September for the premiere live performance of their song "Imagine". The John Lennon classic has been re-imagined as a rousing and powerful blues-infused anthem, and has recently reached as high as No. 3 on the radio trade publication APD Global Radio Indicator Rock charts.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">Lamm commented "When I had the idea for this song being presented as a joyous anthem, my only desire was to hope Queen Delphine would contribute her amazing powerhouse of a voice to it. The song absolutely cooks."</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">"Imagine" appears on ANONYMOUS, Lamm's fifth overall studio album and his second as Joseph Lamm + Music Hypnotica. Released 17 July, it is available through Jefferson House Communique as a digital download, CD, and streaming. The vinyl version will be available at the Bluesfest premiere, and will have its official release on 9 October, which is the birthday of the "Imagine" composer.</span></span></p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/64021022020-08-04T18:32:45-04:002021-04-08T18:17:53-04:00JOSEPH LAMM + MUSIC HYPNOTICA land 5 songs in mid-week chart<p><strong>4 AUGUST, 2020</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/6bbf806afdeac02f6cb2be2e62f6cd781823cb5a/original/anonymous-front-lp.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_none border_" /> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/d494b5a51a604085f8793f1f23f7e674dfcc439d/original/imagine-single.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_none border_" /><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">Jefferson House Communique have announced today that Joseph Lamm + Music Hypnotica's new studio album <em>Anonymous</em> has landed five songs in the APD Global Radio Indicator Rock mid-week chart.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">The five songs and their current positions are "As One" at No. 2, "Imagine" at No. 3, "Wild Mountain Rapture" at No. 4, "Magic" at No. 5, and "Take Her Love" at No. 6. </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">"Imagine" is the second single from the album and is an inspiring blues-infused version of the John Lennon classic. It features powerhouse blues singer Queen Delphine joining in on the song to help create the feel of a joyous and declarative anthem.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">The final chart will be announced Friday, 7 August.</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/63791452020-07-07T19:35:30-04:002021-04-08T18:18:42-04:00ANONYMOUS ALBUM artwork and track listing revealed<p><strong><span style="color:#000000;">7 July 2020</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/6bbf806afdeac02f6cb2be2e62f6cd781823cb5a/original/anonymous-front-lp.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><span class="font_large">Joseph Lamm + Music Hypnotica have announced their new studio album, titled <em>Anonymous</em>, will be released on 17 July. The album is marked by an energetic and joyous sound that incorporates elements ranging from rock and modern pop to classical and easy listening. After recording nearly his entire song catalog over the years at Aire Born Studios, <em>Anonymous</em> was almost completely captured at Jefferson House Mobile using an iPad and Garageband. Tracks would then be transferred by David Price to ProTools at Aire Born. Early sessions in summer 2017 produced the chamber pop song "Good Doctor Tom", which features singer Lani Williams, but after sessions resumed in January of 2019 Joseph Lamm experienced major strokes that, while thankfully leaving no complex brain or motor damage, required months of recovery.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">While resting, he and guitarist/composer Elliott Lamm had bursts of creativity which lead to many of the songs included on the album. The first single "Magic" actually came about while reflecting on the gratitude and thankfulness of being alive, while the declaration expressed in the classic "Imagine" becomes a blues-infused anthem encouraging a call to action and envisioning a hope for the future. Dynamic blues singer Queen Delphine of Queen Delphine and the Crown Jewels joins on vocals and brings a powerhouse of style to the song.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;">The album also features songs written by guitarist Elliott Lamm, who commented that "'Never Need More' is about my honeymoon. A simple song about enjoying the moment while also being hopeful and confident concerning the future." His instrumental "Smoke Filled Bar 2AM" serves <em>Anonymous</em> as a relaxing coda.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><font color="#000000"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/12b38251f87349d2f08338ba701e28aa0a783560/original/carolyn-1.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_" />The artwork, "Rescue of the Fallen Angel", is by American contemporary artist Carolyn Springer. </font>Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at sites ranging from the Berkeley Art Center in California, Japan’s Citizen’s Gallery in Yokohama, and The Mexican Cultural Center in Tijuana. She has won numerous awards including a Creative Renewal Fellowship to explore Japan and a research grant to study in Italy.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;"><em>Anonymous</em> will be available as a digital download, CD and through streaming. A vinyl version is scheduled for mid September.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#000000;"><em>Anonymous</em> track listing:<br><br>Wild Mountain Rapture<br>She Likes Tokyo<br>Out Among The Waves<br>As One<br>Imagine (featuring Queen Delphine)<br>Good Doctor Tom (featuring Lani Williams)<br>Never Need More<br>Take Her Love<br>Magic<br>Smoke Filled Bar 2AM</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large">to learn more about Carolyn Springer:<br>https://studiocarolynspringer.com/</span></p>
