The Band, The Adventure, The X-Structure

A new adventure - Soultrek

2013 is here and with it comes a new adventure. Like all adventures the path is not exactly clear yet there is a vision of the future and the end goal may be seen far ahead.

This new adventure means that The X-Structure, as you know it, will take a break and go on various sub-quests and wanderings in the wild.

We will, however, not leave without leaving some good elevator music for, you, the modern adventurer as this new adventure is in fact another musical project started by the mysterious man behind The X-Structure. (Yes it all comes from the imagination of one daring fellow.)

This new adventure is called Soultrek and is currently being meticulously crafted into existence with the production of the debut album, called Legend-Borne.

So this is not the end my friend but merely the end of the beginning.

You are most welcome to join me on this wild trek into the undiscovered reaches of life and beyond.

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Mountain

Released: 2012 Album: 17 Mountain To the Mountain we go on our journey of discovery. Prepared in advance for this coming challenge, if we so choose to see the signs and accept the teachings. Along the way we will learn, see, feel and experience, only truly knowing the deeper truths of life because we are there living it. We will discover purpose, nature revealed. We will witness beauty, meaning found. We will encounter glorious visions of grand splendour, wonderfully orchestrated by the loving hands of the Great Conductor of Life. The Mountain reveals the wonder of it all. Through the brutal honesty of nature it breaks down the illusions created by our imaginary social boundaries. It is there where we experience the presence of a Greater Reality. The Mountain is a symbol of many great things, bringing to light these deeper truths of life, and all along the way of effort, pain and perseverance, realisation, gratitude and brilliant moments of glory we will discover them. The Mountain is a place of mystery, a place that inspires, a place of peace, a place that challenges. Ancient knowledge passed down through the movement of time, purpose revealed in the sight of a future glory. Now is the time for the sleeper to awake. Now is the time to go on to the Mountain. --- Words to "Here I Stand" "The sun is righteous in its radiance. The moon hangs true to its cause. The clouds move on silently to fulfill their purpose. And here I stand, what am I to do but be thankful."

---------- // Track Listing 01. Sleeper, Awake 02. The Ancient Path 03. Coming 2.0 04. Here I Stand 05. The Most High 06. Eternal Soul 07. Overcome Evil With Good 08. Future Glory

Wild Places

Released: 2012 Album: 16 Wild Places The Wild Places are everywhere, it is within us and it is out there. These wild places are found there where we see life in its purest, where the human presence has not corrupted and moulded things according to their own selfish desires but rather there where God's will and grand beauty is most evident and most clear. The road less travelled - The pursuit, the longing, the search for the essence of life, the true and purposed meaning which transcends that which is seen. This is a road not often travelled in this age where desires are gratified on demand, mostly with a lifeless counterfeit of the real experience, and purpose is measured on the amount of material wealth you have attained. This road less travelled is a narrow path, a path that seems hard to find and stay on but once taken ultimately leads you into a lush valley where the source of beauty and meaning is found. "Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore." - Andre Gide, "All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost." - J. R. R. Tolkien You have what it takes - You have what it takes to be triumphant over those battles and challenges that you are facing right now, and over those that are to come. True heart - To have a true heart, to seek and strive for that which is good, pure, right and noble. To dream, to love, to live as you were meant to be and to become your true self. Stay the course - You will face many challenges in reaching your goals, your quests, your dreams. But stand fast and don't give up. Stay the course. For soon, just beyond the horizon, you will get there, and when you reach it, it will be all the more glorious. Slowly but surely - Nothing that is worth anything good happens in an instant. Time reveals beauty. There is always a history that has prepared the way for something great to happen to, or through, it. Therefore, keep at it, get into the groove, for slowly but surely the beauty and the glory of its true purpose will be revealed. The crux of the story - There is a climax to every story. A moment where all the events leading up to that point comes together, their greater purpose being revealed. So too it is with this grand story of life. The crux of the story, where all time and space crossed over to set things in a new direction, to set things right, to set the course towards eternity. There is a mystery - There is beauty and wonder in the mysteries of life, even more so if there is something great behind that mystery. For not everything in this life is known or will ever be fully known. There exists a vast mystery that is profound beyond measure. There is a mystery to you and to your soul. There is only One who can reveal this mystery and that is the Creator of All. The first steps towards this revelation is faith (acceptance and trust), love (wonder, gratitude, consideration and humility) and hope (expectations for great things to come). Something greater - There is something great behind the existence of everything. Something greater beyond the horizon of what we perceive as life. Something vast and indescribable. Something greater still. Something which only your soul can truly comprehend. You can witness a glimpse of this greatness for yourself for its likeness can be found within you.

---------- // Track Listing 01. The road less travelled 02. You have what it takes 03. True heart 04. Stay the course 05. Slowly but surely 06. The crux of the story 07. There is a mystery 08. Something greater

