What If?
A compilation of original music from Hwosch’s first two CDs, And I Trust and Exposed created for European release. This CD is currently out of print.
Lyrics / Session Photos
This CD was recorded before, during, and after two performances in May 2002.
Many of the songs on this CD have been deeply influenced by Compassionate Listening.It continues to prove itself a fundamental tool for re-humanizing the “other”. My special thanks to Gene Knudsen Hoffman, Compassionate Listening pioneer whom I quote in the song “Nobody Knows”.
There is no “us and them”, there is only “us”.
1) Dig Down
2) Love Is The Dream
3) Give It Away
4) And I Trust
5) To Live As One
6) River of Dreams
7) Make My Self Believe
8) Razor's Edge
9) Choose Life
10) Already Gone
11) Listen
12) I'm Working For You
13) That Morning Light
14) Free To Choose
15) Everything Is Coming My Way
16) Love Is The Underground
17) Nobody Knows
All songs written, arranged, and produced by Peter Hwosch
© 2001 Peter Hwosch
Peter Hwosch - vocals and acoustic guitar
Matt Butler - drums, percussion, and didgeridoo
Mike Sugar - bass
Chris Haugen* - lap steel, electric guitar, mandolin, acoustic guitar solo
Jeff Stratton** - electric guitars
Alden Hackman and Cali Luthiers - hurdy gurdy (on Choose Life)
Spcial Thanks
Matt and Mike were tracked at Creation Nation, Woodacre CA
www.creationnation.net with engineering help from Robin Sylvester
Chris and Jeff were tracked at Rita’s Art Studio, Tiburon, CA
Peter was tracked at Hwosch Productions, Indianola, WA
All studio tracks mixed and mastered by Ashley Moore and Mike Bemesderfer at Spark Studio, Emeryville, CA
Live solo tracks recorded at Seabold Hall, Bainbridge Island, WA by Eddie Jay Williams, Hobo Mobile Recording and mixed by Michael Wilson at
Studio Apocalypse, Eugene, OR
Technical support from Brady Green and Mike Bemesderfer
Thank you to everyone who participated and supported this project.
I managed to attract an incredible wealth of talent and generosity and this is a reflection of us all.
My deep gratitude goes out to the following people:
My incredible family, thank you for seeing me.
Len & Rita, for your love and welcome mat.
Laure-Anne for your deep eyes, bright light, and for holding up a mirror.
Susanne, for modeling unconditional love.
Leah, for everything.
Branka and everyone connected to Eco Center Latinovac and the Osijek Center
for Peace, you have all deepened my humanity, this is only the beginning.
Brady, your patience and generosity goes way beyond the call of duty.
Priscilla, Julie, Brian, Andrea, Charlotte, Mikail, My men's circle,
this would not be what it is without your help.
Bob, artist extraordinaire, thanks for the use of Bobland for the photo sessions.
Special thanks to Gene Knudsen Hoffman, Compassionate Listening pioneer, for loaning me quotes for “Nobody Knows” and to
Compassionate Listening for transforming my activism.
To all of you who are helping my work to get out in the world, you are too many to list.
Love and thanks to my “community”, however scattered to the winds we all may be...
Session Photos
Photography
Black and white - Heron Forrester and Michael Rosenberg
Nature and abstractions - Paul Hwoschinsky
Session photographs - Peter Hwosch
Graphics:
Design concept - Maria Eggebrecht and Peter Hwosch
Graphic layout – Maria Eggebrecht
Photo scanning, Brady Green