Jon Porras - Voices Of The Air LP

Pressed at Record Industry in The Netherlands for maximum quality. One of the most incisive comments on how best to appreciate art came from the Indian musician Gita Sarabhai. In a recorded conversation with John Cage, Sarabhai described art's effect as serving "to sober and quiet the mind, thus rendering it susceptible to divine influences." Some of the best exploratory music incorporates this approach, and Jon Porras adopted it as a conceptual foundation for his new album, Voices of the Air. The sounds Porras creates intend to provoke contemplativeness beyond expressing a concrete idea.  Voices of the Air offers a fresh songwriting approach from a musician who’s experimentation has been a core aspect of his artistic development. After formally studying piano in his youth, Porras discovered grassroots experimental music and conceptual art during frequent visits to New York in the early 2000s. As half of the duo Barn Owl, Porras composed intricate dual guitar improvisations that