Tayos Caves, Ecuador
Excited to announce my first release of the year - a new 20 minute immersive ambient / classical piece called Tayos Caves, Ecuador. There will be a global release later in the year but for now it is available to members of The Liminal Compass, a new online journey through meditation, art, music, storytelling, poetry and community, inspired by Ecuador's Tayos Caves. Follow @Tayos_org or visit www.tayos.org to sign up.
So back in 2018 I was invited on an expedition to spend a few nights in these caves, which lie under the high Amazon in Ecuador. To get there we had to descend a 60 metre drop on a tiny rope, which was fucking terrifying. Once safely down however, it was all peace and warmth. 12 of us lived down there for 4 days with no daylight, surrounded by bizarre and beautiful creatures, the sound of oilbirds, and the underground river that created these caves. The point of me being there was to translate the experience into music. I didn't have time to build it until the disruption of my touring in 2020 - but when I did, it appeared almost fully formed. I have never encountered so little resistance in making a piece of music.
My friend Mendel Kaelen captured some stunning field recordings of the whole experience which I used heavily in the piece. I wanted to make something that would feel like a duet between my instruments and the music of this incredible place.
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Visuals by 2MS Studio.