Name: Hydrogen Sulphide & Ventilation by Arcane Synthetic
Duration: 10 min 56 s
Description: The next single off A New Era & Nothing More, the second album from Arcane Synthetic currently in progress. A collaboration with Plains Desperate Symphony.

That kick in at 3:22 rocks-subtle but powerful 🔥🎧🔥

'The First Flower' is a musical interpretation of the opening words of Eckhart Tolle's book 'A New Earth'. This in a slightly extended version with a few words form Master Tolle himself :-)

The First Flower (Extended Version)

Voice and acoustic guitar: David Dunham
Music composition, piano and electronic strings: Michele Ansani

Those recited by David are verses from one of the most famous poems and one of the greatest Italian poets of the 20th century (Eugenio Montale). They are taken from the collection entitled ‘Ossi di seppia’ ('The bones of cuttlefish'), published in Italy in 1925, and several times translated into English (alone or together with other works by Montale).
Many thanks to David (@david-dunhamuser589535203), who agreed to collaborate on this little creation, also adding his refined guitar phrasing. All the (usual) imperfections are mine.

Cover photo by Peter Zajfrid, "Moody Morning"

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Lyrics (ENGLISH / ORIGINAL ITALIAN)

Perhaps one morning going alone in the air of glass,
arid, lookin back, I shall see, with the terror
of a drunken man, the making of a miracle:
nothingness at my shoulders, the void behind me.

Then as on a screen, suddenly, trees houses hills
will assemble themselves for the usual deception.
But it will be too late; and I shall go on, quiet,
with my secret, among the men who do not turn

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Forse un mattino andando in un’aria di vetro,
arida, rivolgendomi, vedrò compirsi il miracolo:
il nulla alle mie spalle, il vuoto dietro
di me, con un terrore di ubriaco.

Poi come s’uno schermo, s’accamperanno di gitto
alberi case colli per l’inganno consueto.
Ma sarà troppo tardi; ed io me ne andrò zitto
tra gli uomini che non si voltano, col mio segreto.

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Posted on SoundCloud: 2024, August 27.

Perhaps One Morning ... [Michele Ansani - David Dunham] **

The next single off A New Era & Nothing More, the second album from Arcane Synthetic currently in progress. A collaboration with Plains Desperate Symphony.

Hydrogen Sulphide & Ventilation

method: recording an acoustic bass guitar, later time-stretching and adding further instruments and effects - has C major ever sounded less like C major?
narration: some say it's a positive when the rash eventually shows and is not hiding anymore
image: copyright jo richter, made using an illustration on an old ur cassette tape wrapping

poem / copyright jo richter:

those make choleric
and sulky lovers
who conceal despair

their unechoic
used longing hovers
in yesterday's air

like stale, prosaic
camouflage covers
on some bulky chair

still clotting the attic
smelling of septic
mothball aesthetics





bile

Always

Gate way

This song is already quite old, it was forgotten in Logic's files. It's from when I was learning to use Logic. Now I finally finished it.

Watch the video on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/Ll8b4km1n8M

Sunrise (Demo)

ppp-io

PsychillI’m revisiting the first Zenlike Creature album and, I guess, tweaking the mix and remastering. Whilst I am very proud of my work, I’ve learned so much over the last few years that I listen back and wish I could have mixed it better.

Now, I know some folk are purists (see the Star Wars back against George and the 97 reissues) but all I want to do here is enhance what I wrote and produce, not add anything that wasn’t there in the original. Just a better balanced mix and master.

Beatfarmer - Courage (Zenlike Creature's Entheogenic Brew Remix 2025 Remaster)

Kiss Of The Sewer Witch

Dusk

Arcane Synthetic is the experimental alter-ego of an autistic artist and actor, delivering visceral, cinematic soundscapes that unfold as reports from a time-traveller documenting the human condition. Blending goth, industrial, and dark ambient influences, the project channels sincerity, irony, and lived trauma into a neon-noir world of heavy emotional storytelling.

Hydrogen Sulphide & Ventilation

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