Chromesthesia Music Library
“Falling in and out of love with Denver”
The City of Denver as seen and heard through the eyes and ears of a synesthete.
Musical impressions of Colorado’s capitol city during 2021-2022, created in conjunction with a Chromesthetic delivery driver and his closest musical colleagues.
our music
Chromesthesia Music Library, or CML for short, is a psychedelic jazz fusion band based out of Denver, releasing a new album this Christmas, 2023. This new musical creation is the brainchild of band member and composer Chris Johnson, delving into the audio visual experiences of a Denver Metro Area delivery driver with Chromesthesia ( a type of synesthesia in which sound involuntarily evokes an experience of color, shapes and movement).
Inspired by the labels of KPM, Bruton, De Wolfe, & other institutions of library music of the 1970s, invoking the sounds of Mansfield and Hawkshaw, as well as a touch of Jazz Fusion Soundtrack sensibilities, Falling in & out of love with Denver is a unique instrumental journey through the City of Denver. With songs named after streets and areas of the city, like Santa Fe...Downtown...West Colfax...the band moves you through a full traffic jam of emotions. Chris Johnson, Cambo Risch and Ben Mund AKA Chewy, CamBo & Benzoite started the writing process in 2021 and moved onto recording in mid 2022, adding Kirk Clausen onto the team as engineer & producer, finishing the recording and mastering process in 2023, just in time for a Christmas release. West Colfax
Capturing the visual side of a chromesthetic experience proves to be an interesting challenge and Chris Johnson has explored the realms of analog modular video synthesizers, CRT feedback and glitchy video tape decks in combination with the music of CML to shed a little insight into his daily realities. The impressions of the music, in conjunction with the wistful memories of Denver architecture long since demolished, give way to visually stunning sonic endeavours. The musical ebb and flow of West Colfax produced some interesting results to both the ears and the eyes…
Falling in and out of Love with Denver .
Magic
For our second album we will be showing our process from start to finish. The theme of the album is magic and it is going to get weird.
