The Arresting Music Video For Aish’s Lush, Art Pop Song “Joy & Sorrow” is the First Shot at Angkor Wat

Aish1_crop — Aish, photo courtesy the artist

Aish’s “Joy & Sorrow” is reminiscent of some of Peter Murphy’s solo work in the cadence and tenor of the vocals especially given Murphy’s penchant for writing music in compound time and non-Western musical structures in general. The orchestral pop and subtle blending of electronic elements with acoustic give the song a gentle texture that is complimented well by the visually stunning music video, the first shot at Angkor Wat, the ruins of the temple of the dedicated to Vishnu for the Khmer Empire in the late twelfth century in what is modern day Cambodia. Angkor Wat is the world’s largest religious structure and represents a synthesis of cultures that finds a parallel expression in Aish’s art pop song and its expansive spirit that embraces the full spectrum of the human experience as suggested by the title. Watch the video on YouTube and follow Aish at the links provided below.