Reality of the Fantasy

by James Sera

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1.	WISH 06:32	buy track
2.	The Ascension 06:46	buy track
3.	Day Of Celebration 04:10	buy track
4.	A Moment in Time 06:26	buy track
5.	Chemistry in Motion 05:22	buy track
6.	Awakenings 07:11	buy track
7.	In The Evening 05:37	buy track
8.	Reality of the Fantasy 06:35	buy track
9.	Someway, Somehow 05:45	buy track

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James' music has been described as music that "lifts you up and carries you on a wave of instrumental beauty that transverses many moods and atmospheres, whilst retaining a raw and human element." On his self-released debut album Reality of the Fantasy solo acoustic guitarist James Sera "Creates a pallet of light, freedom of thought and striking imagery." His music can range from uplifting to haunting, inspirational to gothic. The soulful nine track collection crosses numerous genres and has been described as everything from “atmospheric," "ambient," "psychedelic," and "neo-folk" to "neo-classical with a dash of American primitive."

Drawing his inspiration from individual experience and inner reflection, James’ debut album Reality of the Fantasy is a deeply personal affair, and much of it has an air of melancholy, anger and the regrets and frustrations of everyday life. At the same time, Reality of the Fantasy is a collection of songs that is a quest to find harmony in a world of dissonance and discord, creating a calming, soothing yet hypnotic quality to the music for the listener to experience.

Written over a crucial time in his life, James wanted to musically express something with a different depth and meaning that was a true representation of what was happening to him at that particular time. The stress, pressures, inner revelations and questions about the what-ifs in one’s life all play an imperative role in the nature of his music. Also underpinning this particular body of music is the battle and struggle his younger brother George faces after being diagnosed with an aggressive and crippling form of MS, a theme that hangs deeply over the nine heartfelt compositions like a dark portrait.

Reality of the Fantasy was crafted in collaboration with Grammy-award winning producer/engineer Corin Nelson at Will Ackerman’s Imaginary Road Studios in Brattleboro, VT.

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released November 23, 2011

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