<p><span class="font_large">to learn more about Queen Delphine: <br>https://www.facebook.com/QueenDelphineandTheCrownJewels/</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large">to learn more about Lani Williams:<br>https://laniandthetramps.com/</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/63505032020-06-11T20:45:15-04:002020-06-12T17:45:43-04:00NEW SINGLE "MAGIC" announced for Joseph Lamm + Music Hypnotica<p>12 JUNE 2020</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/5053adb1d9d68313525ad0abd93e45284b8062fe/original/magic-single.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_" />Joseph Lamm + Music Hypnotica have announced their new single, "Magic", will be released 26 June via Jefferson House Communique. It is taken from the new studio album, <em>Anonymous</em>, which will follow on 17 July. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">The song was inspired by the major strokes Lamm suffered during the recording sessions in the summer of 2019. "I was absolutely gobsmacked", comments Lamm. "Elliott and I had planned a morning outside to enjoy the day, but instead he arrived in a flash and got me to hospital. He helped save my life."</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">Afterwards, during recovery, Lamm experienced a rush of creativity, all expressing thankfulness for the joy of being alive. "One of the things I realized was, well, that the thoughts I believed true at age 21 were different than 41, and the thoughts I have now are different again. So then it kind of hit me, that it's okay. It's alright. I don't have to understand it, that life is magic."</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">Written by Joseph Lamm and Elliott Lamm and produced by the Bombay Brothers, the joyously upbeat song will be available on all major streaming platforms and as a digital download. The artwork and track listing for <em>Anonymous</em> will be announced soon.</span></p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/63245032020-05-20T22:03:08-04:002020-05-20T22:58:21-04:00JOSEPH LAMM ON DIG with Michael McClure and Ray Manzerek <p>19 MAY 2020</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/251f3739631a3f5943558ca556733573961788bc/original/rain-mirror.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_" />Upon hearing of the passing of Beat poet and playwight Michael McClure, American artist Joseph Lamm began reconsidering their long-ago plans for the DIG project which was to merge their shared passion for William Blake with McClure's work, especially his book RAIN MIRROR, in which Lamm had become enthralled.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">"After we had decided on the themes of the work, he went to India and I started the production of the Audible Thought album. Soon after his return I fell into a period of emotional wandering while he fell into an extended illness, and our project fell into slumber, awaiting its proper time to be a manifested work."</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">McClure had invited his friend and long-time collaborator Ray Manzarek (former keyboardist for the Doors) to take part in the sessions, but personal circumstances surrounding both McClure and Lamm caused the project to be put on hold. Lamm comments that "apparently the themes of the work needed more time to realize themselves. I believe all things happen in their proper time. Like John Lennon said, 'if the story is not right, then it's not the end of the story.'"</p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/63150202020-05-13T13:58:12-04:002020-05-20T22:10:32-04:00JOSEPH LAMM on the passing of Michael McClure<p> </p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">5 May, 2020</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/9d859284f4ac97f0c9fabd70b96193263a6cd9eb/original/dale-smith2.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">I am saddened to read of the passing of Beat poet, author and songwriter Michael McClure. He has a tremendous body of work that is simply beautiful. I had the privilege of working with him and his long time colleague Ray Manzarek of the Doors in 2002 on developing the as-yet unrealized DIG, a project that merges his poetry along with our shared passion for William Blake. Michael is a giant of the beat movement, and his written voice will endure. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">Blessings to his memory and to his ongoing spirit,<br>Joseph</span></p>
<p><a contents="Learn more about Michael..." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/michael-mcclure-famed-beat-poet-who-helped-launch-the-sf-renaissance-dead-at-87?fbclid=IwAR1gTGlCg9PCB2AZlTY4OpdB5JONjZxeo2oEbcJCT-GvY662PpPFCCjkPOY"><span style="color:#7f8c8d;">Learn more about Michael...</span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><br><a contents="Michael McClure Official Website" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://michael-mcclure.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#7f8c8d;">Michael McClure Official Website</span></a></p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/60519802019-12-30T17:47:32-05:002020-01-06T19:39:27-05:00NEW STUDIO ALBUM and book are on the way!<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">30 DECEMBER 2019</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/c70bd89ceeabf0436724ad91f83bacad355fa381/original/img-4546.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><span style="color:#000000;">Acclaimed American recording artist and writer Joseph Lamm has announced that a new studio album and book are on their way in the coming year.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">"2019 has been absolutely filled with creativity. Guitarist/composer Elliott Lamm and I started working on the new album in January and it's been a blast. Our musical family has grown on these recordings to include drummer George Tyler, vocalist Lani Williams of Lani and The Tramps and Fifth Lucky Dragon keyboardist/trumpeter Louis Imperiale. Jeff Stone, who played bass with the amazing band Healing Sixes, has also come in and added his talents. It has been a fantastic journey." </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">The previous album ANDEAN'S ASCENT was an experiment in rock, industrial and ambient music, and was met with critical acclaim and described as "Remarkable" by Progression Magazine. "These new songs are an organic and vibrant pop/rock style" said Lamm. "We've got some exciting music to share!"</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">It was also announced that long-awaited book ANDEAN'S ASCENT OR INCANTATIONS FOR THE REVOLUTION is due by the summer. "This book has been in development for nearly ten years and has become quite a passion for me" Lamm commented. "I've taken longer and rewritten it because of personal changes, which is part and parcel to the message of the book itself."</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">The title for the new studio album and its promotional single will be announced soon.</span> </p>
