The Visitors by Meryl Leppard
A conspiracy theorist's musical dream, The Visitors is a sophisticated, theatrical, jazz-flavoured collection of storyteller songs weaving us through the world of Secret Space. Extraterrestrials, inter-dimensionals, political and historical scenarios, as well as real people feature on this provocative and sophisticated recording.
Witness testimony from high-level whistle-blowers such as Robert O. Dean, Command Sergeant Major, USA Ret. Philip Schneider, Captain Mark Richards, is brilliantly translated into memorable, melodic groove!
Take a trip with Minerva into hyperspace, then eavesdrop on the thoughts of Schneider's murderer. Hear about Shcherbakov and Vasin and their claim that the moon is an ancient and hollow spaceship that rings like a bell!
Russian born Indigo child Boriska Kipriyanovich is celebrated in Boy From Mars and Mr Philip Schneider is respectfully and lovingly rocked up in Disillusioned Patriot.
Tin Foil Hat is a joyous, circus-inspired romp.
Motherships is a haunting and ultimately unnerving account of what amounts to intergalactic research centres that are stationed above the Earth.
This collection of songs is the result of the last ten years of in-depth research deep down the rabbit hole of high strangeness. A further thirty plus years before that were spent investigating every metaphysical experience this little Space Head had thrust upon her since early childhood.
For those disinclined to stretch their minds beyond the immediate physical universe, the music stands alone. Perhaps a vigorous new Musical. For those who's lives are already outside the Matrix, The Visitors will increase your sense of being part of the ground crew. Enjoy!
Tracklist
| 1. | The Gods of New York | 3:51 |
| 2. | Pentagon | 4:31 |
| 3. | The Visitors | 6:28 |
| 4. | Tin Foil Hat | 4:36 |
| 5. | MINERVA | 5:04 |
| 6. | Far Side of the Moon | 6:33 |
| 7. | Motherships | 5:23 |
| 8. | I'm Sorry Mr Schneider | 5:53 |
| 9. | Disillusioned Patriot | 4:13 |
| 10. | Shcherbakov and Vasin | 4:52 |
| 11. | Paperclip | 5:19 |
| 12. | The Boy from Mars | 5:56 |
Credits
All songs written by Meryl Leppard.
All vocals, piano and keys Meryl Leppard.
Produced by Meryl Leppard and Hamish Dyson.
Engineered by Hamish Dyson.
Piano recorded at Move Studio, Melbourne, with Vaughan McAlley.
Guitars Ian Treloar and Alex Yarosh.
Drums and percussion Gerry Pantazis.
Bass Gus Fenwick, except Paperclip - Bass keys by Meryl.
Tenor Saxophone River Petein.
Child vocals Naima and Taishi.
Theremin programmed by Hamish Dyson.
String arrangements by Guy McEwan.
The Visitors is the first of three planned releases. A box set of ETs!
I want to acknowledge the considerable contributions of Gerry Pantazis, Gus Fenwick and Ian Treloar. These well-respected session musicians all were particularly generous with their production input and arrangement advice. Thank you.
Cover photograph of the Milky Way Galaxy is by River Petein, my son, who also plays dreamy sax on Far Side Of the Moon. Header photo by Nathan King.
The musicians involved were not necessarily on board with any of these outlandish claims. My request of them all was simply to play brilliantly.
