P r o d u c e d b y G e o r g e W a l l a c e All instrumental and vocal performances and programming by George Wallace Dig Yourself and OverLoaded feature Billy Meech on solo guitar Sunny Lisa features Marc Adler on solo flute Marti Early contributed backing vocals on OverLoaded

Recorded, mixed, and mastered at AirBorn Recording Lancaster, PA USA January 2022 Through January 2023 Cover art and graphics by Marti Early for Early Designs Cover photo “Sunrise Over the Pacific” courtesy of NASA

All music & lyrics written by George Wallace © 2023 Celestial Songs (ASCAP) Except…

God Only Knows Written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher © Irving Music, Inc. License # 1113919

Both Sides Now Written by Joni Mitchell © Reservoir Media Music o/b/o Crazy Crow Music License # 1113917

‘Becoming’ is a collection of original songs (along with two classic covers) which begged to be completed and polished. Except for one, the original ideas for these dates back several decades, but they remained on my ‘to-do’ list because the music was just too good to NOT use sooner or later. Woven into the fabric of ‘Becoming’ is a dark underscore (the pandemic, human isolation, and Ukraine’s struggle for liberation specifically), providing a counterpoint to what is ultimately an uplifting musical essay on determination, positivity, and self-actualization.

I simply could not let myself ‘leave this planet’ without first putting out- to whomever would give a listen - these small gems.

Uplifting, message-based progressive rock, with tinges of folk, jazz, ambient, and psychedelia – for brighter times to come

P r o d u c e d b y G e o r g e W a l l a c e All Instrumental and Vocal Performances and Programming by George Wallace Recorded and Mixed at AirBorn Recording Lancaster, PA USA Thanks to Bobby Michaels for the Tenor Sax on Stoned Soul Picnic All songs and music composed by George Wallace © 2020 Celestial Songs (ASCAP) Real Friend co-written with Amy Bolton © 1983/2020 Celestial Songs (ASCAP) Stoned Soul Picnic by Laura Nyro © EMI Blackwood Music Inc. All This Is That by Carl Wilson/Al Jardine/Mike Love, Published by Wixen Music Publishing o/b/o Wilojarston Music Life in a Northern Town by Nick Laird-Clowes and Gilbert Gabriel © EMI Blackwood Music Inc. o/b/o EMI Music Publishing, Ltd. and WB Music Corp. o/b/o Warner/Chappell Music Ltd Album graphics assembly by Marti Early for EarlyDesigns Front cover image created by Pete Barnhart Photography by George Wallace

‘The Goddess: Songs of the Feminine Divine’ presents a daringly eclectic mix of instrumentals and songs, invoking a fusion of World Music, Progressive Rock, and exotic, ambient soundscapes. In ‘the Goddess’ George has brought together nine brilliantly unique tracks inspired by some of the all-time great concept albums, i.e. the Moody Blues’ ‘Days of Future Passed’, Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’, Brian Wilson’s masterful ‘Smile’ project and ‘Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’.

Musically, the experience ranges from joyfully raucous orchestral pieces which (literally) pull out all the stops to mid-tempo Arabic-tinged grooves to lilting sambas suggestive of a Brazilian style. There is a flat-out rocker featuring bagpipes and Afro-Celtic-sounding drums, a soft, jazzy ballad done in a bebop style, and a rousing, African-flavored ¾ rocker (inspired by the work of Peter Gabriel and African guitarist King Sunny Ade) to close the set.

A powerful, unifying theme provides a rich cinematic and lyrical underscore for the Goddess. In song after song, we are invited to embrace enlightened thought, to explore the unifying properties of spiritual love, and to cultivate a sense of mystery and hope about the universe.