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Order / Listen here: I have been feeling the calm energy and connection with the nature since ever I stepped on the island of Antigua for the first time. The island is inspiring and always soothing my soul. We found a holiday home for my family very near of the mountain guarding the area called Sleeping Indian. From the distance, you can easily discover the complete, majestic figure of an Indian Chief laying on the ground and facing the sky. This mountain, ever present in our days in the island, inspired me to write a song for Outlanders with Torsten. This time I wanted to use my voice merely like an instrument to enhance the ethereal feeling I had with the harmonies, the wind, and the pulsating waves at the shore. I also sampled my voice and played around with it. Torsten suggested to ask Antiguan local rapper Nkoye Zifah to participate in our song. It was a great idea that I loved right away! It is the first time I work with a rap artist on a song, and I really like it since it makes The Sleeping Indian pop out from the rest of the album. Nkoye wrote the text for the rap himself based on the history of Antigua. The experience was great and Nkoye is a beautiful person I had the chance to meet, so I am very grateful to him for doing this. Last, but not least, what to say about our guitar guest, Joe Satriani, that has not been said before? He, as always, gives me goosebumps with his way of understanding music. His sound and style of playing are just so unique. When I conceived Outlanders, I had in mind a kind of music that could transport you to another place or state of mind. I could hear in my head a sound like Joe's filling up the space around. I love the mix and the boundaries we decided to leave behind with Torsten when jumping into Outlanders. I am sure you will enjoy Joe's playing on The Sleeping Indian. Thank you once again Joe! Play it loud! Hope you enjoy our new creation! CREATION OF THE VISUALIZER In this visualizer, you can see images of the capital of Antigua St John; the beautiful man made marina of 'Jolly Harbour' and of course, the mountain of The Sleeping Indian. Torsten drove around the picturesque city with his car and filmed all the images you see. Don’t you just love all the Caribbean colours? It's common to see the little wooden 'casitas' when passing by the main roads on the island - the majority of them elevated for the occasional water rise. I took a walk around a neighbourhood called 'Vila in Saint John' with local rapper Nkoye Zifah. We captured the final images of the area because only one day later: the entire district was demolished by the government to make way for a higher standard of living area along with some stores. I was lucky to see and feel the place before it was gone. Some of the local people were extremely happy to participate in our video. Vocals: Tarja Programming: Torsten Rap: Nkoye Zifah Guitars: Joe Satriani Recorded and engineered at English Harbour & Embassy Studio Antigua & Barbuda by Torsten Stenzel Vocals recorded by Tarja at Stardust III, Marbella, Spain Guitars recorded and co-produced by Joe Satriani Produced and mixed by Torsten Stenzel, Tarja & MIC Mastered by Tom Porcell Mastering Executive Producer: Marcelo Cabuli for NEMS Enterprises SRL Art Direction: Tarja & MIC Antigua & Barbuda Photographs by Alexis Andrews Artwork by Firma Freimauer, Sebastian Rohde LYRICS The sun rise opened my eyes to take shape with a new purpose new workers Make haste with Grade a tip arrows are dipped and lay waiting The feathers in my hair done switched can’t erase it Now we gotta run for our lives Besides chasing the dream Kings & Queens better equip to make it Terrified women dodge bullets & skip skate quick Clutching the babies running naked It’s sick sacred Trying to escape hatred they’re just basic A new slave ship they’re pursued by pale faces Whatever they see they take it Just Trace it as if the island needed face lift just face it My families fleeing the scene Canoes signaling Had to leave everything behind, the truth lingering I built a teepee in a tree The view brilliant A giant in the midst of confusion: sleeping Indian Sleeping Indian Follow the latest news on Outlanders here: Outlanders on Facebook: Outlanders on Instagram: Outlanders on Twitter: Catch up with the latest news on all earMUSIC releases here: earMUSIC on Facebook: earMUSIC on Instagram: earMUSIC on Twitter: #Outlanders #TheSleepingIndian #Tarja