<p> </p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/54888452018-10-27T13:34:38-04:002018-10-31T22:48:07-04:00ANNIVERSARY EDITION of acclaimed second album out now!<p><strong><span style="color: rgb(127, 140, 141);">27 OCTOBER 2018</span></strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/0f242f0efe9d79de3a0c80d0feb2da36b00e1d4b/original/standing-ae-front-final-cdbaby.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Anniversary Edition of American artist Joseph Lamm's acclaimed 1988 studio album STANDING IN THE TOWER was released yesterday 26 October, 2018 via Jefferson House Communique. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The set was remastered by David Price at Aire Born Studios in Indianapolis. A previously unreleased song, "Approaching The Next Plane" is included and has been placed in its originally intended sequence for the album. "The song has a fun little groove", Lamm comments. "The musicians all sat around me as I sang them the keyboard hook and had a good laugh. It's a bit simple but it's a straight out blast to hear it." </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Anniversary Edition series began with WATCHING THE COMING STORM in 2015, which reached No. 1 on the Avant Garde chart on Amazon in the US. STANDING IN THE TOWER (Anniversary Edition) is available in CD, digial download and streaming versions. It premiered on Jango Radio, where listeners worldwide began streaming the album in its entirety one day before its official release.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/54436862018-09-25T20:13:48-04:002018-09-26T19:10:17-04:00ANNIVERSARY EDITION of Standing In The Tower arrives this October<p><strong><span style="color:#7f8c8d;">25 SEPTEMBER 2018</span></strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">The ANNIVERSARY EDITION of American artist Joseph Lamm's critically celebrated STANDING IN THE TOWER album is arriving on 26 October, 2018. Remastered at Aire Born Studios by David Price, the set contains the songs "Awaken In My Heart" and "See No Evil", both of which hit the top 10 on radio playlists across the US upon their initial release. Given songwriting comparisons to Charlie Peacock, T-Bone Burnett and ABBEY ROAD era John Lennon, the album made numerous "best of" lists. A bonus track that was recorded during the sessions, "Approaching The Next Plane", is also heard for the first time.</span> </p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">The cover design, which includes the original photograph by Sid Rust, has been given a different look by artist Erin Anonymous, who also supplied the artwork for Lamm's 2008 book BULL HEADED SAVIOUR. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">STANDING IN THE TOWER - ANNIVERSARY EDITION will be available in 6 panel digipak CD, digital and streaming versions on 26 October via Jefferson House Communique.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">TRACK LISTING:</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">01. The Preacher</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">02. Stepping Into Paradise</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">03. Yes I Will</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">04. In A Watered Garden</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">05. Standing In The Tower</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">06. Three Kings</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">07. Self Portraits</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">08. Awaken In My Heart</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">09. Approaching The Next Plane</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">10. Essence</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">11. See No Evil</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/49734492017-12-12T11:27:02-05:002018-09-24T21:46:44-04:00JOSEPH LAMM ALBUMS enjoy holiday NO. 1's on Amazon<p><strong><span style="color:#d35400;">12 DECEMBER 2017</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><br><span style="color:#000000;">Music lovers this holiday season have brought two of Joseph Lamm's albums to the top of the digital charts on Amazon. On Monday, 11 December, the 2015 album <strong>WATCHING THE COMING STORM - ANNIVERSARY EDITION</strong> hit No. 1 on the Avant Garde chart while the 2009 release <strong>HOT AS SUN, VOLUME 1 </strong>matched it on the Adult Alternative chart. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/52b776e082340001d2854729f27bf3ad540a592c/small/watching-the-storm-01.jpg" class="size_s justify_none border_" /> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/9372b40d7a12fd1a8198c0e48702bc0e766ca0a9/small/hotassunad2.jpg" class="size_s justify_none border_" /> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/4f30e76004bcb081892ce536c41e0c6989a49166/small/img-2969-gdt-cover.jpg" class="size_s justify_none border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">Songs from the albums, especially "Still Waiting" from <strong>WATCHING THE COMING STORM - ANNIVERSARY EDITION</strong> and "Love Safari" from <strong>HOT AS SUN, VOLUME 1</strong>, have become favorites on internet radio, while his recent single "Good Doctor Tom" has brought in new fans with its continued success on YouTube.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">"I've started work on my next album" states Lamm, "and having things like this happen is a fantastic motivation to push forward and create the best music I can make. It's quite exciting."</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">The new album is due out in 2019.</span></p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/47734422017-07-18T17:37:05-04:002018-09-24T21:46:09-04:00NEW SINGLE "Good Doctor Tom" out this September!<p><span style="color:#e67e22;"><strong>19 JULY 2017</strong></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">American artist Joseph Lamm is happy to announce a new single coming early this fall. One of the fruits from the sessions for his upcoming album, the song "Good Doctor Tom" shows him expanding on the sounds of his award-winning 2009 album HOT AS SUN, VOLUME 1. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#000000;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/35862fdfc774f2b6a6504a1b47534ec427aa601c/medium/lani.jpg?1500078213" class="size_m justify_none border_" /> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/f8cc746fea7f5c763ddae1b1bbf1f8a991e3a0ba/medium/summer-2017-close-500.jpg?1500500915" class="size_m justify_none border_" /></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">After getting the Anniversary Edition of his debut album WATCHING THE COMING STORM completed in 2015 (which reached No. 1 on the US Amazon Avant Garde chart in September of that year) and releasing the critically acclaimed experimental album ANDEAN'S ASCENT as a trio with Music Hypnotica in 2016, Lamm is once again creating sounds that bring him back to his love of pop and rock music. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">"I absolutely adore the spirit of artists like, let's say, the Beatles, Lindsey Buckingham, Talking Heads, and the more recent work of Beck and Foster the People", says Lamm. "I know that seems like a broad brush, but I dig that type of variety and adventure."</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">Lani Williams is featured on the song, sharing lead vocals and harmonies with Lamm. After nearly a decade of performing and recording with the indie band Mars Or The Moon, the singer/songwriter formed Lani & The Tramps earlier this year. "Lani is a fantastic talent and an absolutely incredible singer. It's been great fun to have her involved and bring her vibe to the music."</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">"Good Doctor Tom" will be available in digital format via Jefferson House Communique on 22 September.