Listen to this song with good headphones please! The bass is insane yo! Good God!
There is something about the lack of an actual melody that seeps into the subconscious. If silence had a theme song, this would be it. This is actually what my subconscious sounds like, coherent in an indirect silent way. It’s almost as if the message is so obscure so as to be clear. The song is moving backwards – towards what? What is in the dark forest? What is at the source of things? What are you not seeing right now? What can’t you hear playing in the background?
The majesty of Mvula’s vocals match the confidence of Davis’ vision of this song. Davis’ piano is like the ethereal primordial slime that is older than life itself, the bass is like the bubbles of the slime, Mvula’s words are like the ether that is rising from this slime. A ‘phenomenal’ song – conceived in sheer brilliance and executed with a level of mastery beyond the scope of most people’s dreams.
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