Liberation

Released: 2011 Album: 15 Liberation It was a time not unlike now. A time where darkness and corruption reigned. The situation looked dire. Justice was required. Then during the dark of night a Hero was born. As time passed the Hero wandered into the wilderness alone. On his journey he came to know who he was and where he was to go, and that he was in fact not alone, for his Father's guiding spirit was always with him. The Hero, now a man, found his way to a dusty town, a town called Hopefound. Here the darkness had corrupted the streets and blinded the hearts of women and men. Where there once was virtue and righteousness, now there was only perversion and tyranny that covered the town in its thick dark veil. The Light that first set life into motion and brought reality into sight was nowhere being sought. But now as our Hero's searching light lit up the dark streets it was made known that there was a new sheriff in town. The Hero donned his star-shaped badge and set forth to free the darkened souls who once knew the joy and truth of the Light. Everyone was in need of his saving grace, the good, the bad and the ugly. They were being released from the bonds of their self-destructive ways, their selfish deeds and the lies of the Enemy. Yes even those poor souls were being recued who thought too highly of themselves and those who had been left outside with no hope, forsaken by the rest of them. They were getting their true identity back. The next day came as the Hero approached the town center. As he stopped for a moment's rest he was beset by the Corrupt Major's hired gang of bandits, thugs and thiefs, encircled from every side. The sun now sat at highnoon. A showdown was about to take place, a showdown that would decide everyone's fate. The bandits had taken hostage all those poor souls who were out there in the streets, holding up before the Hero their past offences and evil deeds. The Major reckoned to the Righteous Judge, who had also appeared among them, that they were to be his, as their vile deeds where not much different from the very likes of his. The Judge considered his plea but said that it was high time that the records be set straight and that the Mayor's own time would also soon come. The Hero called out for a ransom to be given, to pay the debt for the peoples' due retribution. The Judge then reckoned that only good could right this evil for Justice required that the balance between right and wrong be equal. It was said, the Hero's life in exchange for those who were held captive so that his righteousness might clear their name. The Hero took the call and laid down his life for all, for he knew who they were and were they were to go, yes even those who had forsaken him. As the day's end slowly drew near and the rescued ran joyous and free, those who were there were sure they could see the silhouette of the Hero in the far distance, riding away into the sunset. "Walk in the Light, as He is in the Light." - 1 John 1

---------- // Track Listing 01. Hopefound (The hero is born) 02. Not Alone (In the wilderness) 03. Light of the World (There's a new sheriff in town) 04. Mount Sermon (The good, the bad and the ugly) 05. Riseup (Showdown at highnoon) 06. Destiny's Crossing (The hero's sacrifice) 07. Eternity Inside (The good guys win in the end)

The Future

Released: 2011 Album: 14 The Future The past, the present, the future, time itself a mystery. It is something that has amused and intrigued the human mind since the beginning of time. Yet we experience it without effort, our only requirement is just to be who we are. But still there is more, something else to just being. Something deep within us that tugs at our hearts and minds. Something unseen yet visible everywhere we look. Something more powerful and profound than the works of our own hands. The universe, the world, the body, the mind, signs of a Greater Architect, signs of a Greater Intent. The Great Purpose waiting to be fulfilled. The Future waiting to be revealed.

"We love because He first loved us." - 1 John 4:19

"The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed." - Romans 8:19

"To ignite our passion in life we need to go back to our First Love. Our First Love is there where our dreams start." - Chacma

"Do not forget where you came from, for in it we can appreciate the present and look back at our dreams, and just maybe, then, we can see that we are living them, at this very moment." - Epic Beard

---------- // Track Listing 01. Future Vision 02. Remember 03. To Be 04. Fathom 05. First Love (Disco Boogie Love) 06. Faithwalker 07. Dark Night Of The Soul 08. Pray, Always 09. Follow That Star 10. Sinnomore 11. Hypostatic Union 12. The Last Battle 13. Seek Peace 14. Post-Man 15. Pneuma

The Past

Released: 2011 Album: 13 The Past Before Westcoast Trip, in and around the days of night, many a song were written by the enigmatic musician known as nightowl, but only a few had ever seen the light of day. Now, 7 years later, after re-discovering 4 unreleased tracks in an old dusty chest in their attic, with the source files nowhere to be found, The X-Structure decided to release them as they were, as they were made, to tell the story of a time now past. ---------- // Track Listing 01. lost 02. re-morse 03. the break 04. sempre fe

New Earth

Released: 2011 Album: 12 New Earth "For they are not the thing itself; they are only the scent of a love we have not found, the echo of a tune we have not heard, news from a country we have never visited." - C.S. Lewis (The Weight of Glory)

"Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind." - Isaiah 65:17 (The Bible) ---------- // Track Listing 01. Sacred Call 02. Like Water 03. In The Morning 04. Divine Romance 05. First Cause 06. Anno Domini 07. Dark Light 08. Whether Here Or There 09. Last Days 10. Eschaton 11. Chi-Rho 12. Beauty To Behold 13. Majestic 14. Things To Come 15. Till We Meet Again

Deep Heaven

Flight of Man

Meta

Doxology

Released: 2010

Album: 08

Doxology

Doxology is an album of "modern-day hymns" performed by the virtual hands of The X-Structure. It is an expression of admiration and gratitude towards God. It is the continuing tale of the journey of a new found love. It is the continuing tale of the discoveries that are found when we come to know and believe that there is more to what is seen or felt. These songs are not just songs without meaning, these songs are songs of glory and wonder. This is our Doxology.

Soli Deo Gloria!

// Track listing

God And Man

Blessed 2.0

Stand Testament

Creation Everywhere

God Is Therefore I Am

Evangel

A Sign Here, A Wonder There

There Is Always Hope

Jesus

My King

God Is Love

In Awe

Manana

The Greatest Love Of All

// Release Date

August 2010

// External Sources

Front Cover Photo - The X Structure by Hubble Telescope Back Cover Photo by alvinrock - http://alvinrock.deviantart.com/

Cover designs by nightowl

// Special Release Info

This release forms part of an ongoing collaboration of "joint releases" between the Italian netlabel, 51beats, and the South African netlabel, Bushmen Records. Our goal is to strengthen our international bonds of mutual love for music in the netlabel scene and in turn to deliver our artists' music to a much wider audience. If you like the music then please feel free to share it with someone else around the world. Be sure to check out the other joint releases on our respective websites.

// Label

Bushmen Records - http://bushmenrecords.co.za/ Release Number - bush12

51beats - http://51beats.net Release Number - [51bts#027]

// License

Licensed under Creative Commons license: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 South Africa

// Download

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