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The Spiral Staircase

by Mark Sheeky

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Ascent 02:01
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Sky Dragons 08:12
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Sea Monsters 03:17
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Finale 06:42

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The Spiral Staircase is an instrumental concept album, and Mark's first work on a truly symphonic scale. A large and dramatic piece, The Spiral Staircase is different from previous musical releases because it is essentially one unbroken musical piece that changes in mood as the story unfolds.

At the edge of a fairytale forest, inside a tall tower of black stone, a spiral staircase climbs to infinity. The music tells of the ascent up the tower as the hero encounters different rooms, caves and creatures. Emerging into brilliant white light at the summit, the journey is recalled and played on a mirrored screen.

The music in The Spiral Staircase is dramatic, and highly rhythmic although there are no percussion instruments. The sound palette consists largely of analogue waves; saw waves, sine waves and filtered white noise. The musical inspiration was mathematical structures, and the shifting chord sequences of baroque classical composers like J.S. Bach, Handel and Vivaldi, but the result is scintillating, mechanical and beautiful.

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released March 1, 2008

Composed and produced by Mark Sheeky.

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Mark Sheeky Crewe, UK

Mark Sheeky is a surrealist artist from the North of England. His music began as synth, game influenced, music then experimental classical piano and art rock/art pop, and surrealist rock music.

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