Toth - And The Voice Said (MELTED CREAM VINYL) - VINYL LP

Toth's paradoxical third album, And The Voice Said, is a prayer to be able to pray, a meditation on why he meditates, and a collection of jokes about what he holds sacred.InchI've always felt conflicted about my spiritual strivings,Inch Toth says. InchI never wanted to identify as a Buddhist because Buddhism is supposed to be about non-identity. There's a classic line 'If you see the Buddha, kill the Buddha.' This album is my attempt to kill the Buddha.InchFor Toth, that might mean ending shows with audience-wide singalongs of InchOpen your heart to the universe!Inch Part irony, part catharsis. InchIt's tongue-in-cheek but joyous,Inch he explains. InchMy default is so negative and self-loathing. I'm poking fun at the same things I need to survive.InchThat duality - humor and holiness, irony and sincerity - runs through the album, which features a duet with Kimbra and was co-produced by Grammy-nominated artist Caroline Rose.It's also the first Toth album involving another producer. InchI've never liked having teachers or sponsors, but I need them to get out of my own way. Caroline wouldn't let me hide behind abstraction; they had practices to help me connect with the 'voice' in the title.InchAcross the album, Toth swings between the buoyant self-reassurance of InchNot BrokenInch to the spiraling doubt that follows, taps into the zeitgeist with InchIce CreamInch and into his inner voices with InchTriangle People.Inch His trumpet blares fanfare and alarm. As the record closes, he's found a fragile kind of weightless, trembling peace. It's clear Toth hasn't killed the Buddha. His assassination attempts fail gloriously. But And The Voice Said leaves behind so much beauty that, for a moment, you might believe having a self isn't so bad. Album Tracks 1. Not Broken 2. Spiraling 3. Thoughts Are Like Clouds 4. Easy 5. Ageless Moon 6. Ice Cream 7. Triangle Peo