Nonviolenze's 'Ghosts of War' is a Conscious Musical Meditation for Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull Fans

Nonviolenze is the solo musical moniker of Houston, TX singer songwriter Shri Baratan, whose purposeful signature sound takes influence from Pink Floyd, John McLaughlin, Jethro Tull, Yes, Al Jarreau, Joni Mitchell, and eastern classical music.

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Nonviolenze is the solo musical moniker of Houston, TX singer songwriter Shri Baratan, whose purposeful signature sound takes influence from Pink Floyd, John McLaughlin, Jethro Tull, Yes, Al Jarreau, Joni Mitchell, and eastern classical music.

Today his new music video for "Mirror" is released. Big Takeover premiered the video, ading "Baratan sings of the foibles of humans, “anger, hatred jealousy, lust, and greed”, and cautions us to look in the mirror and make sure we’re not the ones embodying these detrimental qualities."

"Mirror" is taken from Nonviolenze's ambitious debut album "Ghosts of War", released on Oct 16.

About "Mirror" (from the artist):
The Cosmos is a Mirror that reflects the body (gross matter), mind (thought vibrations) and feelings (radiation). You cannot hide from the Cosmic Mirror for it knows your innermost feelings. Everything you perceive is a reflection of you. That which you exhibit ricochets right back to you. Give love and get love. Display fear and it returns as vampires. The Mirror continuously assorts the field of feelings bringing like-characters together. The happy hang out with the happy. The Angry gather and resent together. What a wonder this Cosmic Mirror. What’s inside’s, Outside.

About the Album:
“Ghosts of War” is a repertoire of nine haunting melodies intended to journey the listeners into new psychological frontiers. This album is authentic and reflects the soul of the self-made singer/song writer.

The compositions are contemporary and unconventional. The vocals, a unique blend of global styles, is augmented with a wide octave range and timely detours into mesmerizing solos.

The guitar work merges organic acoustics with vivid electric tones. The freestyle rhythm and finger-picking is accented with open chords and colorful harmonics. The tempos are mesmerizing with seamless shifts between single and dual beats. The intriguing sound-effects appends another dimension to the overall listening experience.

The lyrics are powerful, poetic and thought provoking communicating deep-rooted social and philosophical content.

About

Shri Baratan is a multi-talented singer/songwriter performing under the brand "Nonviolenze". His musical repertoire includes Blues, Rock, Jazz, Fusion and pop. He is also an artist with a unique touch constantly pushing the limits with acrylics and oils as mediums for his paintings.

Shri’s journey as an musician and artist began in his early teens when he seized the opportunity to nurture & explore multiple dimensions of the creative force emanating from within him. His brainchild of a powerful painting accompanying each song has now become Nonviolenze’s hallmark giving his audiences an audio-visual listening experience.

Shri hails from India where his early performances as lead vocalist with the popular band "Down Sterling" won him substantial loyalty from his audiences. From there he expanded his horizons pivoting to the rock opera stage with the original super hit "Time is Yours". His musical voyage continued with concerts for world peace - "A Musical Rally for Peace in Space", "Summit Agenda", and "No Sugar Tonight".

Shri’s extraordinary three octave vocal range and his innate ability to meld rock, jazz and fusion is his trademark that renders him a unique composer and singer. His lyrics express a deep poetical philosophy of the world and of his own life experiences. He is well known for his complex yet melodious chord structures on the guitar that is singular to his style of playing.

Legendary artists such as Joni Mitchell, John McLaughlin, Jethro Tull, Yes, Al Jarreau, and the enduring music of Pink Floyd along with the exposure to eastern classical music have been his inspiring influences.

With his plethora of compositions, he continues to break boundaries with his vocal performances redefining the standards of the musical world. The mission of Nonviolenze has naturally evolved into education through entertainment and media using multiple integrated art forms.

Shri migrated to the United States for higher studies. With a double masters in computer science and management, he currently is a corporate executive in Houston, Texas.

March 2, 2021 1:19pm ET by Independent Music Promotions  

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