04 Sunday Sep 2016
Posted in Live Recording Session, Odin's Songs
Barring any pudding fires, Odin’s Other Eye, will be doing some live recording on Wodan’s Daag (Wednesday) September 21st at 8PM. This will occur near the heart of Littleton at D’s Tavern. Please join us to hear some new tunes and perchance a few oldies as well.
09 Thursday Jun 2016
Posted in Live Recording Session, Odin's Songs, Special Events
Odin shall head to Littleton for a live recording session hosted by Open Stage Denver. The venue is D’s Tavern on Littleton Blvd and Odin shall take the stage from 8-9PM. Tunes new and olde shall be recorded. Please bring thy camera…
12 Thursday Dec 2013
Posted in Nine Worlds, Odin's Songs, youtube
In Norse mythos, there were nine worlds and these were connected to nine levels of consciousness from sub to supra:
Down under, the Norse world of corpses was called Nair, or Hel, along with Jotunheimr, the Land of Giants, and the world of ice (Niflheimr, or Nefethel).
In the conscious realm, Svartalfheimr and Alfheimr were the homes of dark and light elves respectively, and Midgaard, the world of mortals.
Rising in consciousness was the world of fire (Muspellsheimr) and the two tribes of gods and goddesses: Vanaheimr (the Vanir), and Asgaard (the Aesir). All but Midgaard are invisible to the eye.
And so the primordial forces of fire and ice brought about the worlds, and beings of light and darkness, and material creatures. But above, arose the gods and goddesses in each of ye – the reminder of thy charge…
Nine Worlds
Lyrics by Marc Olson
Music by Bob Powell and Marc Olson
Copyright 2012, all rights reserved.
A silent moon shines on me
I step into a world
Where madness breeds in every town
The bankers, docs, and lawyers
All carry “walking papers”
When people scream there is no sound…
Nine worlds condition me
Empire of broken dreams
Expectations overload
Nine worlds devour me
No real consistency
Expectation overload
And so I grab my passport
Pack light and on my way
Through fire, Ice and shifting ground
Young ladies fuel my voyage
While giants curse my name
But Land of the Dead is all I’ve found
[chorus]
Water awakens me
A cold epiphany
From up above I see below
Your hour of destiny
My cue to hit the sea
Nine haunted worlds can take their toll…
[chorus]
28 Thursday Nov 2013
Posted in Let It Out, Odin's Songs, youtube
One of Odin’s classics, Let It Out, was inspired by line 70 of the gnostic gospel of Thomas.
This book, with many others were hidden away in Nag Hamadi, Egypt, to preserve certain messages for future generations, such as learning to free oneself from the material world, and seeking salvation from the inside-out. Thomas is thought to be one of the earliest written texts, and comes with some simple, straight-forward notions. Take ye not the literal path, but rather learn what ye may from from the pregnant metaphors…
Let It Out
Lyrics by Marc Olson; Music by Scott Ganley and Marc Olson
Copyright 2008, all rights reserved.
The sun’s down on another day
But don’t let the darkness seal your fate – seal your fate…
A few hours and you’ll wake up
Don’t drink from a poisoned cup again – ever again…
Light a candle in your mind
Be prepared to burn the past – burn everything!
Whatever’s stuck inside you will destroy you
Let it out! Let it out!
Whatever you bring forth will surely save you
Let it out! Let it out!
And as the night crawls by
You’ll see the visions scrawled out on the sky
Could be nightmares, could be dreams
It’s up to you, up to me, to everyone…
Whatever’s stuck inside you will destroy you
Let it out! Let it out!
Whatever you bring forth will surely save you
Let it out! Let it out!
Let it out! Let it out!
Be what you were meant to be – let it out!
Let it out! Let it out!
Save yourself from yourself, just let it out!
You have the power inside you
Don’t leave it trapped in a landslide
Don’t let the truth just slip away…
You are not that inundated
Rise up from the tomb you created
Walk out of the shadows of yesterday
The sun dawns on another day
I hope it gives you strength to do more than pray
A few hours and that sun’s up high
Don’t let it blind you, save yourself today!
Whatever’s stuck inside you will destroy you
Let it out! Let it out!
Whatever you bring forth will surely save you
Let it out! Let it out!
