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#8 - Voyage

by The Owl

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Story time, regarding the video for this track. "I filmed this a few years ago whilst on an eerie, misty 5am walk home from work through industrial areas near my house. I got footage for a couple other videos from this walk, got propositioned by 'a lady of the night' and her 'chaperone', shall we say! I heard gunshots in the distance, and generally felt pretty uneasy, but, also emotionally high as fuck through exhaustion, because I'd been working a hardcore rave night for 12 hours with flashing lights all around me and partaking in several intoxicants myself during the night." I was listening to the almighty trippy ambient lords, Radio Massacre International. I really hope there are some people reading this who even know of this band. The soundtrack of their music with all this made my mind feel even more 'out there', so, making this hour long walk home after all that was intense, surreal, somehow meaningful, and I am glad I managed to make something else with it. I did feel that, if ever there was a night I was going to get abducted by aliens, this was going to be it! I tried to reflect that in the overly colourful video as well. The whole idea that there is something else out there, and that you also are never quite sure where or when or how or why the next 'big' moment in your life will come (hence the title 'The Integral Moments Of Existence'). Musically, the main sounds are all made with bass and some after effect manipulations, and the 'drums' are me tapping on my table and laptop because I am (still now) not very good at drum programming or playing! It feels good to be able to tell the stories linked to releases and videos. I should have done more of that at the time of release, and, even if nobody really cares, at least it will serve as a reminder to me decades down the line when I can't remember my own name, but maybe the stories will trigger these memories.
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Things will never be the same again...

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"That is an epic journey!!!! I just lay there with my eyes closed and let it wash over me for 2 full listens. It took me places I felt I knew and was secure, but also new unfamiliar places where I still strangely knew I was safe (like being watched over / guided). Yet another absolute top notch The Owl release (is there any other kind?)

This is easily in my top 20 albums / releases ever. Headphones on and let it wash all over you. Fans of soundscapes / soundtracks / ambient / drone get it got"

John Cook, Sound Connoisseur.

For more ambient / dark ambient sounds, check out the following of my releases: 63, 58, 54, 46, 44, 28, 27, 29, 17, 9, 7. Thank you to everyone who stops by my page. It's really appreciated.

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released March 23, 2020

Initially, I had only intended to do a little volume boost
and EQ change for the 1st release, ‘Frá Auðmjúkum Byrjun’
(Icelandic for ‘From Humble Beginnings’), and then it turned
into something of a slight remixing, with a few more layers added,
and then a couple of insomnia driven nights later, I had
entirely changed the feel, intensity and emotional heights
of the original piece, as well as added some new parts and twists. I am incredibly happy with the results.

Video for 'The Integral Moments Of Existence' here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5aUT3Av6bo

Really really basic primitive visualiser for 'The Euphoric Journey To A Modified Reality' is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvvOKA-RIMk

This was only the second video I ever made for The Owl, and now I am way into the 100s, but, it's still nice to see the spinning marble planets accompanying the sounds.

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Up to date Bandcamp codes here:
dlcm.app/the-owl/owl008-voyage

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The Owl Orlová, Czechia

A/V experiments since first DIY tape in 1994

Many bands and projects until The Owl was born in 2018

The Owls were formed in December 2021.

Welcome to the rest of the journey.

Codes: dlcm.app/the-owl

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