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Mystical Mood

by Ron Wiseman

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1.
Songs Lyrics In the place of your haughtiness you will be brought low And every law that you transgress is going to bring another sorrow This is the way the scales are set everything in just measure You can add or detract or you might even make things a little bit better and I say Just weights and measures Measure for measure And if the rains refuse to fall you know there is a reason And if we burn the book of rules the punishment is treason Don't blame the heavens no, look into the mirror And if you suffer you'll see it's so You can see things a little clearer and I say (Chorus) And if the accuser brings evidence and our fate is sealed forever The judge can only set us free by raising an oppressor So it will be until we see only he is our protection And if you want to be redeemed you got to earn a coin of redemption and I say (Chorus) Don't worry my little child - Though it's dark it will get better Our father will correct us all - Everyone in just measure And I say (Chorus)
2.
Im in a mystical mood In a mystical groove It's a mystical vibe You're eyes like candles Swimming in the moonlight We don't have to say a word My heart is burning And you are my fire And we don't have to make a sound (Chorus) The light of the moon is Falling between us A light I have known before Where have I seen you And how did I meet you And why do I want you More and more and more and more and Bum bum bum bum bum bum biya x4 (Solo) (Refrain) (Chorus)
3.
Songs Lyrics The hour is rapidly changing Soon the gates will all be closed They're blaming the messenger For the message And so the darkness Grows and grows and grows But I'm Blowing on the Coals x3 To keep the fire burning Have you seen the sword of justice Twisted and bent out of shape Whose going to come With his soul on fire Bend it back and make it straight (Chorus) (Solo) Among the ruins of the temple Among the thorns a flower grows From a son Whose searching for his father From the ashes Their's still a light that glows (Chorus)
4.
Songs Lyrics Their's a war between the currents And the powers of control The survival of the fittest And survival of the soul A war between the heroes And whomever they can taint Relatively speaking There is no perfect saint Relatively speaking x 3 There's a war Relatively speaking x 3 There's a war There's a war between the generals A war between the chiefs A war between the bridegrooms A war between the sheets A war between the rulers And all the broken rules Relatively speaking Even mercy can be cruel (Chorus) (Solo) There's a war against the certian A war against the sure A war against the Holy A war against the pure A war between the pages Between the twilight and the dawn A war against all those who say There is no right from wrong (Chorus) (Solo) (Chorus)
5.
Songs Lyrics Verse: City sphinx of brick and bone It's cold lights watching you alone You stand under the starless night But angels won't come out tonight To greet you The monuments of those who died To build these graveyards to the sky Are sinking and you wonder why The ground you stand upon Is still beneath you Chorus: And it's long past the time The ships are sailing out and I'm Waiting for some miracle to happen Verse: The cities eyes that have no soul And all that glitters takes it's toll When once you were a messenger Now nothing can get through To even reach you Attached to things you cannot have Sweet perfumes that will go bad Each one better than the last you had And you think your sword of love Will not defeat you (Chorus) Bridge: And as I watch my feet slowly sinking I catch the moments that I can They say the world is made for men of action But I keep waiting for some miracle to happen (solo) Verse: City Sphinx that lost its glow Its always fed and never full And you wonder why you cannot leave Is it just this broken fence That surrounds me The light is sealed from those below The rivers dry and hardly flows And nothing much can really grow But pestilence and locusts all around me (Chorus)
6.
Songs Lyrics Bye Bye Babylon I can't keep leading you on Though my flesh still melts At the touch of your hand It's just not the Promised Land I'm leaving all of this behind Nothing here is really mine Got to find my oasis in the sand Back in the Promised Land There's a judge and there's a trial I'm hoping to exchange my file If I can prove that I can walk and I can stand Within the Promised Land I'm just a ghost That's what I've become Too much to taste Will make you numb Got to return My body to my soul - if I still can She's waiting in the Promised Land (Chorus)
7.
Running Dry 04:05
