-piano recorded (before tuning) with a single omnidirectional microphone in the center of the room. parts of this piece were recorded at the top of Mount Webster in the White Mountains. frame drum was recorded at camp below. i remember the wind was adamant on talking that night.
lyrics
(none. but instead, a poem...)
in the dark blue and indigo blend of the morning sky
I meditate on the swirling smoke from last night's camp
the ashes flicker between this world and another
materializing light as reflections cast on the stones
I brew warm beverages boiled over this flame to start the day
ritualistically reliant like such heliotropic souls
the stars still sing synthesized sonnets at this hour
I can hear them as I pour the first cup
The British-Somali poet draws upon everything from leftfield folk to minimalist spoken-word, bound together by simple-yet-cutting wordplay. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 28, 2021