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Somió is the the downtempo avenue of Kieron James' musical expressions.
Deva, the title of Somió's first release, is also the name given to a superhuman being in traditional Buddhist cosmology. It means 'deity' in Hinduism and refers to the spiritual forces or beings behind nature for the New Age movement.
So does he possess superhuman powers? Kieron isn't telling. But since Deva is a small community in the beautiful Spanish region of Asturias - the inspiration for many of the pieces featured - we've drawn our own conclusions!
Kieron's interest in percussive sounds - and their significance to the overall composition - results from his musical apprenticeship as a drummer in a number of bands, the most successful being The Emotionals. The band kicked off a craze on London's underground using handmade stickers to promote gigs at the George Robey, Borderline and Marquee clubs. They released two albums with Native Records, (the home of Nine Inch Nails at the time), Personal Pleasure and In Response.
Deva is a collection of compositions inspired by frequent visits to Northern Spain over several years, with a good deal of time spent in the idyllic Picos de Europa. Locations in Asturias lend their names to the compositions featured on Deva - the village where Kieron and his wife married.
Tracks from Deva will be uploaded here over the coming weeks and from time to time other Somió material will be made available for free download. To keep in touch with all Somió news, simply follow Somió on Twitter.
Somió and Deva
For anyone curious enough to learn more about the breathtaking Spanish region which inspired Somió's first release, further information is available here:
Deva
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