January 17, 2026

radiant pastures (tonepoet release)

51 minutes

Dear listeners, I have a unique listening event for you all. Normally, your old boy Tonepoet would not post his own music except by sneakily inserting into an episode. Well, I just released some new music, and I really wanted to share this with you all. I've created a special mix of the album in its entirety. I've sought to build a tapestry for admiring Mother Nature's earthly canvas as best I could. Here is a synopsis from the liner notes:

"As I've meandered across continents in my many travels, my mind always bottles the essence of the landscape around me as a model of how nature moves across Mother Earth, creating a template and backdrop that develops into unique inspiration. Rather than forming alliances with mental snapshots of concrete jungles, I've always been captivated by nature’s grand mosaic. While one would believe that aging depletes the pristine images that Mother Earth has painted within our memories, for me that couldn't be further from the truth.

Decades may have passed since I last partook in a European spring, yet the fire-gold fields ignited with ruby poppies remain etched in my mind’s eye. I can still feel the sun’s opulent warmth delivered on the wings of countless butterflies.

From my sojourn in Asia, I carry the enduring jade-green memory of mist-shrouded mountains, their peaks blushing with shyness as they dipped into the ephemeral cloud cover. The rolling hills and majestic mountains draped in a thick, verdant blanket of dense forests as the peaks rise like ancient guardians, softened by the summer foliage

I’ve amalgamated panoramic galleries from the jagged peaks and rolling valleys that stretch across the sun-baked sierras of the continental US to the icy spires of Alaska that could pierce the sky, each vista an awe-inspiring masterpiece that stole my breath clean away in sheer wonder at how such a divine spectacle could possibly transpire.

I long to spark within you the sacred fire of the same awe that consumes me when faced with Mother Nature's unblemished glory. My music on this release is but a whisper of adoration, a testament to beauty we cannot better. These lands? They are a divine inheritance, a gift from the stars. As the music’s colors wash over you, breathe deep and honor Mother Earth all of her splendor. Peace."

My music is (always) free, my gift to you, dear listeners. You can visit this release on my BANDCAMP PAGE. Peace.

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TRACK LISTING

“Through Silent Fields” by Tonepoet from Radiant Pastures (Start Time: 00:00)

“Whispering Grass” by Tonepoet from Radiant Pastures (Start Time: 03:36)

“Symphony For The Deep Blue Sky” by Tonepoet from Radiant Pastures (Start Time: 13:01)

“A Land Of Eternal Spring” by Tonepoet from Radiant Pastures (Start Time: 21:16)

“Luminescent Plains, Parts I & II” by Tonepoet from Radiant Pastures (Start Time: 29:30)

“Elysium” by Tonepoet from Radiant Pastures (Start Time: 36:17)

“Softly Glowing, Nature’s Gentle Hum” by Tonepoet from Radiant Pastures (Start Time: 48:23)

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