In the Spring of 2009 drumfish reunited. There had been a few failed attempts at reuniting since the breakup in 1999 but none that really took firm root. In that 10 year gap, the four members played music together in various formations and in other separate projects but for whatever reason, the time was right for drumfish to resume their work together in earnest in early 2009. The band got back together with the intention of finally completing the unreleased 3rd CD and doing a reunion concert.

When we first began rehearsing for the reunion concert, our focus was brushing up on the older material in preparation for the coming show. However, as rehearsals continued, we began introducing new music. It was invigorating to be writing and arranging this new material and before long we found ourselves in a torrent of creativity. Our rehearsals now centered on writing and arranging new music. One of the songs from this period is Motion .

We began to notice that throughout all of the new songs, an underlying message was emerging, a message carrying a call to action for needed change in the world. The new work was filled with images of light and life offset by apocalypse and destruction. The poetic balance of light and dark was flowing through us and finding voice in our music. As this realization began to crystalize, we started to craft the lyrics and melodic themes to line up with an overarching story line, a story involving a protagonist dealing with this call to action. We chose the ten songs that best told this story and went into the studio to work with our good friend and amazing engineer/producer/musician Kevin “131” Gutierrez to record CD #4.

“Motion” sets the stage for the story line of the album. It deals with a protagonist’s first inklings that something is not right within and without. He sees that before him lies a journey of self-discovery and a need to make a difference in the world despite the apparent inner and outer turmoil reflected everywhere. “Where is the humanity in the streets?” the protagonist asks himself. “Brothers just don’t love their brothers no more”. The third verse in particular sets the tone for what’s to come, the inner voice emerging from the chaos offering the guidance to “Let your life arise by letting be what is”. It is for this reason that Motion became the first track on Memoirs.