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This project is the chance for Jimmie Dragatis – a musician of diverse tastes with an eclectic history in many genres – to show off his prowess in creating electronica. Even here, within the broad scope of electronic music, Jimmie reveals his diversity. Everything from downtempo to bright, melodic techno to world-tronica to trance is on display. "Eyes Wide Shut" is an eclectic collection of Jimmie's explorations of electronica under the moniker Dragatis Inside the Mind.

   The first single from "Eyes Wide Shut" is called "Frantic" and uses its instrumental trance flavors to explore the heady energies of the sexual encounters of lovers. With its lack of lyrics, the song, of course, lends itself to many interpretations. But regardless of a listener's take on the song, it's a formidable track. Focused but filling up the space, the song segues through stages of progress, always holding to its aesthetic of trance meets technologic inorganica meets psy meets electronic melody. It's an evolving song where time collapses into a mating of futuristic and retro-based sensibilities … a cosmos expands from sound.

   "It's a bit of a naughty contour for sex," says Jimmie. "It seems to explain the whole 'frantic' behavior we have in a very intense and passion-driven affair with a wife or girlfriend".

 Dragatis Inside the Mind is the evolution of a man on a musical mission to share his dream. "Evolution is always ... like our musical fathers and Mother," Jimmie ruminates cryptically.

Thank-you very much for taking the time to read this.

Music is the language of OUR HEART & SOUL

All the Best!

jimmie d. dragatis