</span></p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/46615082017-04-06T22:16:06-04:002017-10-19T00:31:14-04:00Joseph Lamm Readies Book Version Of "Andean's Ascent"<p><strong><span style="color:#cc6600;">6 APRIL 2017</span></strong><br> </p>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/7ab6370a31493c5b7366463494e9a89204b3c072/medium/autumn-2014.jpg?1431355610" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><span style="color:#000000;">American writer and recording artist Joseph Lamm is putting the finishing touches on the book version of ANDEAN'S ASCENT, with a publication date due to be announced shortly.<br><br>Since its release in late June of last year, the rock/ambient/trance album version has seen continued acceptance and critical acclaim, becoming a top seller at online retailers CD Baby and CD Universe and Progression magazine awarding it a 4 star rating and calling the music "remarkable".<br><br>The book is an eclectic, dreamlike work concerning the journey and metamorphosis of human and spiritual understanding, very much in the mystical school of William Blake.<br><br>"This book has been both very difficult and very rewarding to write", says Lamm. "The original idea came to me over thirty years ago, and I wrote the first draft during a time of personal struggle after I had left university. The finished work bears little resemblance to that first draft, as I have found myself to be more 'fluid' and open to change wondrously more than my younger self ever thought possible."<br><br>Lamm's first book, BULL HEADED SAVIOUR, was published in 2008. It reached No. 1 on its publisher's list of poetry titles and remained near the top for 48 weeks.</span>
</div>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/44445062016-10-30T19:05:31-04:002017-10-19T00:31:47-04:00PROGRESSION MAGAZINE'S 4 star review of "Andean's Ascent"<p><span class="font_regular"><strong><span style="color:#cc6600;">30 October 2016</span></strong></span><br> </p>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/a5cfc33a4cbfce79904d218f90538ec730b95c8b/medium/dsc-4462.jpg?1477873554" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><span style="color:#000000;">A peculiar thing happens in the process of absorbing <em>Andean's Ascent</em>. At first, it's easy to assess as pleasant, semi-ambient new-age instrumental fare. Indeed, seven-minute opener "From the Sea" beckons what ultimately proves a false sense of tranquility: What's that edgy repeated vocal sample doing in there, wrecking the vibe? And then, hello, where did those insistent electronic drum loops spring from? Now what the heck - searing lead guitar!<br><br>By the halfway point you're hooked, banging your head to the full-out rave-y techno pulse. Hell yeah! Highlights: the seven-minute "I Asked My Love for Shelter" featuring slippery distorted slide-guitar work against throbbing percussion, and the dual-guitar harmonies scorching "Elastic Stomp".<br><br>David Price (keyboards/bass/loops), Elliott Lamm (guitars/piano/soundscapes) and Joseph Lamm (keyboards/percussion/vocals) bring us back to Earth with soothing tribal closer "Blue Sky Trance". But by then, you've visited some pretty far-out sonic realms.<br><br>I recommend <em>Andean's Ascent </em>as accompaniment to whatever creative endeavor you might be pursuing: It will slowly grab you by the shorthairs and by the end you'll be firing on all cylinders. Remarkable.</span>
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<p><br><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Jim Cirile</strong><br><br><em>text reprinted with kind permission of Progression Magazine<br>issue no. 70, fall 2016</em></span></p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/43137562016-08-07T13:57:37-04:002017-01-15T19:44:34-05:00Joseph Lamm + Music Hypnotica Talk "Andean's Ascent" Album<div style="text-align: justify;">
<strong><span style="color:#cc6600;">7 August 2016</span></strong><br><br><span style="color:#000000;">In the control room for Studio A at Aireborn Recording Group, a studio just north of Indianapolis that is known more for its soundtrack work with Disney and Academy and Grammy Award winning composer John Williams than it is for experimental rock - author, producer and recording artist Joseph Lamm sits down along with his Music Hypnotica bandmates and discusses the new album <em>Andean's Ascent</em>, which was released through Jefferson House Communique digitally on June 30 and this week became available on CD. The digital version reached as high as No. 719 (out of over 3 million titles) on the US Amazon charts shortly after its release, and songs from the album have been enjoying tens of thousands of streams on internet radio around the world.<br><br>"I was keen to explore some new territory for this collection, and since it is a companion to the book, I felt free to let the music develop in whatever direction David, Elliott and I wanted to take it."</span><br> </div>
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<a contents="" data-link-label="aa-cover-art-texture-adj-1400.jpg" data-link-type="file" href="/files/251999/aa-cover-art-texture-adj-1400.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/c7bd51071ceb08b3e02d59fe32f46c1a1a0e4da3/small/aa-cover-art-texture-adj-1400.jpg?1467260806" class="size_s justify_left border_" /></a><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="font_regular">Produced by Lamm and long-time engineer David Price, the elecronica/trance/rock influenced songs are more like sonic landscapes than the verse-chorus-verse structure found in pop. "It's been great fun working with David again" says Lamm. "A while back he had played me some tracks of his that were real industrial type music, and I have always loved early progressive rock music, so we just started with that spirit in mind." </span></span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_regular"><span style="color:#000000;">The album was primarily created by Lamm, Price and guitarist Elliott Lamm (Joseph's son) working as a trio. "I would start each session with an idea for a riff or melody and as the piece developed David and Elliott would bring in contributions of their own."</span><br><br><span style="color:#000000;">Asked about the different approach taken for the recordings, Price says "there has always been collaboration, [and] there is always benefit in progression. <em>Hot As Sun</em> and <em>Watching the Coming Storm (Anniversary Edition)</em> are all Joe’s vision completely with input from some of his trusted friends, who happen to be world class musicians, along the way. <em>Andean’s Ascent</em> is still Joe's vision but all ideas from everyone went on the the table and were then explored. It was WAY more about trying everybody’s ideas and stepping back to see what worked. Things worked, things didn’t, we disagreed on things, and agreed on things. Again an extremely collaborative project where anybody good bring anything and everything they had to the table."