Caesura’s Cry
‘Caesura’s Cry’ is a cry of being born—personally, collectively, and continually—a cry of the ecstatic-yet-mournful eternal simultaneity of union and separation. Its felt sound, described by poet Nina Farana, “seems to comb the channels of conception and capture the ache for life.” The depths of Willow’s magnetic voice, lyrics, and melodies evoke “beauty’s coalescence sung from its essence.” Ben Leinbach, who produced the album and co-wrote half of its songs, complements and elevates this meditative and entrancing music with his delicate piano and sumptuous guitar throughout. Willow’s music is further entwined with Moses Sedler’s mantric cello, a singing bowl, and spoken word. This album welcomes the listener to be held in the intimacy of the sacred feminine. And, to behold love’s wisdom, compassion and vision.
With immeasurable gratitude to Ben Leinbach for helping me bring these songs to life, and to Stevin McNamara for introducing me to Ben. With express gratitude to Trent Hines, Anthony Salvo, and Gregg Wilkins, with Todd Ayers—my Boulder Band (see album Bowing to Venus)—who incubated songs Yin, Stainless, Images and Icons, and Mirror, Mirror. With appreciation to Moses Sedler for his vital cello contributions. With thanks to my beloved husband Daniel Trimbach for cover art photograph and to dear friend Breck Waldman for graphic design of album cover. With dedication to co-emergent integral, transpersonal, psychoanalytic, and nondual mandalas (artistic, oneiric, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Kabbalist, Sufi, Taoist, Omnist and more…), for fertile ground. Thank you for listening.
“Pearson Trimbach has a voice that recalls the great Rickie Lee Jones…and sings atop flawlessly arranged piano, guitar and string sections….If your tastes veer toward the profound and spiritual elements of existence, Pearson Trimbach just may be singing for you!”Click here for full review of Caesura’s Cry by Pitch Perfect
“Willow’s voice carries honesty and strength—the album is a great companion for when I write or drive to meet my patients for precisely this reason.”
—Shifa Haq, psychoanalyst-in-training with keen ears, New Delhi
“Willow’s album simultaneously pierces the windows of our soul and hugs our basic being.”
—Mitchel Becker, is a clinical psychologist in private practice, lecturer at the Psychotherapy Programs of Bar Ilan University, and supervisor at the Psychotherapy Program of Tel Aviv University
“Willow’s music is about the Divine Presence, in Her many forms. Her poetry-set-to-song peels away the veil allowing us to see and feel the tapestry of luminosity lying below and as ground for the entire display. Her artistry is beautiful work, and Ben Leinbach’s attuned instrumentation is the ideal complement.”
—Brad Reynolds, author of In God's Company (2024), The Universal Tradition of Global Wisdom (2022), and Embracing Reality: The Integral Vision of Ken Wilber (2004)
“Willow’s music makes my heart ache/open…
I wonder if her voice has a kabbalistic-like incantation of the Genesis-kind that begins to enunciate the shape of the world's opening —opening this caesura of the heart, where births go on all life long, or even from before and after, a singing of the psyche and crying of the soul that is a therapeutic intervention in the making.”
—Adam Shechter, is a psychotherapist and writer based in New York City. His current research focuses on the intersection of Modern Psychoanalysis and the work of Michael Eigen. He works with individuals, couples and groups in private practice.
“Caesura’s Cry is beautiful. It's wonderful. I have just listened to Vishnu's Presence, Beata in Beta, and Listening Child. They are amazing. And it is also amazing that Willow is singing these psychoanalytic and spiritual concepts.”
—Ebru Salman, translator of psychoanalytic texts, writer, Izmir, Turkey; winner of prize from Istanbul Psychoanalytic Association for translation of the book, Listening to Hanna Segal by Jean-Michel Quinodoz
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