Devin Townsend

"Ki is the first in a series of four albums under the moniker 'Devin Townsend Project'. Each album is essentially a different band or collection of session musicians playing my music," Townsend explains. "They were chosen based on what the theme of the album is and the vibe that the album is trying to project. The album Ki is very specific in this quartet of albums in that it controls its anger throughout, barring one song - 'Heaven Send' - and really is an exercise in having little to prove."As with the music on Ki, the graphic design is also consciously multilayered. Townsend: "I live in the North of Canada and I believe that the native cultures of the world have it really down in terms of spirituality. Nature is 'God', in all its subtlety and terror. And we are all a part of it, whether or not we want to be. The mask on the (inside) cover is based on native North American and Chinese paintings. It is not authentic and is just meant to be two faces in one." On the outside is a beautifully designed slipcase. A mask hiding a mask....Welcome to the Devin Townsend Project.