</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="font_regular">"Having the influence of David and Elliott brought a new perspective", adds Lamm. "We are from different generations, and the collective of that has been brought to the forefront."</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a contents="" data-link-label="dsc-4570.jpg" data-link-type="file" href="/files/252000/dsc-4570.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/95941a867cbd46f5e82b364b347a27a99b8d2c56/medium/dsc-4570.jpg?1470592274" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a><a contents="" data-link-label="dsc-4740.jpg" data-link-type="file" href="/files/252001/dsc-4740.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/b669758cae95ece86c0ffd93c13ea38d3122419b/medium/dsc-4740.jpg?1470592475" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="font_regular">"My love of music came from my dad", explains Elliott Lamm, who also appears on the 2009 album <em>Hot As Sun, Volume 1</em> and last year's <em>Watching the Coming Storm (Anniversary Edition)</em>. "He was always introducing me to new things (to me) and broadening my horizons musically. I think that I was the only 8th grader in my school who was really excited to go see bands like Chicago and Yes in concert because I loved their music. I can't sing, so that was off the table. However, when I got a cheap hand-me-down Lotus classical guitar for Christmas In the 7th grade, it just made sense. I was able to pick it up pretty fast. I love music and the way it makes me feel and for me, it's another way to express myself."</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_regular"><span style="color:#000000;">Asked about influences on his writing and playing, he adds "I would say that [as a songwriter] Bob Dylan speaks to me on the deepest and most profound level. However, when it comes to guitar playing, David Gilmour has influenced my "style" the most. He is heavily influenced by blues while at the same time exhibiting an alluring existential atmosphere."</span><br><br><span style="color:#000000;">The track "Elastic Stomp" was brought to the project by Price, who says that "the piece was born from a guitar riff from the early 2000’s that was looped. I was hunting for an idea, and I had this really cheap compressor that I didn’t use much. I looked at it and thought, what would happen if I just put every setting on its highest possible value. I did, and that became the basis of the song, everything developed around that. It definitely had a “stomp” kind of slow groove. When finished I brought it to the other guys and it evolved into its current form."<br><br>"How the entire album helps bring to musical life the themes found in the book is beyond cool" concludes Lamm. "I can't wait to share it."<br><br><em>Andean's Ascent</em> is out now worldwide on CD and as a download, followed by the companion book in early 2017.</span></span></p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/40773822016-03-07T20:35:03-05:002017-01-15T19:44:33-05:00CD Versions Of Catalog Albums Coming In June<p><span style="color:#cc6600;"><strong>7 March 2016</strong></span><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="font_regular">Along with the June 30 release of the new Joseph Lamm + Music Hypnotica ANDEAN’S ASCENT album, Jefferson House Communiqué will also be making available two of Lamm’s previous recordings on compact disc.<br> <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/9372b40d7a12fd1a8198c0e48702bc0e766ca0a9/small/hotassunad2.jpg?1400262506" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/52b776e082340001d2854729f27bf3ad540a592c/small/watching-the-storm-01.jpg?1425236742" class="size_s justify_left border_" />Available on June 14, the limited editions will mark the first physical versions of HOT AS SUN, VOLUME 1, and WATCHING THE COMING STORM (ANNIVERSARY EDITION), which were released digitally in 2009 and 2015, respectively. The songs "Canyonlands With A Beauty" and "You (I Want)" from HOT AS SUN, VOLUME 1 won awards with MTV partner uplaya.com, while thousands of downloads and streams of the song "Still Waiting" helped WATCHING THE COMING STORM (ANNIVERSARY EDITION) reach No.1 on the US Amazon Avant Garde album chart in early September of last year. </span></span><br><br><span style="color:#000000;">A standard version of both albums will be available at Amazon, cdBaby and all other major online retailers. Hand-numbered and signed copies will be available exclusively at josephlamm.com.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">Lamm will also be appearing on a Reading Tour during April and May to promote his new ANDEAN'S ASCENT book, whose themes and numerous poems serve as the inspiration for the new studio album.</span><br><br><span style="color:#000000;">The Reading Tour for Spring 2016: </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">April 19 Cincinnati, OH, Public Library "Poetry in the Garden" Series <br>April 24 Yellow Springs, OH, Spirited Goat Coffee House <br>May 08 Indianapolis, IN, Indiana Writers Center "An Evening with the Muse" Series <br>May 15 Chicago, IL, Water Street Gallery</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/39913762016-01-15T19:29:10-05:002017-01-15T19:44:33-05:00"Andean's Ascent" Book Readings For Spring 2016<span style="color:#cc6600;"><strong>15 January 2016</strong></span>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/ff89febb28744a63129cb345c3e02d535f1cd2db/small/meditation-garden-2.jpg?1452956348" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" />With the new ANDEAN'S ASCENT studio album now scheduled for a June release and the book that inspires it following soon after, Joseph Lamm has announced a Reading Tour for Spring 2016.</span></div>
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<br><span style="color:#000000;">The projects were delayed in part due to the success of the remastered and expanded WATCHING THE COMING STORM (ANNIVERSARY EDITION) album, which reached No.1 on the US Amazon Avant Garde chart after its release in July 2015. The readings will include excerpts from the new book as well as selections from Lamm's previous collection BULL HEADED SAVIOUR.<br><br>"I am very much looking forward to sharing these new writings", related Lamm. "I always dig the vibe that surrounds book readings. I'll be one of many writers at each event, so it should be quite fun." Asked about the new album, Lamm added "We've been putting the finishing touches on a track that explores some really vibrant rock and industrial sounds. How the entire album helps bring to musical life the themes found in the book is beyond cool. I can't wait to share it."</span>