20 Wednesday Nov 2013
Posted in Odin's Songs, Thought and Memory, youtube
From the Grimnismal (Poetic Edda): “Oer the whole world wide, every day, fly Huginn and Muninn. I worry lest Huginn should fall in flight, yet more I fear for Muninn.”
Gather round, ye lunatic fringe…Odin had two ravens, Huginn [Thought] and Muninn [Memory], that flew over Midgaard every morning and returned each night to inform their master of the world’s deeds. Thusly, He became the most knowledgeable being in existence.
Odin took additional steps towards wisdom, by seeking a deep drink from Mimir’s [Memory’s] well in exchange for an eye. Sacrifice in exchange for wisdom…and so Odin’s Other Eye lies at the bottom of yon well. What’s more, He took up sacrifice for mankind, by hanging on Yggdrasil [the Tree of Life] for nine days and nine nights, pinned by His own weapon, Gungnir [the spear of Odin].
He died and visited the Land of the Dead and learned to speak their language. For His sacrifice, He was rewarded with nine songs and eighteen runes [or Charms], part of the Elder Futhark still in use in our modern age. And now, hear ye a song about Thought and Memory…
Thought & Memory
Music & Lyrics by Marc Olson
Copyright, 2008, all rights reserved.
I send my servants out to sea
Their formal names are Thought & Memory
Across nine worlds fly my two crows
They bring back news of mankind’s woes
Gone at dawn and back at twilight
Illuminating every insight
But now I find a sudden urgency
To lock the gate and set them free…set them free!
I am caught between Thought & Memory
A spirit trapped within a robot’s dream…
I see man’s future but cannot modify
Destiny’s dice have rolled and there’s no time
to hesitate, I must approach the Tree
I’ll us my spear to pin myself willingly
I am caught between Thought & Memory
I’ve seen the final days and they are dark for me
I wish I could believe but wishing’s not the same for me
Guess I’ll sort it all out logically…
26 Saturday Oct 2013
Posted in Bury Me Alive, Odin's Songs
Odin’s Other Eye is coming out again soon. A new CD, new personnel, and a new mission – be prepared, mortals. And in the meantime, please enjoy a Hallow’s Eve video treat called Bury Me Alive.
Recorded at Sonic Conscious studio.
Bury Me Alive
Written by Marc Olson; performed by Odin’s Other Eye
copyright 2007, all rights reserved.
I’ve had time to figure out
The meaning of your words – and they disturb me…
I know there’s no way out
Of the tunnel that you live in – but you hurt me…
You’re a grave robbing slouch
You’re a ghoul on the prowl – you are a misery..
And by shovelful I see, you bury me alive!
You can take away my clothes
You can take away my rings, but you won’t get to me
You can talk behind my back
While you’re wielding that big axe – you’re that unsettling
You’re the ghost of one lost year
And I know that you’re still here – the dirt is meant for me…
And by shovelful I see, you bury me alive!
Yeah, by shovelful I see, you bury me alive!
But I’m taking you with me – come inside…
11 Sunday Nov 2012
Posted in Balder's Dream, youtube
Please check out Odin’s new youtube video for Balder’s Dream: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDOVP__ABIM
More to follow soon from Odin’s Other Eye!
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19 Thursday Jul 2012
Posted in Balder's Dream, Odin's Songs
Please give a listen to three new tunes recently recorded at Sonic Conscious: Odin on MySpace.
Balder’s Dream blends the tale of Balder the Beautiful’s demise in contrast to Christ Consciousness and near-death experiences. Music by Bob Powell and Marc Olson and lyrics by Marc Olson, copyright 2012 (all rights reserved).
Balder’s Dream
Beyond the Water and the wine
The barren hilltop where I was tried
And my last memory of speaking to a crowd
Was it all a dream? Did I miss everything?
Like the anger…of the people…all frustrated
I saw the weapons fall to the ground
Except an arrow from a vine
Then darkness fell on me – I heard no other sound
Into the deepest sleep – into the sweetest dream…
No more shadows…no more lost years…no more nightmares
And then the sunlight leads me on
A black horizon drifts along
Escape velocity into a waking dawn
I miss that deepest sleep – back to the agony…
Of the people…all frustrated…all the anger
Come out to Odin’s Mid Summer Dream at the Buffalo Rose on 7/28/12 to hear Balder’s Dream live…
