Steam Veins from Thermoraft by Terraphonic

A disquieting sense of arrival permeates this track, offering the first true glimpse into the unsettling reality of Vokanu's aerial cities. A ninety-second opening, comprised solely of geothermal field recordings, establishes an initial isolation before haunting kalimba melodies, treated with granular synthesis, begin their search for familiar ground within an urban landscape. This piece deeply explores concepts of adaptation and displacement, reflecting the Resonance Seekers' struggle to map their ancient frequencies onto alien metropolitan structures. The tempo remains measured, allowing tension to build through layers of bowed saw blades, their grinding harmonics mimicking the city’s ceaseless churn—a signature element of the album's ethnofusion ambient genre. The contributions from diverse traditional percussion, subtle yet impactful, provide a foundational pulse, illustrating how varied influences coalesce into something distinctively new. It's a sonic document of the transition from quiet uncertainty to a cautious, almost reluctant, engagement with the new urban rhythms.

We create soundscapes using volcanic glass percussion, singing obsidian, and thermal field recordings from seven floating islands. Each track maps geological phenomena into meditative compositions that blur the lines between ancient ritual and modern ambient exploration.