</div><br><span style="color:#000000;">The Reading Tour for Spring 2016:<br><br>April 19 Cincinnati, OH, Public Library "Poetry in the Garden" Series<br>April 24 Yellow Springs, OH, Spirited Goat Coffee House<br>May 08 Indianapolis, IN, Indiana Writers Center "An Evening with the Muse" Series<br>May 15 Chicago, IL, Water Street Gallery</span><br><br> Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/38599992015-09-17T15:45:36-04:002017-01-15T19:44:33-05:00Producer Steve Millikan Discusses "Watching the Coming Storm"<span style="color:#cc6600;"><span class="font_regular"><strong>17 September 2015</strong></span></span>
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<span style="color:#000000;">Steve Millikan, a gold and platinum album award-winning record producer, composer and musician, produced the project after several meetings with Lamm regarding how best to approach the songs. "Music producers typically attempt to harness creative energy, guide the artist, and provide an atmosphere where that creativity can flourish. I, on the other hand, was hanging on for dear life, just trying to keep up with the river of creativity flowing out of Joseph when we recorded <em>Watching the Coming Storm</em>."<br><br>Working alongside Lamm and Millikan were world-class musicians including violinist Sherban Lupu (Cornel Taranu, the Kennedy Center, Royal Festival Hall), drummer Dane Clark (John Mellencamp, Donovan, Sting), bassist Steve Dokken (Henry Mancini Orchestra, Rod Stewart, the Moody Blues), and guitarist Sandy Williams (Steve Earle, Eddie Money, Lou Gramm, Paul Carrack). They brought the level of playing that Lamm, who is unable to read or write music, required in order to fulfill the arrangements he heard in his head.<br><br>"Joseph Lamm's music is complex, unfettered, brimming over with creativity, and ever-evolving", Millikan continued. "His lack of formal music training works to his advantage, as there are no rules in his creative world. He unknowingly broke down some of the self-imposed musical barriers that existed in my own musical experience with a sort of child-like enjoyment of the unusual."</span><br> </div>
<div><span style="color:#000000;">The <em>Anniversary Edition </em>has been remastered and expanded, with newly recorded music grafted onto the original tracks. Lamm says "These parts were always intended by me to be on the album, but we (producer Steve Millikan and myself) were limited by time constraints and the technology of the day. The new sessions were done with the Music Hypnotica team of guitarist Elliott Lamm, keyboardist/engineer David Price and myself. This <em>Anniversary Edition</em> reissue provides the opportunity to bring to fruition those original ideas."</span></div>
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<br><span style="color:#000000;">The digital version of the album was reissued 8 July exclusively at josephlamm.com on Jefferson House Communique and is now available at Amazon, itunes, and all other major online retailers. The CD version will follow as a limited hand-numbered digipack that includes the original inner sleeve artwork by American painter/designer Robert Blass.</span><br><br><br> </div>
</div>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/35666882015-03-01T14:33:50-05:002017-01-15T19:44:33-05:00"WATCHING THE COMING STORM - ANNIVERSARY EDITION" liner notes<span style="color:#cc6600;"><strong>1 March 2015</strong></span><br> <div style="text-align: justify;">
<div class="captioned justify_left"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/52b776e082340001d2854729f27bf3ad540a592c/medium/watching-the-storm-01.jpg?1425236742" class="size_orig justify_left border_" /><p class="caption"> </p></div>While at university, my friend Geoffrey Walker and I would huddle around our prized portable cassette recorder ( with its <em>built-in</em> microphone) for hours on end and create music. Before long I had convinced my dad to help me acquire a TEAC 144 Portastudio (which was the latest adventure in cassette recording technology), and from there we were smitten. I dug progressive music from artists like Yes and Mike Oldfield, Geoff was crazy about singer-songwriters like Dan Fogelberg, and we both loved the Beatles. Geoff could play “Classical Gas” and “Mood for a Day”, and he was much more of a musician than I thought I could ever be.</div><br>They were glorious days.<br> <div style="text-align: justify;">Our mutual friend and fellow musician Steve Keller heard some of these private recordings and he introduced me to Steve Millikan, who had been a writer, keyboardist and vocalist in the pop band Selah, and had been producing for new artists at the time. Rod Robison was also a writer for Selah and its lead singer, and he graciously added his talents as well.</div><br>A year and some months later this album was completed.<br> <div style="text-align: justify;">Geoffrey has become an accomplished multi-instrumentalist and continues to write and perform; Steve Keller made several successful records as a solo artist and now writes, produces and lectures the world over as CEO of his Nashville based iV Group; Steve Millikan has earned gold and platinum album awards and Dove and Grammy nominations for his work as a producer and writer; and Rod travels the United States as an illusionist while also being heavily involved as a vice-president with Family Life Radio Network. Best of all, we are all still friends.</div><br>These are glorious days.<br><br><span class="font_small">- Joseph Lamm, March 2015</span><br> <br><br>Watching the Coming Storm<em> was released the fall of 1984 in the US and the following spring in Australia and New Zealand.</em><br> <div style="text-align: justify;"><em>This Anniversary Edition has been remastered and expanded, with newly recorded music grafted onto the original tracks. These parts were always intended by me to be on the album, but we (producer Steve Millikan and myself) were limited by time constraints and the technology of the day. The new sessions were done with the Music Hypnotica team of Elliott Lamm, David Price and myself. This Anniversary Edition reissue provides the opportunity to bring to fruition those original ideas.</em></div><br><strong>ORIGINAL ALBUM</strong><em><strong> </strong> <br><br>produced by </em>STEVE MILLIKAN<br><em>engineered by </em>DARRELL POWELL, JOHN BOLT, <em>&</em> JAMES GREEN<br><em>mixed by </em>JOHN BOLT<em> </em>(<em>“Call His Name Part 2” and “The Great I Am” mixed by </em>DARRELL POWELL)<br><em>recorded at </em>the Barn, Pinebrook Studios, <em>and</em> Omnisound<br> <br><strong>ANNIVERSARY EDITION</strong> <br><br><em>produced by</em> JOSEPH LAMM & DAVID PRICE <br><em>mixed, engineered & remastered by</em> DAVID PRICE<br><em>recorded at</em> AireBorn Studios<br> <br>Joseph Lamm <em>vocals, percussion, effects</em><br>Elliott Lamm <em>acoustic & electric guitars, piano</em><br>David Price <em>loops, percussion, effects<br> </em>
