Musician and producer Photay honours the element of Air on his upcoming release and fifth solo album, Windswept.
The album, which is due out on 20 September, began with the producer designing a synth patch to, in his words, "mimic the 'wind' as a powerful, deep, unpredictable and at times overwhelming spirit." So use of that "wind" patch became Windswept's instrumental throughline, and the element became the album's thematic maypole.
According to a press release, "Photay makes outdoor music under the spell of the elements, for the purpose of different human movements — some physical, some spiritual, some emotional, some philosophical. The natural world had always been one of Photay's calling cards, and now [on Windswept] it had invaded the machine, and his writing.
"Windswept's compositions were largely written-out and specifically produced, though a couple were also turned into "songs" out of improvised sections. But all were under the spell of the wind, of climate change and weather phenomena — from their titles on down."
Windswept's first single "Derecho" is named for a highly violent windstorm that accompanies thunderstorms, and the tune itself is described as "a highly syncopated solo performance where a hi-hat and synthetic percussion groove play off an arpeggiated bass-sequencer".
Photay's Windswept is out on 20 September and can be purchased via the artist's Bandcamp page
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