This is one of the dungeon tracks of the previous unreleased game Anthador.
What I had in mind was the ruins of a once great civilization that perished many centuries ago. But even after all these years adventurers are still awestruck by the remains of the ancient buildings.

Faded Glory

Paraconsistent Logic

Photo taken and edited by me.
https://www.deviantart.com/leehon/art/Too-Damn-Complex-930234403

The skit is a chunk from a David Firth video.
https://youtu.be/IES16fPh9Rk
I recorded the audio with my phone while it was playing on my TV, then I edited it a little bit before putting it in the song.

The System

Move on with lyrics

Method: Toy lyre (perpetually losing tuning - I had vainly aimed to keep it in sth akin to g minor), pedals (esp wah, hall and shimmer), field recordings, digital voice (her name's supposed to be Hazel), further effects (including some slice-looping to honour Terry's approach), some pizza, a glass of wine. I tried sc-aurora mastering but was disgusted with the results. Sorry. As usual, good headphones are recommended. 
Narration: Another historic poem, ballad-style.
Recommended reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Against_the_Grain:_A_Deep_History_of_the_Earliest_States
Image: The piezo pickup on the soundboard of the toy lyre, gimped.


Poem / copyright jo richter:

mesopotamian season
irrigation canals
first rule and first treason
in huge, gated walls

round seals and flat tablets
enkidu's tale
infections run rampant
merchant ships sail

a priest on a tower
watches far clouds
amid smells of the hour
and slave-driver's shouts

the king's tall figure
shadows the priest
'we will last forever'
he states, gazing due east

the priest nods demurely
accustomed to lies
west's cloudlines, unruly
denote otherwise

mesopotamian rivers
flood and run scarce
feel joy, suffer grievance
and care for your heirs

(Note: Is it just me .... or does the digital voice make the last word sound awkwardly like another one ; -)

augurs of uruk

Augurs of Uruk

Improvised strings and piano harmonization.

Canto Sospeso

Special Upbeat-Version (Percussive) https://youtu.be/sYIae-WtI7k 👈🏼

Special Version 🎦

When The Sun And Stars Align

Allure

Morning Light

23SeriesSet

Generation Gap

This EP is not about a person.

It is about an all encompassing effect of love written from the perspective of the very emotion itself.

I hope you enjoy listening and thank you for your precious time! :)

Paraconsistent Logic

Chris Tao