01.05.17
Dr. Bronner’s is hosting a release party on Jan. 25 at the Music Box in San Diego—but don't expect a new soap. The naturals company is rolling out a new spoken-word album called Sisters & Brothers. The long play vinyl record contains recently unearthed historical recordings of soapmaker and late company founder Emanuel Bronner discussing his Moral ABC—the eclectic, philosophical text that is found on the company’s iconic product labels.
Recorded between 1970 and 1995, on a variety of home-recording devices, the newly re-mastered tracks reveal "poignant, inspiring monologue of Emanuel Bronner’s personal contemplation of the All-One philosophy, and its potential to unite humankind across Spaceship Earth," according to the company.
Emanuel Bronner died in 1997. The company remains family-owned; it is run by his grandchildren and other family members.
All proceeds from sales of the album will benefit the non-profit organization Jail Guitar Doors, an international non-profit founded by Billy Bragg, Wayne Kramer, and Margaret Saadi Kramer in 2009. The organization provides prisoners with instruments and access to music education and programming while behind bars to help rehabilitate and empower prisoners serving their time.
The LP was created in concert with Dr. Bronner’s 2016 All-One Report. The report was designed to be an insert similar to liner notes for the album, printed in the form of a large 12” by 12” full color booklet that folds into a gigantic poster inspired by The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album artwork.
The report is also available in digital format on the company’s website.
Recorded between 1970 and 1995, on a variety of home-recording devices, the newly re-mastered tracks reveal "poignant, inspiring monologue of Emanuel Bronner’s personal contemplation of the All-One philosophy, and its potential to unite humankind across Spaceship Earth," according to the company.
Emanuel Bronner died in 1997. The company remains family-owned; it is run by his grandchildren and other family members.
All proceeds from sales of the album will benefit the non-profit organization Jail Guitar Doors, an international non-profit founded by Billy Bragg, Wayne Kramer, and Margaret Saadi Kramer in 2009. The organization provides prisoners with instruments and access to music education and programming while behind bars to help rehabilitate and empower prisoners serving their time.
The LP was created in concert with Dr. Bronner’s 2016 All-One Report. The report was designed to be an insert similar to liner notes for the album, printed in the form of a large 12” by 12” full color booklet that folds into a gigantic poster inspired by The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album artwork.
The report is also available in digital format on the company’s website.