Darkly symbolic, even mystical, lyrics drawing from my own experiences,
and from a wealth of knowledge in spirituality, mythology, theology,
crossed with a biting political edge.
Mining the vein in the tradition of Cohen, Cave, Waits, Rumi, Blake.
Beauty Rises (lyrics) (with thanks to Morgan Doctor for the percussion loops)
No Denying
Buffalo Jump (with 'Mouthfeel')
Ramadan at Sunset (with 'Mouthfeel')
Four acoustic works (recorded in 1999).
Recorded in 1998 in a variety of locations with a variety of performers 'Enantiodromia' is a full length cassette of songs and music on the verge of the alt-rock genre.
Recorded in 1996 at BE-1 in Toronto 'NOD' is a solo project featuring a full length cassette and an accompanying chapbook which has the lyrics to the songs, and a 'sub-text' essay on addiction and consciousness. The pieces range from accoustic and electronic instrumentals, to spoken word, to a-capella, to punk-funk.
All works by Nik Beeson alone are licensed under a
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