11-02-2024, 19:01
And then there’s Diane Arkenstone who used to be married to the David above! She’s a trained opera singer and multi-instrumentalist, and for her, this is a vocation. Not quite as prolific as her ex, and of a very similar oeuvre although there are differences. They still collaborate from time to time.
She believes wholeheartedly in the healing power of music and the voice, and this is the reason; she was born with a complete AV block in her heart, underwent more than 30 surgeries over the years, from early childhood, and has had pacemakers implanted at varying times - she was told she’d never be able to survive without one and then in 2022, her doctors pronounced that her heart had somehow fully healed.
From as young as 3 years old, she sought solace in music and singing and she is convinced that the vibrations of her guitar and voice are what have led to her complete recovery (albeit quite far down the line). The music she makes tends to include chanting and vocalization rather than regular singing.
She recently released a new album – Aquaria II: Ascencion – so I listened to that … not really my thing – again, everything starts sounding the same and I don’t like the bass on this album. “Water Touches Air” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZzuyOpeD80
Diane also styles herself ‘Enaid’ (horrors) and Ah*Nee*Ma (with David) which is an iteration of all the above but with a native American flavour – the flute, primarily. I ran out of steam though, so maybe one day I will check that out more – this was all I could get to and it was pretty basic IMHO. Anyway – what do I know? Having never composed a single thing in my life! It's indefinable and elusive, not to mention personal - that quality that makes someone's sound attractive, or not.
She believes wholeheartedly in the healing power of music and the voice, and this is the reason; she was born with a complete AV block in her heart, underwent more than 30 surgeries over the years, from early childhood, and has had pacemakers implanted at varying times - she was told she’d never be able to survive without one and then in 2022, her doctors pronounced that her heart had somehow fully healed.
From as young as 3 years old, she sought solace in music and singing and she is convinced that the vibrations of her guitar and voice are what have led to her complete recovery (albeit quite far down the line). The music she makes tends to include chanting and vocalization rather than regular singing.
She recently released a new album – Aquaria II: Ascencion – so I listened to that … not really my thing – again, everything starts sounding the same and I don’t like the bass on this album. “Water Touches Air” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZzuyOpeD80
Diane also styles herself ‘Enaid’ (horrors) and Ah*Nee*Ma (with David) which is an iteration of all the above but with a native American flavour – the flute, primarily. I ran out of steam though, so maybe one day I will check that out more – this was all I could get to and it was pretty basic IMHO. Anyway – what do I know? Having never composed a single thing in my life! It's indefinable and elusive, not to mention personal - that quality that makes someone's sound attractive, or not.
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