Songs Lyrics Too Late The tide is turning Look all around The river is running dry And what will we do If there's no water What will we do If there's no water Look up I heard a robin sigh Look at the world Iron chains accross the sky And what will we do? If there's no freedom What'll we do If there's no water And there will come a time When there will be no more crying But now we stand between the tides And the river is running dry
8.
Hennani 05:15
Songs Lyrics Henaini, here I am, Henaini Here I am, Henaini, Henaini What do you want of me What can I give to thee If there is more, more than I can be Henaini For what am I next to thee I'm but a drop in the sea But when you call I will answer thee, Henaini. (Chorus) Oh Israel you're bride to be She is calling to me And I will answer faithfully Henaini And if I must stand before my enemies You alone are my security And I will say, as my fathers did before me Henaini (Chorus) For what am I next to thee What do I have that you haven't given me So when you call I will answer thee Henaini
9.
Kedusha 03:58
Songs Lyrics What is the way that leads to happiness What is the kind of work that brings one rest What is the house that dwells within the home What is the song that can't be sung alone Ahh - Kedusha How come the highest mountain's made so low What is the secret only servants know What is the chain that's made from strings of pearls What is the knot that's tied between two worlds Ahh - Kedusha And the knower of all mysteries He has given us all a key And the secret is locked inside this word Ahh - Kedusha (Chorus) What is the sound your soul would like to hear What is the voice that whispers in your ear What is the word that words can't even speak What is the hand that no man can defeat Ahh - Kedusha What is the plan thats planted in the seed What is concealed within a simple deed What is the flame from where the fire's born What is the cloth that burns but isn't torn
10.
Modern Idols 03:24
Songs Lyrics Talking bout the junkies fix and the skinheads fist and the planets course And the new titanic and the instamatic and the Trojan horse And they make them out of clay They make them out of words philosophers say And in the end your all alone and your flesh turn to bone And it fades away and I say These - Are the Modern Idols And they worship the State, their wealth And their pleasure and their power and their pain And they worship themself Their birth and their health and the size of their brain And they say the Divine Ain't nothing but the image of their own design But they can't seem to wish away the big black cloud Where the sun used to shine and I say These - Are the Modern Idols They say a cultured man Is the symbol of emancipation And they pray to the gods of science for salvation But while the symphony plays the SS sprays poison gas They say a cultured man has only learned to kill With a touch of class and I say These - Are the Modern Idols
11.
Bribes 03:50
Songs Lyrics Bribes - Blind the eyes of the wise Just a taste you tell yourself It's just one time It's nothing more Then it's two, and three, and four Bribes - Blind the eyes of the wise Forbidden fruit it tastes so sweet You love to lie and tell yourself why It's really meant to eat Bribes - Blind the eyes of the wise
12.
Jericho 03:40
Songs Lyrics Take what you want the possesions you posses And the secrets - buried in your chest And see how much you can carry Over this wall Take everything you see, every apple on the tree It's no sin, to be persuaded easily Hurry and hide it all - over that wall And when the rain comes and the storm clouds grow Where you going to be when the trumpets blow? Will you be safe inside the walls of Jericho? Does nobody fall behind the walls of Jericho? Take what you can, you can conquer every land Take your sacs go fill them up full of sand They say 'Freedom waits for us all' just over that wall. Take your horses and let them all run wild Take your judges and put them all on trial Build ourself a castle that will never fall - just over that wall. And when the rain comes and the storm clouds grow Where you going to be when the trumpets blow? Will you be safe inside the walls of Jericho? Does nobody fall behind the walls of Jericho?
13.
Songs Lyrics We are the prophecy The sages said a long time ago From a barren desert a spring will flow We are the prophecy And though we've been scattered in every direction From the four corners we'll bring the redemption We are the prophecy - La, la.. We are the prophecy The hour is late there's no time for sleeping Lift up your eyes and stop all your weeping We are the prophecy - La, la.. And all the kings horses and all the kings men They can't stop the tide from turning under them We are the prophecy - La, la.. As it was in the beginning, so it will always be We are the prophecy

