Progressive Rock - Aethellis: "Saint Augustus"

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Words and music by Ellsworth Hall. The video version of the song "Saint Augustus" from the first eponymously titled Aethellis album. The video features Ellsworth Hall, Mark Van Natta, Chris and Erik Marks, and Mike Harrington.

Musically the piece contains several changes in time signatures (e.g. from 7/4 to 4/4 to 15/8). The opening chord sequence which repeats later in the song is based on polytriads which provide the creepy dissonant sound. The song is constantly shifting key signatures as well resulting in an ambiguous tonal center. And yet the darn thing has a catchy hook! Go fig!

Reviews have likened the music to such prog rock bands as Alan Parsons Project, Camel, Genesis/Tony Banks, Asia and Kayak.

Saint Augustus/Augustinus was the Bishop of Hippo (in Western North Africa, one of the regional councils along with Carthage and Rome) in the 4th and 5th centuries who witnessed Rome's collapse and watched the governing bodies wax and wane with astonishing rapidity. A Neoplatonist, he was struck by the corruption and commented, "Without justice, what is sovereignty but organised brigandage?"

The lyrics are written from the viewpoint of those who followed the Bishop and were questioning their place in the calamitous events.

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Tags:

• progressive rock
• symphonic rock
• Saint Augustus
• Saint Augustinus
• Saint Augustine
• rock
• music
• keyboards
• organ
• pipe organ
• synthesizers
• band
• Genesis
• Tony Banks
• Yes
• ELP
• Alan Parsons Project
• Rick Wakeman
• Camel
• Asia
• early Christianity

[missinformationage]

Aethellis:

so epic it hurts!

so glad you posted this as a video! it's my favorite!

[Aethellis]

@missinformationage

You are most kind! Thank you and glad you enjoyed it!