First track from an upcoming EP, "Soma" (2021). A musical landscape of a state of mind. A reflection of resilience colliding with uncertainty. How do you respond towards uncertainty?

Reflection

Second track from an upcoming EP, "Soma" (2021).
If you dance into an abyss, how would it be?

Abysm

An excerpt taken from my unreleased work "The Unknown Something" (2018), a sonic experiment to open an alternative space and dimension within us using sound as a material. This work seeks to investigate a form of an inner human expression where human language usually fails gloriously in the process of transferring what we truly feel inside into words. Best to listen with headphones.

Unknown:05

'shiva' is a response to clarity and inner guidance.
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when things are hazy and empty 
and the tunnel seems to have no end 
never think you are alone 
as I will be here by your side 
when the darkness overwhelms 
I will be your light forever 
I will carry you back to your orbit 
as we survive the impacts together
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sound engineer - auliya akbar (noise lab studio, jakarta)

shiva

<< love is patient 
don't get fooled and rushed 
savour every nibble 
merge into the flow 
give attention if it arrives 
and accept if it leaves >> 

an observation within the virtuality of human relationship responding on the mating signals modern-day human performs in the era of the post-Internet and smartphones (including the primal desires behind it). 

"real but not actual, ideal but not abstract"

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how does it feel to have me thinking about you? 
we've been sexting for days 
I want you and I want you now 

I'll wrap you tight and I'll never let go 
would you stay and choose me every day 
don't leave me astray
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sound engineer - auliya akbar (noise lab studio, jakarta)

meta-lust / over the phone

...delivering a message from the Source
to the homes for those who ask

be in the       space       between the breaths
without the breath, we are not connected to                 the self
in the          stillness      between the breaths
we are ourselves in a boundless bless...
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In the space between our breaths is where we can find a peaceful stillness. In the stable silence of the mind we vanish from the body – not trying – but letting go. In times when we feel uncertain and overwhelmed, we can always return to our home – not the physical – but the home which is deep inside us.

Our breath is the door to our inner-home. In each mindful breaths our outer sheath and the idea of time that we are so stuck in will vanish. As we leave time alone, time disappears and we find ourselves in peace. In this peaceful stillness, the healing occurs. It acts as a reset button. As we rejuvenate our being in deep meditation, we are perfectly alert, perfectly awake. We know exactly what's going on inside us – we are accessing this thing we call the mind. One of the many ways we can heal ourselves is by caring our mind, dive deep within ourselves through breathwork, through meditative sound baths, also by immersing ourselves among the trees basking in nature’s energy.

In “…between the breaths”, the trinity between the poem, the sound and the seeds works in conjunction as a poetic reflection for self-healing. As a live work, alongside the audio-visual site or installation, the moringa seeds are shared to the audience as part of the work. By engaging in interaction, the audience dissolves in the work: it performs a ritualistic gesture between the artist and the audience on extending life, healing, and connecting.

The sound piece itself offers a meditative synthesis of the East and the West. It incorporates samples of the healing sounds of the Javanese Gamelan and digital synthesizers developed from a digital audio workstation. Gamelan sounds are known for their healing properties. It is believed that the frequencies influence the listener's brain waves into a relaxed state of mind. The leitmotif is in the form of infinity, a kind of circular movement that always goes back to where it started. To activate the sound piece, one can listen to it as a form of focused awareness type of meditation, as a dance meditation, or simply as a soundtrack to slow down.

...between the breaths

Composition No.1

Composition No.2

One of my favorite poetry from Pablo Neruda, feeling a bit in the mood of reciting a poem. All the layers of vocals are made by my fun little experiment with Ableton Live 9. 

Was thinking to make the music too, but HAHA who am I kidding? Need to learn more about those kinda stuffs. Much love!
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If little by little you stop loving me
I shall stop loving you
Little by little
If suddenly you forget me
Do not look for me
For I shall already have forgotten you

If you think it long and mad the wind of banners that passes through my life
And you decide to leave me at the shore of the heart where I have roots
Remember
That on that day, at that hour, I shall lift my arms
And my roots will set off to seek another land

elghandiva

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