Setting the tone with dimensional guitar soundscape, Alan Dweck opens Walking (Mon Boulet) with intrigue and instrumental mastery as he takes us on a journey with his narrative driven prose.

Boasting a dynamic progressive rock soundscape with jazz nuances, Walking demonstrates poetic prowess as Alan hypnotizes us with his vocal timbre, inflections and intricate sound design.

We learn that Walking is inspired by the remarkable story of Cambodian artist Svay Sareth. For reference, born during a time of hostility and political upheaval, Svay Sareth began making art as a teenager while living in a refugee camp located near the Thai-Cambodian border.

Drawing on personal experience, Svay works across the mediums of sculpture, installation and performance, creating artworks that examine some of the many facets of war: violence, power, fear, resistance, futility, loss and survival. As a teenager living through civil war and the aftermath of conflict, making art became a way for Svay to document the violence of everyday life, and a means to dream of a better world.

Alan Dweck confesses that Walking was written after he came across Svay’s story of dragging an 80kg ball across Cambodia, letting it get scuffed and marked to represent the damage war had left on his country.

The philosophical nature of Walking is admirable, and the metaphorical constructs that Alan Dweck brings to life with his wisdom is nothing short of brilliant.

Walking takes Alan’s signature progressive sound from his 2021 album and evolves it into a more up-tempo composition, enriched with jazzy flourishes and a smooth blues undertone.

We applaud Alan Dweck for bringing to life this story in such a captivating manner, and have added Walking to our New Music Spotlight playlist, as well as our brand new TIMELESS playlist, whilst we continue to stream Alan Dweck wider discography, and anticipate future releases form the visionary creator.

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