<p>My music can be seen as a collection of paradoxical elements at times, blending the meditative with the dynamic, ambient with the starkly present. Other times one can be eased into the flow: mood enhancing elements fusing haunting melodies with provocative sound that suddenly invoke a still, timeless moment.</p> <p>Here the music has as its creative vision the intention to calm our minds, energize our creative spirit, fire our imaginations, and hopefully bring a halt (at least temporarily) to the busyness (business) of our lives, creating a gap, a space where real life, love, and hope can effortlessly flow out of us. <br />So, sit back, relax, and be with the music.</p> <p>Click a track in the playlist below to hear some samples from the album.</p> 2006-12-15T22:35:06-05:00 heart-of-matter-cd 68730 CD 2006-12-15T22:35:06-05:00 2007-11-26T15:27:04-05:00 Michael O'Connell cd, heart, matter, music My music can be seen as a collection of paradoxical elements at times, blending the meditative with the dynamic, ambient with the starkly present. Other times one can be eased into the flow: mood enhancing elements fusing haunting melodies with provocative sound that suddenly invoke a still, timeless moment. Here the music has as its creative vision the intention to calm our minds, energize our creative spirit, fire our imaginations, and hopefully bring a halt (at least temporarily) to the busyness (business) of our lives, creating a gap, a space where real life, love, and hope can effortlessly flow out of us. So, sit back, relax, and be with the music. Click a track in the playlist below to hear some samples from the album. 2006-12-15T22:35:06-05:00 manual 227 100612 deny 1 Default 1 13.00 68730 true true 2007-11-26T15:27:04-05:00 2006-12-15T22:35:06-05:00 92195 1 68730 2007-11-26T15:27:04-05:00 http://static.shopify.com/s/files/1/0001/3037/products/heartofmatter_cover.jpg?1268161862 Title