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There are those fortunate souls to whom the world is a playground of aural stimulation, they are able to hear in the ether a sound denied to others, perhaps intentionally, for surely we are the conduits of our own reception, our internal antennas designed to pick up a signal which will be understood to either mean something personal or be used creatively to inspire others.

It is the sound received that makes us see in an aural human sonar effect, the landscape we wish to mould, to use like clay in our hands and shape the emotions of those around us. Our antennas, if sharpened, can pick up on the sound of the most innocent, most worldly, and turn them into a spell that will cause us to take a wild intake of breath, that will see us catch fire under the stars and see through the ripples Under Water as the emotions become a rich, fluid and integral part of living.

A song born of the acoustic resonance is an enjoyable preoccupation in which to devour Time, your imagination, if played and shaped by the right hands, is given free rein to join in the aural game and open your heart to what is being pursued by the artist. Others may feel confusion but as you swim through the tide and messages your senses become attuned to life Under Water and you understand the soundtrack to Dorothy Bird’s life in a way that mirrors your own.

Recorded and mastered by Jon Lawton at Crosstown Studios, Dorothy Bird, the stage name of Julia Fiebelkorn, the headiness of waves is framed by the ebb and flow as you are pulled willingly further out to sea, away from the madness of the land, the congestion of the inconsequential and the petty, and instead you float, patiently, the waters of consideration lapping at your feet and the ability to breathe silently Under Water a newfound charm.

A wonderful single by Dorothy Bird, one that gets under the skin, one that brings a welcome rush of blood to the heart as you embrace life.

Ian D. Hall