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<em>WATCHING THE COMING STORM anniversary edition</em> will be released 8 July exclusively on josephlamm.com on Jefferson House Communique, followed by an expanded release on 31 August. The digital version will be available at all major online retailers and the CD version through cdBaby, amazon and josephlamm.com. The CD will be a limited hand numbered and signed digipack that includes the original inner sleeve artwork by American artist/designer Robert Blass.</div>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/32119632014-10-01T02:48:22-04:002017-01-15T19:44:33-05:00HELLO TO OUR NEW FELLOW TRAVELLERS...<span style="color:#cc6600;"><span class="font_regular"><strong>1 October 2014</strong></span></span>
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<br>Hello to our new fellow travellers in Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, UK, Belgium, India, Czech Republic, Israel, and Japan!<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/cbb1441709f14f5f8acb05ac292f364fdca4009c/medium/garden-promo-3.jpg?1412148987" class="size_m justify_left border_" />Intended as a celebration for the 2015 release of the new studio album <em>Andean's Ascent music hypnotica,</em> and the book that is its inspiration, <em>Andean's Ascent</em>, the digital reissue series of Joseph Lamm recordings has resulted in a wave of new listeners and readers from around the world.<br> </div>
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<a contents="Standing in the Tower " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/standing-in-the-tower/id897295005" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><em>Standing in the Tower</em> </span></a>was reissued in July to dozens of online streaming sites and stores, including iTunes, where it reached No. 76 on its Recently Added Rock top 100 chart. It was followed by <a contents="Hot as Sun, Volume 1" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hot-as-sun-vol.-1/id917876003" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><em>Hot as Sun, Volume 1</em></span></a>, in September, which debuted atop the iTunes Recently Added Alternative top 100 at No. 1. Still to come in 2015 will be the remastered and expanded edition of his first album, <em>Watching the Coming Storm.</em><br><br>The <em>Andean's Ascent music hypnotica</em> and <em>Andean's Ascent</em> projects will be available separately and as a specially priced set, with the album coming in CD and digital download versions, and the book in paperback and e-book formats.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><br><br> Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/32025482014-09-24T20:29:29-04:002016-06-29T23:53:27-04:00EXCERPT FROM UPCOMING BOOK "ANDEAN'S ASCENT"<span style="color:#cc6600;"><span class="font_regular"><strong>24 September 2014</strong></span></span><br><br>Here is an excerpt from the upcoming Joseph Lamm book <em>Andean's Ascent</em>, due next year on Jefferson House Communique/Xlibris.<br><br>"The approach to this book is quite different than <em>Bull Headed Saviour</em>", Lamm explains. "I'd written the original story many years ago, but life experiences have brought it to its evolution to its present form, which is an almost dream-like interpretation of a spiritual journey."<br><br>The book weaves a mystical form of storytelling with observations and poetry and is a companion to the new studio album <em>Andean's Ascent (music hypnotica), </em>which will also see its release later this fall. Two tracks from the album, "From the Sea" and "A Different Way of Seeing", released in 2010 and 2013, respectively, have seen over 25,000 combined plays, downloads and shares from Jango, iTunes, SoundCloud, Spotify, Rhapsody, and other internet sites around the world.<br><br><br>ETERNAL WAKE<br><br>A thousand suns dance over a million dreams,<br>IMAGINING<br>They are part of a story.<br><br>Bending into the limitless sky,<br>(Tranquility rests within the veil of their love.)<br><br>The voice of the one<br>BECOMES<br>The soul of the many,<br><br>And the dreams of the many become the story of the one.<br><br>A part of us remains when we leave this life,<br>That part we cherish,<br>That part we give to others in acts of love.<br><br>AN ETERNAL WAKE<br>Growing out from the uncoiled spirit,<br>Expanding as it touches new suns<br>That dance to new dreams.<br><br>FOREVER.<br><br><br><br><span class="font_small">COPYRIGHT 2014 JOSEPH LAMM/JEFFERSON HOUSE COMMUNIQUE</span><br><br><br> Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/31919372014-09-17T19:34:57-04:002017-01-15T19:44:33-05:00"HOT AS SUN, VOL. 1" REISSUE HITS NO. 1 ON ITUNES<span class="font_regular"><span style="color:#8B4513;"><strong>17 September 2014</strong></span></span><br> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_regular"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/9372b40d7a12fd1a8198c0e48702bc0e766ca0a9/small/hotassunad2.jpg?1400262506" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" />The second album in the Joseph Lamm digital reissue series,<em> Hot as Sun, Volume 1</em>, topped the Recently Added Alternative chart on iTunes for September 13, 2014.<br><br>Lamm said he was "thrilled" by the initial response, and that expanding the album to a wider audience through organizations like iTunes, Rhapsody, Spotify, Google Play and others "is a wonderful opportunity to reach listeners from around the world. We live in an exciting time for music."<br><br>Originally released in 2009 and described as "mystical and emotional energies in a rock travelogue of sound", <em>Hot as Sun, Volume 1</em> earned multiple Platinum Auddy awards from MTV partner uplaya.com and finds Lamm joined in the studio with many of the same musicians from the <em>Standing in the Tower</em> sessions, including drummer Dane Clark (John Mellencamp, Donovan), guitarist Sandy Williams (Steve Earle, Eddie Money, Lou Gramm, Paul Carrack), bassist Randy Melson, and keyboardist Steve Millikan.</span></div>Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/31597972014-08-28T00:14:33-04:002017-01-15T19:44:33-05:00"STANDING IN THE TOWER" REISSUE CHARTS ON ITUNES<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color:#8B4513;"><strong>28 August 2014</strong></span><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/a4f173c41566b9cdeb00b6daa0db27ed1e1685b8/small/tower-2.jpg?1362202876" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" height="112" style="width: 118px;" />The digital re-issue of Joseph Lamm's critically acclaimed second album, <em>Standing in the Tower</em>, has reached as high as no.76 on the Recently Added Rock chart on iTunes. It entered the chart on 16 July and remained in the top 100 for 5 days.<br> </div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">It is the first of three albums that are being re-issued this year. The award winning 2009 recording <em>Hot As Sun, Volume 1</em>, is due 9 September and will be followed by a remastered and expanded version of his debut album <em>Watching the Coming Storm</em> on 11 November. A new studio album, <em>Andean's Ascent music hypnotica</em>, is scheduled for release in late fall via the Jefferson House Communique label.