Cipher & Decipher

Brand new studio album by Copernicus, the conceptual concerns of the New York performer-poet who addresses the Universe itself. He is not distracted by everyday matters. He is not penning couplets about the changing fortunes of human existence, other than on the grandest (or lowliest) scale. He speaks of subatomic matter, and refuses to bear any glad tidings. As always, Copernicus is documenting the evolution of an old-world human confronting modern physic. Musical direction by Pierce Turner, and Copernicus' powerful vocals are accompanied by a 13 piece band, featuring among others members of Celtic rock band Black 47 (Larry Kirwan, Thomas Hamlin and Fred Parcells). All music is spontaneous, completely improvised, chaotic, ravingly psychedelic, and perfectly intuitively scored to the rants, enlightenment, and madness he's conveying.