{"id":3216,"date":"2026-03-23T19:05:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T01:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/?page_id=3216"},"modified":"2026-03-23T19:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T01:16:14","slug":"mysticism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/index.php\/albums-old\/mysticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Mysticism for Intellectuals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image alignright uagb-block-1bf68639 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-right\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BRR-202603CD_MysticismForIntellectuals_digitalcover-1.jpg ,https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BRR-202603CD_MysticismForIntellectuals_digitalcover-1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BRR-202603CD_MysticismForIntellectuals_digitalcover-1.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BRR-202603CD_MysticismForIntellectuals_digitalcover-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-3221\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" title=\"BRR-202603CD_MysticismForIntellectuals_digitalcover\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mysticism for Intellectuals<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>JOHN SWEENIE<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>BRR-202603CD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/johnsweenie.bandcamp.com\/album\/mysticism-for-intellectuals-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Purchase the digital album <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Track Listing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In Memory of Roy Batty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additive<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When You\u2019re Gone (We Sing of You)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Through The Clouds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Darling, We\u2019ve Grown Apart<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>threehundredandfortythreesecondsofimprovisation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Heartford Line<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>All compostions by John Sweenie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>John Sweenie<\/strong> &#8211; Saxophone<br><strong>Jean-Michel Pilc<\/strong> &#8211; Piano (Tracks 3-7)<br><strong>R\u00e9mi-Jean Leblanc<\/strong> &#8211; Electric and Acoustic Bass<br><strong>Richard Irwin<\/strong> &#8211; Drums<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Produced by Paul Johnston and John Sweenie<\/strong><br><strong>Recorded<\/strong> at the Yardbird Suite<br><strong>Recorded by<\/strong> Paul Johnston<br><strong>Live Sound<\/strong> Chelsa Roberts<br><strong>Mixed by<\/strong> Paul Johnston<br><strong>Mastered by<\/strong> Jo\u00e3o Carvalho<br><strong>Executive Producer<\/strong> Craig Monk<br><strong>Recording Assisted by<\/strong> Talon Bassani, Cynthia Hamar, Adam Law, Leili Rastad, Joshua Rupp, Zak Wurtz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Album Design by <strong>Jace Carleton<\/strong><br>Design Management by <strong>Constanza Pacher<\/strong><br>Bent River Records Team<strong>: Kristen Baldwin, Kristjan Buckingham, Stephanie Chan,<\/strong> <strong>Russell Comrie, Taylor Davies, Heather Fitzsimmons Frey, Rose Ginther, Paul Johnston,<\/strong> <strong>John McMillan, Constanza Pacher, Sam Poier, Bill Richards, Thomas Shenher<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dedicated to the memory of my father, Mark Sweenie.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording is many things to me \u2013 a record of my work over the past several years, a collaboration between myself and a team of outstanding artists, and a collection of compositions that found me in different ways, in different places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To you the listener: I hope this music finds you well, wherever you find yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Produced with the financial assistance of the <strong>Edmonton Arts Council<\/strong> and <strong>The Alberta Foundation for the Arts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special thanks to <strong>MacEwan University\u2019s Provost, Dr. Craig Monk<\/strong>, for his ongoing support of Bent River Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/johnsweenie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">johnsweenie.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mysticism for Intellectuals JOHN SWEENIE BRR-202603CD Purchase the digital album Track Listing All compostions by John Sweenie John Sweenie &#8211; SaxophoneJean-Michel Pilc &#8211; Piano (Tracks 3-7)R\u00e9mi-Jean Leblanc &#8211; Electric and Acoustic BassRichard Irwin &#8211; Drums Produced by Paul Johnston and John SweenieRecorded at the Yardbird SuiteRecorded by Paul JohnstonLive Sound Chelsa RobertsMixed by Paul JohnstonMastered &#8230; <a title=\"Mysticism for Intellectuals\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/index.php\/albums-old\/mysticism\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":1199,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3216","page","type-page","status-publish"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"RoboGalleryMansoryImagesCenter":false,"RoboGalleryPreload":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"menu-87.2793x36":false,"menu-36x36":false,"menu-48x48":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"BRR Team","author_link":"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/index.php\/author\/brr-team\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Mysticism for Intellectuals JOHN SWEENIE BRR-202603CD Purchase the digital album Track Listing All compostions by John Sweenie John Sweenie &#8211; 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