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"The songwriting on Mystical Mood is excellent throughout: melodic and heartfelt with an intoxicating reggae vibe!”
- Reggae-Reviews

“Ron Wiseman’s album, its a good one, sounds like Bob Dylan doing a reggae album, Ron lyrics are great and the riddims too, I can feel that Ron loves and knows a lot about reggae music. “Mystical Mood” s a nice combination of Jewish, American, and Jamaican sound.”
- Dr Reggae- Tal Grubstein, Irie Lion

“Great combination of Jewish music & reggae that adds a fresh and exciting sound to my program on WNWR in Philadelphia.”
- Barry Reisman, WNWR AM 1540

I received Ron's CD and I must admit I really enjoyed his music. I have put 2 of his songs on my playlist. . Ron has a beautiful style of reggae and his lyrics are poetic and strike a chord with today’s situations: both religious and political. I have thoroughly enjoyed listening to his music!”
- Ageel Shatry, One World Radio

“To say the least, Ron Wiseman is a unique talent in the world of reggae music. I will definitely add his music to my program”
- Mike Roots, WTBC Radio, Reggae Explorations

‘Blowing on the Coals’ – from Mystical Mood currently listed as #4 on the playlist of "REGGAE EXPLORATIONS" hosted by Mike Roots
WAPJ 89.9 & 105.1 FM, Torrington, CT USA

Ron Wiseman-Mystical Mood - Hailing from Toronto, Canada, artist Ron Wiseman has brewed up a quite interesting blend of reggae and Dylanesque lyrics (check out the lines "Talking 'bout the junkies fix the skinhead fist, and the planets course, The new Titanic and the instamatic and the Trojan horse" from "Modern idols", for example). Mr. Wiseman also plays all the keyboard parts (including a Hammond B3). The disc also features an oud ("Measure for Measure" and "Kedusha") as well as a clarinet (on the searing "Bribes"). "Kedusha"'s opening horn phrases lean heavilly on Jackie Mittoo's "Darker Shade Of Black" (cool ! ). While there are a few rockers and steppers, most of the songs are ska-inspired. - From Jah Radio

Wiseman's vocals are eerily similar to the late John Lennon, which, coupled with the well crafted chord changes (most, if not all the songs feature a verse-chorus and bridge, makes the disc fit nicely next to Lennon's reggae tinged "Double Fantasy" album (and, could quite conceivably pass as a follow up !). The overall production is clean and crisp, making for a very enjoyable disc overall. Not your fathers reggae, but worth 8 out of 10 stars nonetheless. - World Radio

From Jah Works - By Ted Boothroyd - Rating: A -
Alright, let’s get straight to the inevitable comparisons. Ron Wiseman is a Jewish reggae artist, emerging at a time when a similar curiosity, Matisyahu, is floating high on the charts – so the Johnny-come-lately must be an imitator, a copycat, right? Wrong. Matisyahu is primarily into dancehall, while Wiseman occupies a whole other niche in the reggae universe, a niche abounding in wonderful roots rhythms and bona fide singing. Besides, although Mystical Mood is only now widely available, it was recorded four years ago, so if there is any bandwagon-jumping, it relates only to the better distribution possibilities that I suspect have now opened up, not to the music itself.

So much for the Matisyahu resemblance. Let’s try early Bob Dylan. Like him, Wiseman fashions elusive metaphors and attention-grabbing images by building elaborate circles of simple, concrete words. Try this for example, from “Waiting for a Miracle”: “Attached to things you cannot have, sweet perfumes that will go bad, each one better than the last you had, and you think your sword of love will not defeat you.” Now consider Wiseman’s somewhat Dylanesque singing style, one that convinces us that he means what he says even when he’s being sly and abstract. So is Wiseman a reggaefied Dylan? Perhaps, but only in part, because not all Wiseman’s tracks fit that mold.

But if we’re going all the way back to early Dylan, why not branch off to Phil Ochs? He’s also a fit comparison, having written and performed songs that combined intelligent protest and topical commentary with dry wit and musical hooks. In songs like “Modern Idols” and “Bribes,” Wiseman offers a similar blend.

For a more contemporary comparison, how about Leonard Cohen? “There’s a war between the generals, a war between the chiefs, a war between the bridegrooms, a war between the sheets.” Cohen’s lyrics? Sorry, that’s from Wiseman’s powerful “Relatively Speaking.”

Want more comparisons? As I enjoy the clarinet and other teasing hints of klezmer within Mystical Mood, and especially when confronted by the meditative, devotional “Henaini,” I think of the Flying Bulger Klezmer Band, who sometimes slow down for something similar. On the other hand, most of the Wiseman’s arrangements are distinctly upbeat, and the CD’s most vigorous moments bring to mind The Pogues’ sizzling instrumental prowess, emphatic delivery and spirit of musical adventure.

But forget everyone else. Ron Wiseman is an amalgam, the product of his complex background, and his art is therefore influenced by those who came before. But he is himself. His tuneful, clever, affecting songs are performed with the skill necessary to please and the passion necessary to satisfy. And I’m delighted he chose such varied and strong reggae rhythms to support it all.
From Jah Works - By Ted Boothroyd - Rating: A -

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released May 16, 2013

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