"The Water of Life" is something I started a LONG time ago, originally as part of a 2015 series that John Flannelly put together called "Mellow Monday" where artists performed long form sets right in Monument Circle, Indianapolis. People were invited to collaborate, although only one curious child actually did (as is often the case).
It was initially supposed to be, and still is, a Dune concept album. Although once they announced the new version of Dune, I mentally shelved the project. But, a broader interest in Arrakis doesn't make my own decades long love of the sandworms and their sacrifice for the Fremen any less relevant!
There is a purposeful juxtaposition between the calm, meditative litanies presented and the sandstorm, radio frequencies and struggle that takes place in the higher frequencies. It is, in a lot of ways, a definitive document of my work at the time; the displaced, distortion of memories being recalled using faulty equipment... a sort of rats in the works chaos, and an emerging focus on mantra and stoic aims.
Mkl Anderson - voice, cassette manipulation, reed pipe, bamboo flutes, cymbals, field recordings, objects and artifacts
Performed and recorded live, 28 September 2015 on Monument Circle, Indianapolis, IN
Mixed and mastered by Mkl Anderson, Feb-Aug 2022 at Bluesanct HQ, Bloomington, IN
Original artwork by Malcolm Larmond for June Arcade
Layout by James Searfoss
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Soft somberness and quiet desperations? But wait, look out the window mate—at the passing cars on the rainy street, no worries, have a seat. . . would you like a cup of tea? CuriousCloud
The North Carolina singer and multi-instrumentalist translates the "story of lightness" into nine experimental ambient spirituals. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 8, 2021
This UK group made field recordings in warehouses, parks, and decommissioned power plants, morphing the results into haunting ambient music. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 27, 2020
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Okay, "Reverie" by Leslie Keffer is an interesting release, as it's not a banal, run-of-the-mill noise. It's quite subdued, not exceptionally harsh, very pleasant to listen to. There's some obvious layering - plenty of dirt/grit with layers of synths that are difficult to discern (to my ears at least). Still, they do bring an exceptionally eerie and unsettling atmosphere. Recommended. Dawid Scumwalski