Here are two tracks ("Feel It (Dancing)" and "Tell Me Please") from a collection of songs that I wrote and performed and put on a CD in 2006. Information about the CD, called "A Great Letting Go," follows below.
Feel It (Dancing)
This song is about the high feelings and insight that come when the body lets loose in wild, uninhibited, freeform dancing.
Use the controller below to listen to this song—please allow a few seconds after you click "Play" for the music to start. It is there, I promise!
Tell Me Please
This song is a different take on gaining insight, this time in the form of a visit to the "mystic of the cove."
Use the controller below to listen to it (again, please give it a couple seconds for it to start).
A Great Letting Go
This CD of piano-based contemporary songs is centered around the themes of longing, letting go, and wanting to know the truth of one's life. It travels through times difficult, haunting, and joyous in search of the experience of truth. The journey involves a letting go of some kind in each of the nine songs, be it a release that is emotional, physical, or spiritual. This work features layers of vocals, some unusual song structures, and a point of view that says, "I'm going to ask the questions and find out the answers no matter where they take me."
Review by Cheryl Bruedigam, Publisher of Women's Rising Music:
"A solo artist, Tara Wrobel seems to accomplish alone in her debut cd, "A Great Letting Go," what it takes many to accomplish otherwise. Beautiful piano, with voices layered above it creating a chorus of herself (or is it her many muses in harmony together?). "Earth-born Child" is a melodious up and down of the beauty of the voice. "Sliding Down" is almost a contradicting element in its nature but you want to follow Wrobel’s experimental creation."
— Copyright 2007 Women's Rising
Review by Christy Claxton, Editor-in-Chief of Stave Magazine:
"Now, here's an honest-to-god example of DIY. One person with her piano, drum programming and voice. One perfectly listenable CD. Where “A Great Letting Go” might not have the slick production of power-hitter indie releases, it's an honest piece of work, and quite frankly, I enjoyed it. Hints of Kate Bush and Tori Amos come to mind because Wrobel doesn't just write verse, chorus, bridge, chorus hook songs. There's a little hook in the tunes, to keep the listener focused, but mostly this body of work feels like a stream of thought or conversation. Because of the quaint curiosity with the album, I decided to visit Tara's website, and discovered this is a visual artist —mostly photography— who has, indeed, decided to experiment with expression through song. Once I knew this, I have to say I took on an honest appreciation for Wrobel. She's one of those people who lives art. No real need or seeming desire to be slick because the industry demands it; simply a simple website that speaks directly about an artist's joy of creating. In fact, Wrobel says that she had fun playing around with layering sound, and it's always nice to listen to music that was enjoyable to create. It will be interesting to see how her music evolves because even in this debut album Wrobel's eye for photography (and it's quite good) is present in her songwriting. In fact, after looking at her many natural landscapes and snapshots of this big land, her songwriting style made perfect sense. So check out Tara Wrobel, you may find many things you like here."
— Copyright 2006 Stave Magazine
Copies of this CD are available for sale for $7 (plus tax and $2 shipping). Please e-mail me to purchase. Thank you.
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