WHAT DOES DIOSCURI MEAN?

Dioscuri(Greek mythology).

Twin sons of Leda. Because of their generosity and kindness to man they became twin star-crowned gods whose appearance (in the form of St Elmo’s fire) on the rigging of a ships was believed to portent escape from a storm. They were also gods of horsemanship and protectors of guests and travellers. When they died, they were transformed into the Gemini constellation.

MJS’s astrological sign is Gemini!

While looking at the mythology behind Gemini, MJS read about the twins and their lives, and thought it would be a good basis for an album. So the music in Dioscuri is very loosely based on some of the events in their lives.

THE MAKING OF THE ALBUM

From the first idea, the album has taken about six months to make. During that time, the music and the concept have undergone many transformations. The music you hear on the album today is totally different to the early experiments with the Dioscuri concept.