The Beach of Lost Souls By Chrissie & Steve Sheppard

 

The Beach of Lost Souls

 By

Chrissie & Steve Sheppard

Written by

Andy Rogers

There is some wonderful music coming from Cyprus at the moment! Hot on the heels of the recent superb single release from Steve Sheppard “Helios Rising” comes this beautiful new single “The Beach of Lost Souls” featuring Steve Sheppard along with his wife Chrissie Sheppard. 

Chrissie & Steve Sheppard are of course the owners of One World Music Radio and as such are keen to promote the work of new and/or lesser known musicians. They are also steadily building a reputation as fine musicians in their own right and have released many singles and albums over the years, each one seeming to take their musicianship to new levels of excellence and this new single, The Beach of Lost Souls is no exception.

Starting with the atmospheric sounds of breaking waves and the toll of a church bell we are immediately transported to a quiet beach at sunrise. Soft music played on synthesizer and gentle piano leads us on into the piece and onto the shoreline. The effect is of waiting in limbo, the music hovering in a kind of soothing musical suspense – it really is quite magical.

After a while there is a distinct change in atmosphere… the bells toll briefly once again before the music assumes a slightly more dynamic chord sequence as if the waiting has come to an end - and indeed, suddenly the whole mood changes and the piece ends with the sound of birdsong as dawn arrives and we encounter bright sunlight and the lost souls have moved on. 

Chrissie & Steve Sheppard tell us that this piece was inspired by a photo taken some 13 years ago that made them think of “The Beach of Lost Souls” with spirits wandering on the beach, waiting to ascend into the next realm. They have captured that mood perfectly on this single and anyone who likes the more atmospheric and ambient aspects of New-age music will love it.