The Wilderness Voice EP - Advent Journey Edition

by Benjamin Jay Thomas

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1.	The Unraveling 04:43	buy track
2.	A Voice In The Wilderness 03:53	buy track
3.	Justice Will Sprout From The Ground 02:52	buy track
4.	Reverse In Power 04:20	buy track
5.	Advent 1 Meditation (The Unraveling) 15:52	buy track
6.	Advent 2 Meditation (A Voice In The Wilderness) 15:38	buy track
7.	Advent 3 Meditation (Justice Will Sprout From The Ground) 16:14	buy track
8.	Advent 4 Meditation (Reverse In Power) 17:42	buy track
9.	The Unraveling (Instrumental) 04:42	buy track
10.	A Voice In The Wilderness (Instrumental) 03:53	buy track
11.	Justice Will Sprout From The Ground (Instrumental) 02:52	buy track
12.	Reverse In Power (Instrumental) 04:21	buy track

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The four songs on this EP are inspired by the Revised Common Lectionary readings for Advent - Year B.

(You will also receive a download of lyrics and chords chart for each of the four songs.)

About "The Wilderness Voice"

10 years ago (WAIT... WHAT?!? 10 FREAKING YEARS AGO???) I released an Advent/Christmas-themed record called The Bewildering Light. The entire album was written, recorded, mixed and released in less than a month. At the time, it was intended to be a quick little recording for my friends and family to enjoy. It went on to sell more copies than all of my other records combined, and became the only album of mine to officially “sell out” of physical copies. All of this, teaching me in no subtle way that God most certainly dwells in the least expected places.
10 years later I still find myself mysteriously drawn to the stories surrounding the birth of Jesus. These are stories that speak to our humanity and the common desire we all share for hope and redemption. Stories about waiting with hope for rescue from oppression. Stories about the reversal of power - where those on society’s fringes are awakened to the Divine within them and among them, empowering them to live out a radical and subversive kind of love. These are stories set with a backdrop of political tension, racism, and hatred that seem difficult not to draw comparison to our present day cultural climate.

Regardless of what you believe about who Jesus was and what Christians say about Him, the whole thing is a crazy, messy and beautiful story. And crazy, messy, beautiful stories need soundtracks. That's my goal with The Wilderness Voice.

The songs themselves will be inspired by readings from the Revised Common Lectionary, which covers a broad and diverse range of Old and New Testament passages for the season. Advent is four weeks long and each song will speak to the readings from each week. Since the lectionary cycle takes place over the course of three years, I plan on writing and releasing songs to go with each week over the next three years as three separate EPs. (2020 update... life got nuts and The Wilderness Voice project got delayed. The second two EPs are still coming though!)

If all that sounds like jibberish to you I’ll translate: 4 weeks each year. 1 song for each week. 12 songs released over the course of 3 years.

In addition, I'll be recording and posting some contemplative experiences to go along with each song (subscribe at benthomasonline.com) Each recording will be around 10 minutes long, will guide you through reflections on the readings, and will offer a way for you to more fully engage with the season of Advent through the songs. An Advent Podcast of sorts. Stay tuned for more info!

My hope is that these songs provide a soundtrack for your Advent and a way for you to allow the stories surrounding Jesus’ birth to draw you mysteriously inward this season… awakening you to a love that breaks down walls, heals the broken, includes the outcast and transforms our pain.

Peace,
Ben
Nov 2017

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released November 22, 2020

All songs written and performed by Ben Thomas.

Additional performances:
Jonathan Lee - Cello on track 1
Andrew Vogt - Upright Bass on track 3
Lucy Thomas - Vocals on track 3

Mixed by Alex Oh and Ben Thomas at STUDIO3 in Santa Ana, CA
Artwork by Nick Neumann (instagram.com/cosmic_nick)

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