Hej, hi, hello!
Quick announcement before I dive in this week, but if you’re on Cosmos (a pinterest alternative) I’ve created a cluster that will contain most the photos from this first volume of TEMPLE, and it’s something I’ll continue to do for future volumes as well.
Now….on to the music.
✦ | This month’s photo was taken by Gunnar Gunnarsson in Iceland
☾ | This month’s piece was written in D Minor
Ok, this one was fun and it was one of the rare instances where I knew exactly where I was going the moment I saw the photo. Historically speaking, I have no idea if there was any form throat singing in Icelandic culture at any point — but thankfully we’re not going for historical, we’re going for vibes.
Throat singing is one of my favorite things the human voice can do I will absolutely use it any chance I get (my track Infinity is a great example) and this was an opportunity to run with it. So what you’re hearing here is Tuvan throat singing - and to get more specific it’s mostly kargyraa.
Going on underneath all of that is a good ‘ol frame drum forming the base of the driving feeling this one has which is reinforced by a pulsing bed of processed strings and synth bass-y goodness. There’s also the usual cinematic suspects of big braaams, LFE hits, some bells, and a didgeridoo (because why not).
Ultimately this one came together really quick and is one the few examples I can think of where I managed to land exactly on the target of what I was hearing in my head.
Until next time, friends!
Stay happy. Stay puppin’. Stay waggin’.
— hvxlii
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