This tune is for all the stray dogs and anyone else who feels like dancing.
We named the coda at the end of the track Selfie Stick in honour of anyone who’s turned away from that magnificent sunset to photograph their face in front of it.
Sounds created from:
Bass Drums – tuk tuk sound system (Hikkaduwa), hotel drumming (Kandy)
Snare Drums – smashing cocunuts (Katharagama)
Hi-hats – fishmarket chopping block and traders (Hikkaduwa)
Percussion – tuk tuk sound system (Hikkaduwa), Perehara drums and boy laughing (Kelaniya), excited child (Katharagama), New Year fireworks (Colombo) Bus pulling up (Hikkaduwa), insistent bird (Nuwaraeliya)
Bassline – lorry horn (Colombo), baby yelling (Katharagama), fishing boat motor (Hikkaduwa)
Melody tones – tannoy (Katharagama), Mask Museum tour guide, bus horn (Ambalangoda), birdsong (Udawalawe), Sunday market tannoy, market trader and radio (Hikkaduwa)
A collaboration between three artists in Germany, Iran and Japan, "Veerian" is a multi-layered tapestry of experimental sound. Bandcamp New & Notable May 5, 2016
The tender songs on “Falling Close to Memory” employ quiet synths and manipulated vocal samples, creating hypnotizing music. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 11, 2021