Via Yesica Pineda

on Sep 5, 2012

Ben Taylor: Listening.

As a writer, I’ve been asked why is it that a have periods of silence, when I write nothing.

Sometimes, it is hard to find what to say when everyone is speaking at the same time. Sometimes, it seems anything I say would just add to the noise and echo into everybody’s world of chaos. So I stop writing. I go silent and just listen for a as long as it takes.

In this saturated world of media there is so much being said about the many quests to find enlightenment, about the so many “secrets” on how to find “the  right way,” that silence becomes the only refuge for clarity and the comfort of pure sense of Self, or better said, a sense of Self that is pure.

Until one day, I stumble with words that speak of familiar stories in a refreshing, simple, honest new way. My inspiration smiles and sighs in relief, and I start writing again.

Ben Taylor’s new record “Listening” is simply wonderful. In beautiful words, Ben takes us through a journey of self discovery, awareness of others, love, departure, truth. His songs speak with clear understanding of  those universal values that touch everybody’s life at one moment or the other.  With a grand vow to life, Ben sings to us from that place that we all feel, the heart.

In his newest album “Listening,” Ben’s melodies are an example of what songwriting really is, its qualities are bound to succeed.  An achievement of the artist’s greatest desire to be played over and over without tiring the listener, instead provoking a romance with each song that is meant to last and only gets better. The instrumentation and arrangement of this record is beautiful and of great taste. A grounding sound, great musician performance, with that musical aura we recognize as timeless.

This record has been done with love. You can feel it, you can sing it, you can recognize yourself in it. Beautiful. Beautiful, beautiful.

Thank you Ben Taylor for the inspiration. Bravo!

love

yeye

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Editor: Kate Bartolotta

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My name is Yésica Pineda-Moreno, though some people call me Yeye. I was born and raised in Mexico City. My mom and dad are wonderful people who raised me to believe that loving-kindness, peace of body, mind and soul ~ real happiness ~ are the only worthwhile goals in life, the rest is just history. At the age of 20, I was chosen a Mexican Musical Talent (Valores Juveniles = American Idol) between thousands of young people in the country. Such opportunity gave me the chance to travel to The United States and meet incredible famous people from whom I've learned plenty about the hard work involved in the public life and the challenges it represents to our spiritual growth. I recorded my solo album with 10 time’s Grammy winner engineer Rafa Sardina rafasardina.com, and the talented songwriter Rafa Esparza-Ruiz. You can find it in any digital store by searching "Yeye Organic Pop". When I thought there was nothing else to be achieved, I found Yoga, or Yoga found me. In 2000, I started training with Bryan Kest and educated myself in his school of Power Yoga, which eventually led me to the practice of Vipassana meditation with teacher S.N.Goenka dhamma.org, training which I consider my foundation. For more information about my Yoga Practice visit yogichocolate.com My current music project is called Planetary Moods ~ Pop Sanskrit and the exploration of different frequencies resonance. You can hear my music on on myspace Listen at our website Planetary Moods.