2.20.20

Simple sounds for complicated times.

This release, the fifth in a series, inhabits a long and slow space that vacillates between hope and a certain kind of existential sadness; that the great expanse of time is either empty or infinitely full. Or, just maybe, both of these states are paradoxically and simultaneously true.

…I imagine one might hear these sounds in an empty, post-apocalypse wellness center. But like, not in a creepy way; a way in which the residue of our psychic energy is coagulating as it prepares itself for the next journey of consciousness in the universe.

Some production notes: Many of the tracks (1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and both bonus tracks) were composed and recorded entirely on an iPhone, using Audiobus and a variety of plugin apps. The other tracks were recorded in my home studio with a minimal setup including tongue drum, Yamaha EW20, singing bowls, Korg Minilogue, vocals and a couple effects/looping pedals. All production was done by me.

Inspirations/for fans of: Hiroshi Yoshimura, Ana Roxanne, Michael Stearns, Ariel Kalma, Laraaji, frippertronics, Terry Riley, Steve Reich.