For Her Soul Belongs to ME!

This track is a small demo of a concept that had been floating about in my head for quite a number of months now.

SOME BACKGROUND:

I have been reading a novel called "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts", by Nigerian author Amos Tutuola, which in turn has lent its name to David Byrne's first solo album, which he collaborated on with Brian Eno. Byrne's album played heavily with several concepts, including found sounds, polyrhythms, and unusual instruments (like replacing drums on a kit with items like frying pans and cardboard boxes). It was quite a surreal album in itself, and also quite innovative.

But back to the book. The book's basic premise tells the tale of a young boy who enters the "bush of ghosts", a sort of analogy to the underworld; a land inhabited by ghosts and monsters. There, he is subject to all sorts of trials and tribulations, and wonders if he would ever escape. It is unusual and whimsical, terrifying and humorous, strange yet familiar. When I read the book, I always picture the sounds being a collage of surreal samples of ghosts moaning, animals of the bush calling in twisted ways, and a strange, eerie droning filling the air. This is far removed from the human world, and the adventure one would take in the bush of ghosts is certainly nothing compared to the mortal plane.

Two albums I have listened to were inspirations and focal points for this concept. The first is the aforementioned Bush of Ghosts album by Byrne and Eno. The second is "Eskimo", released by the San Francisco art collective The Residents. This album is another soundscape album, but covering the concept of the Inuit people. While nonsensical and bizarre as hell in its own right, it's probably one of the best soundscape albums I have ever heard in my lifetime, and its influence is running deep here.

Most of this track was built around found sounds, most of which are in the public domain. However, there is one sample I borrowed which I will credit appropriately.

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- Contains sample from Ōkami Original Soundtrack (copyright 2006 Clover Studio/Capcom/Selputer)
   - Sample taken from track "Oni Island" (Disc 4, Track 1), originally composed by Masami Ueda

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