Oumuamua (album) by Fractal Architect
On the 19th October 2017 an astronomer at an observatory in Hawaii was looking into deep space when he saw something unusual. Through the lens of his telescope he saw an object that didn’t behave like anything he had ever seen before.
It was travelling very fast and was following no recognised orbit. It soon became clear that this object had originated from an unimaginably distant place in the depths of interstellar space, far beyond our solar system.
Some members of the astronomy community began to postulate that this strange object might be something other than just a comet; maybe this object was a visitor from a distant world?
The object was named ‘Oumuamua’ after the Hawaiian for ‘Scout’.
I wonder what a visitor from a distant civilisation might think of our planet. What would a visitor from another world feel about the custodians of this unique and beautiful place?
How would they view the greed and short term thinking that is destroying the planet, how would they view war, poverty, disease, drought and famine?
Surely they would see that all of these things are avoidable, they would see how the masses always suffer at the hands of a few who would rather build fortunes they can never spend, than work towards the betterment of the planet and its inhabitants.
What must they think of us?
This collection of songs were written over the last two years, set against the backdrop of unprecedented upheaval and global challenges. Sadness and joy, darkness and light, each song is a chapter in the story of how we have arrived at this point in time and space, and where we might be headed in the future.
Enjoy the journey!
Fractal Architect
Tracklist
| 1. | Those We Lost | 5:13 |
| 2. | Darkness Casts No Shade | 5:25 |
| 3. | Cloudburst | 5:50 |
| 4. | Complicit | 3:59 |
| 5. | Embrace The Light | 5:01 |
| 6. | Apocalypse With Me (with Ren Faye) | 5:21 |
| 7. | Mantra | 5:49 |
| 8. | Honeysuckle | 5:02 |
| 9. | Ubiquitous | 6:43 |
| 10. | Aurora Borealis | 6:32 |
| 11. | What Lies Behind The Truth (with Daniela Rhodes) | 6:57 |
| 12. | Oumuamua | 7:10 |
| 13. | Rubicon (with juSt b) | 7:19 |
| 14. | Ubuntu (digital exclusive) | 4:46 |
| 15. | Learning To Fail Gracefully (digital exclusive) | 7:24 |
| 16. | If (digital exclusive) | 4:32 |
Credits
All songs written and produced by Daniel Richard Watts except for:
'Apocalypse With Me' written by Renate Faye Reynolds
'What Lies Behind The Truth' written by Daniela Gina Rhodes
'Rubicon' written by Bonnie Lynch
All songs published by Manual Music / Black Rock Publishing Limited.
License
All rights reserved.Tags
Manual Music was started in 2005 by Dutch DJ/producer Paul Hazendonk.
Nowdays Manual Music is a company taking care of management, publishing, digital distribution and ofcourse releasing music on several (sub)labels in various genres within the electronic music scene.
Every now and then Manual also hosts an area or a party at various locations, but Manual Music is not a party organisation.