Aria Of The Waif

Confronting the premature death of one's own mother is a concept we normally don't hear about in music these day. If you're like me, you know what a son's love for his mother feels like, that there is no other comparison like that bond. As friends and family, we listen to others and loved ones bear their souls in a lieu of comforting them in time of mourning.

Lam Rim, a band out of Madrid, Spain does just that thing: it turns this most sacred moment into a song. Their latest, "Why Don't You", is a work of art. It gives us a glimpse into the world many find difficult sharing. The song delves into the mindset and heart wrenching of a son whose mother has died and how he digests that event. He pours out about how his heart is affected by that death. He wants to die.



I thought the band name weird until I learned of its meaning: "gradual path to enlightenment" (in Tibetan Buddhism) Joao Mirat is the brains and founding member of Lam Rim. This song reminds me of the story "Where The Red Fern Grows". It is a famous saga about an elderly couple and their two dogs. The theme of that saga mirroring Lam Rim's newest song. One of the dogs died tragically and the other dog never stopped mourning about it. For decades we hadn't paid close attention to the fact that animals mourn. As profound as that may sound, most women believed and many have raised their boys not to cry, thinking this was a way of being more of a man. This is a band with a mellow sound and lyrics of great spatial extension. Lam Rim reminds me of U2, Coldplay an Oklahoma band named The Hero Factor. Great vocals and promising music future.

When it comes to music, I take hunting for songs very seriously. So, I'm not just looking for something that only sounds good but I'm looking for something with depth, clarity and stamina. I hunt for music almost every day. I check certain sites. One being a Soundcloud site where a DJ friend of mine, Leo Barbera (known as Kumokraft ), uploads his latest projects. This guy is really good at his craft. Other sites on my route are Youtube, Beatport, and freelance writer and blogger and Grammy blogging official Arjan.

So one might think that in all of that hunting that I found Lam Rim's latest track on one of the aforementioned sites. However, I found this song through my friend's facebook page, (Orlando Robson).

"Why Don't You" is one of those songs I think is a universal statement, explaining the human condition when it comes to death. I really like this concept, specifically because many people have suffered such a tragedy and are in need of that shoulder to cry on or an ear to listen to their plight. I hope more songs are written in this same line of thought, speaking up for billions of people mourning about that great love, that close bond, the death of a mother.

More information about Lam Rim can be found here . Their music will soon be at iTunes (February).