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Mark O'Leary The Keeper of the Northern Lights If one reflects upon the vast expanse and enchanting beauty of the Northern Polar regions and the corpus of texts and works which have emanated from its inspiration we can be encaptivated by what Heaney terms the Idea of the North. We envisage the early explorers fortitude in enduring new frontiers in trying conditions and terrain, innovating to adapt to survive and ultimately thrive. These regions have attained global significance, given that they hypothetically may emerge as an energy resource hub that could very well alleviate the worlds requirement for energy needs for decades. Indeed on Gronland we hear the Shaman conjuring to encourage bountiful hunting to the elders poignant reflection on the past. The technological phenomena of having the capability to travel beneath the polar ice in a Submarine and to surface at the north pole or travel there on a nuclear powered Icebreaker, to the post industrial environment of Svalbard, with its incandescent habitations and Salubre mendacium. Not necessarily an insouciant life but a one with equipoise. To the phosphorescence of Iceland's blue lagoon in Grindavik and the interiors Glaciers; the saga of Icelanders, sustenance for the soul to the simple charm of Isafjordur. Mark O’Leary began engaging with creating soundscapes that proved to be highly evocative with the aforementioned as the subject matter. The music is minimal: juxtaposing ambient soundscapes with voice, brass and percussion, sublime and oblique, not too strong, just subtle melodic insinuations. Stark, evocative, emotional and stirring delivered with gravitas and elan. The music seams a picture on tapestry of a voyage through the braids of the North and it takes you there. |
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