Tuakanakore from Lunar Tunes by Sharkweek

A tribute to my late stepfather Barry Ngawhika. An incredible gentle, wise, sweet man.
This song is filled with elements that reference our shared experiences.
All the percussion in the song is made from treated recordings of Caramello wrappers crunching. When he first began dating my mother, Barry would bring Caramello bars for my sister and I, until we began to expect them every time and Mum made him stop.
The birds which begin the song were recorded at his home in Pukehina and the waves which end the song were recorded at Pukehina Beach, a place we both loved.
Sometimes on family drives he would play Freddy Fender tapes in the car and I remember loving one song in particular: "Before The Next Teardrop Falls". As a tribute to Barry I borrowed a few notes from that song and used them in my own.
You may notice a change in mood halfway through the song, that's very much intentional. I wanted the song to celebrate our relationship and what he meant to me, but also to express my loss and grief that he is no longer with us.
What you may not notice is the sound of a plane overhead. Originally simply background noise when I was recording the birds for the song, the sound came to symbolize Barry's passing itself - a quiet departure as it were. So it became important to keep that sound, and at that point in the song specifically.

Sharkweek is NZ-based producer and collage artist Peter Lewis.
Drawing influence from early 90s electronica like The Orb, Air, FSOL, Lemon Jelly, he creates aural collages of lush synths, weird samples and dubbed-out soundscapes.