Larry Karpenko's "The Horizon" asks us to think, act, and be part of a collective

Larry Karpenko's "The Horizon" is more than a song, it is an auditory monument to justice, choice, and collective action. With an understated cinematic electronica-vibe, infused with spoken word, Karpenko uses sound as a metaphor and mechanism to reflect on and call us to action. Touching our humanity, the song opens with nostalgic vinyl crackle and soon expands into a lush track of analog synth, gospel samples, thumping beats making joy out of hardship, while channeling the essence of Moby and the social ethos of Bono. 

"The Horizon" was recorded at Kreation Records studio in Southern California. In addition to the historical weight of Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 Civil Rights address, The Horizon includes contemporary insights from Karpenko's collaborator Nesco Lettsome.

Nesco Lettsome's deep, Baritone voice is a perfect complement to the imagery recounted in the song, and likewise, his thoughtful narration lifts us up to focus the song's theme of "choices", the continuation of the civil rights movement. "Asking for help is the hard work," says Nesco as a mindfully pointed line that serves to center the Hawkes-Making program in humility, growth, and collaboration.

The production is a reflection of what we all experience moving through the past, present, and into the future, matching its own movement from mono to stereo and back again. The Horizon is more than music, its an invitation, to consider the values we would hold, have conversations that matter, and take deliberate action for a just and humane world.

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