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"...folk musicians from the future whose primary concern is in creating sounds that communicate to the listener a feeling of 'Revival' with the natural elements of the earth around them. This being similar to the religious revival that takes place in Gospel where mucial experience affords the listener the opportunity to transcend herself through deep belief and interarction.
Forest Magic as an idea may be something that is far away yet feasibly attainable. It is fueled by the hope that the audience is willing to listen and be involved with a sense of ethereality.'We want the people to feel like the pressure that lies between each falling leaf and/to the ground. Forest Magic yearns to be evocative of the dry soil on your bare feet at which you are a conduit of spiritual connectivity. This connection makes you part of the world instead of a destructive entity that roams atop it.'"
There is a feeling of ebb and flow when (Forest Magic) plays together that should extend to the audience. There is a call and response system that calls for ether. There is an aim to contribute to the collective pool of creative energy that is hovering above us like spirits so that at anytime, someone, somewhere can access it that much easier."
by: Nicholas DuPey
Excerpt from "HYMNS OF THEIR OWN MYTHOLOGY" by Ernie Paik for the Chattanooga Pulse on August 01, 2007
In this scenario, what happened, so that itâ€™s necessary to scavenge and rediscover folk?
Nothing really happened in our scenario. Life just happened as it is happening now. We grow exponentially closer to our self-inflicted demise every day. What did Stephen Hawking say, a little over 100 years left for civilization? Thereâ€™s an interview with the author Derrick Jensen in Arthur magazine that explains the necessity of the end of civilization and a rethinking of how we live life that was pretty amazing. We are definitely speaking to the way things are today. Not that weâ€™re trying to change minds, but we want to try to lift people into a consciousness that is less focused on self-interest. We want to make music that is communal in the broadest of senses. Communal, as in, the incredibly vast and complicated natural order of the planet. This allows us to make music with both insects and fluorescent light hum.
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Member Since: 9/18/2006
Band Website: weareforestmagic.com
Band Members: IN BODY: Dolphin Mouth, Elk, Owl, Quailan, Red-Tail
IN SPIRIT: Aphid, Dactyl, Euc
Influences: ...magic in the forest, trees, the city, old things, beats, white noise, green noise, animals, myths, loam, walking, riding bikes, swimming in creeks, uncontrollable sounds, happenings, campfires, pretty art, people singing, the end of civilization...
Sounds Like: Glory+Badness

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Forest Magic record coming soon!

So, the fruit of our labor is about to bloom! We've been recording with Charles Allison, a brilliant and professional producer/engineer/musician/friend in Chattanooga. We've been trying his patience...
Posted by FOREST MAGIC on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:25:00 PST

Chattanooga Pulse Interview from almost a year ago...

Hymns of Their Own MythologyForest Magic returns from the future to play the Hunter and J.J.'sby Ernie PaikAugust 01, 2007 One of Chattanooga's most intriguing bands, Forest Magic is an unclassifia...
Posted by FOREST MAGIC on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:31:00 PST

failure of the city, the city isn't pretty. triumph of the forest, the forest is so gorgeous.

We are down to five active members. Euc, Aphid, and Dactyl have gone on their ways for their each and individual endeavors. We are still missing Owl who is coming back to town in August. Although w...
Posted by FOREST MAGIC on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:33:00 PST