Thanks everyone. I appreciate the compliments.
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Originally Posted by Dieselboy
The inclusion of those two short and diverse-sounding tracks gave me the idea right away that they were put there to help tell a story. As many times as I listened though, I couldn't quite put the story together in my head...maybe because it was so short and some of the titles don't give enough info? I'd actually love to get more details on how exactly the story (if there is one) is supposed to unfold and where the cover photo is from.
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I'm glad you enjoyed it Diesel. There is a loose storyline there. It's based on this short piece I wrote - each paragraph is a song on the EP.
"Mwisho wa misitu".
That's where I’m headed.
The exploration of that great wilderness before it disappears.
I've landed in the forest.
I'm cutting through the brush.
I stumble upon a local, who takes me in.
I drink their poison.
I see what they've seen.
I'm in the darkest existence of nature.
The voice of those who have lived by this forest exhort me further, but i'm apprehensive.
Mnyama and mwanaume are no longer so different.
Wao ni sawa.
Wao ni sawa.
Wao ni sawa. Wao ni kama yangu.
Wao ni sawa. Wao ni kama yangu.
I'm taken to what destroys this way of life.
The machine with giant, devastating wheels.
I've seen it before.
I've worked one before.
A glimpse of the place of waste.
I awake, enlightened.
The Hornsman signals my journey complete.
I share the comforts of my life.
What has advanced us so far.
I take them back to my camp.
They are curious, I am wise.
We've learned much about each other.
I've lived an expedition in the life of them.
They have taught me much.
I will go back home, enlightened.
I was curious, they were wise.
Depart from me as I see fighters go back to brush.
They're bloodthirsty.
They'll kill me by mistake if I return.
They want to protect what they've shared with me.
They are hiding, waiting.
"Mwisho wa misitu". The storm, a forest.
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Originally Posted by Lateralus
Listening to this now... I'm also not too familiar with avant-garde jazz but Conan/ Sonace you are very talented! Curious, did you do all of the instruments/ sounds yourself? They're awesome. I love the variety of sounds and they are all fantastically placed and played.
My favourites would be Seventeen Years, Something for X (love the bass in these two) and Hasi mtu anakuwa chanya.
Great work Conan, I was really impressed! Love the experimentalism of it. Keep it up and please continue to show us your music!  |
Thanks
. I did play all the instruments except the purcussion, which I designed in a sequencer or sampled and looped.