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Artist
James Sera
5+ albums
acousticpsychedelicfolkinstrumentalNew Weird America
about
James' music has been described by others as being a mixture of such diverse artists as John Fahey and Robbie Basho meets Erik Satie. His music can range from uplifting to haunting, inspirational to gothic. It reaches across many different genres of music and appeals to a wide range of listeners. Drawing his inspiration from individual experience and inner reflection, James’ debut album Reality of the Fantasy is a deeply personal affair, and much of it has an air of melancholy, anger and the regrets and frustrations of everyday life. At the same time, Reality of the Fantasy is a collection of songs that is a quest to find harmony in a world of dissonance and discord, creating a calming, soothing yet hypnotic quality to the music for the listener to experience. Written over a crucial time in his life, James wanted to musically express something with a different depth and meaning that was a true representation of what was happening to him at that particular time. The stress, pressures, inner revelations and questions about the what-ifs in one’s life all play an imperative role in the nature of his music. Also underpinning this particular body of music is the battle and struggle his younger brother George faces after being diagnosed with an aggressive and crippling form of MS, a theme that hangs deeply over the nine heartfelt compositions like a dark portrait. Originally James had been working and recording an album that was a more primitive, psychedelic, rock acoustic guit