</div><br> Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/19965372014-03-25T01:00:00-04:002017-01-15T19:44:33-05:00"ANDEAN'S ASCENT" TRACK LISTING AND ARTWORK REVEALED<span style="color: rgb(139, 69, 19);"><b><span style="font-size: small;">25 March 2014</span></b></span><br><br><span style="font-size: small;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/24376/a1dbdad61b6b65b15690172539344b0d9a8de08a/medium/img005-album-cover-1.jpg?1361944245" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /><span class="font_regular">The track listing and artwork for the new Joseph Lamm album, <i>Andean's Ascent music hypnotica</i>, was announced today. Scheduled for release next year on the Jefferson House Communique label, the project is a vast departure from the pop/rock sounds of his 2009 album <i>Hot As Sun, Vol. 1</i>.<br><br>"I was keen to explore some new territory for this collection, and since it is a companion to the book, I felt free to let the music develop in whatever direction David and I wanted to take it."<br><br>Produced by Lamm and long-time engineer David Price, the elecronica/trance/rock influenced songs are more like sonic landscapes than the verse-chorus-verse structure found in pop. "It's been great fun working with David again" said Lamm. "A while back he had played me some old tracks of his that were real industrial type music, and I have always loved early progressive rock music, so we just started with that spirit in mind."</span><br><br><span class="font_regular"><span class="font_regular">The album was primarily created by Lamm, David Price and guitarist Elliott Lamm (Joseph's son) working as a trio. "I would start each session with an idea for a riff or melody and as the piece developed David and Elliott would bring in contributions of their own."</span><br><br>Elliott had made his first appearance by contributing guitar on the songs "Canyonlands With A Beauty", "You (I Want)" and "The Jewel And The Lamb", which were all part of the uplaya.com Platinum Auddy Award-winning <em>Hot As Sun, Vol. 1</em> album.<br><br>The artwork for the new <em>Andean's Ascent music hypnotica</em> is an abstract painted by Lamm. "I absolutely love the emotion that can be found in colour and, to me, abstracts convey so much more than meets the viewer's eye. I'm an admirer of Willem de Kooning's work. He never stopped exploring space, shape and colour."</span></span><br><br><span style="font-size: small;">Here is the track listing:<br><br>01. From the Sea<br>02. A Leaf<br>03. The Challenge<br>04. I Asked My Love For Shelter<br>05. Passage<br>06. A Different Way of Seeing<br>07. Blue Sky Trance (Into the Never Never)</span><br> Joseph Lamm tag:josephlamm.com,2005:Post/19965362014-03-17T01:00:00-04:002015-04-21T22:46:20-04:00"THE JEWEL AND THE LAMB" ANNIVERSARY DOWNLOAD<div style="text-align: justify">
<span style="color:#8B4513;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">17 March 2014</span></b></span><br><br><span style="font-size: small">A note from Joseph:<br><br>"In memory of my mom and dad and in celebration of what would be their anniversary, please enjoy a free download of the song 'The Jewel And The Lamb', taken from the <i>Hot As Sun, Vol. 1</i> album and written in their honour. I dearly love and miss them both."<br><br>The track will be available for free download in <a contents="The Store" data-link-label="The Store " data-link-type="page" href="/the-store" target="_blank"><b>The Store </b></a>until June 30, 2014.</span>
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<span style="color: #800000"><b><span style="font-size: x-small"><font face="Georgia">21 January 2013</font></span></b></span><br><br><span style="font-size: small"><font face="Georgia">Joseph Lamm's first book, </font><i><font face="Georgia">Bull Headed Saviour</font></i><font face="Georgia">, is going to become available in a digital version in March 2013. The book was a success after it was published in paperback in December 2008, spending 4 weeks at No. 1 during a 48 week stay on its publisher's list for poetry titles.</font></span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Working on this record has been fantastic", says Lamm. "We approached each track as an extension and sonic expression of a theme, thought or poem that is found in the book."<br><br>The album was primarily created by Lamm, David Price and guitarist Elliott Lamm (Joseph's son) working as a trio. "I would start each session with an idea for a riff or melody and as the piece developed David and Elliott would bring in contributions of their own."<br><br>The book <i>Andean's Ascent </i>follows Lamm's first work <i>Bull Headed Saviour</i>, a poetry collection which spent 4 weeks at No. 1 on its publisher's list for poetry titles and remained near the top for 48 consectutive weeks after its 2008 release.</span><br> </p>
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<span style="color: #800000"><b><span style="font-size: small">29 October 2009</span></b></span><br><br><span style="font-size: small"><span style="color: #000000">Joseph Lamm's most recent album, <i>Hot As Sun, Vol. 1</i>, has received multiple Platinum Auddy awards from MTV partner uplaya.com, an organization that recognizes the work of independent artists.<br><br>The songs selected were "Canyonlands With A Beauty" and "You (I Want)".<br><br>"I'm thrilled with the response given the songs" says the American singer/songwriter, "and it's a great inspiration as I go forward with new projects."<br><br>Uplaya is gaining influence within music, and Gold Auddy recepient Ben Novak recently had his "Turn Your Car Around" single debut at No. 12 on the UK Top 40 chart.<br><br><i>Hot As Sun, Vol. 1</i> is available as a digital download from The Store here at josephlamm.com.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #800000"><span style="font-size: small"><b>16 September 2009</b></span></span><br><br><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size: small">Joseph Lamm's <i>Bull Headed Saviour </i>has returned to the top of its publisher's list of poetry titles for the week ending September 11, 2009. This marks its third separate occasion to reach No. 1 out of a catalog of over 2,800 titles and its fourth week overall, holding the position for 1 week in April and again for 2 weeks in June. <i>Bull Headed Saviour </i>has now remained near the top of the list for 31 consecutive weeks.<br><br>Lamm is in the midst of revising his poetic novella <i>Andean's Ascent</i>, scheduled for publication early next year. The expanded and newly illustrated work will now include a related piece grafted into the story as well as a "songtrack" of music based on the numerous poems and themes found throughout the book.<br><br><i>Bull Headed Saviour </i>can be purchased from the Store here at josephlamm.org, at all major online retailers or your local fine bookseller. </span></span><br><br> </div>Joseph Lamm