“Trail Through the Underbrush” by Yellow Rainbow is the Evocation of a Full Sensory Snapshot of the World Around You

YellowRainbow_TrailThroughTheUnderbrush2_crop — Yellow Rainbow, image courtesy the artist

Yellow Rainbow’s single “Trail Through the Underbrush” sounds like a journey along the track that is the title. But a journey that takes in the rich details of the surrounding landscape, all its textures, its interweaving ecological systems, the ambient energy of the area. This deep taking in of the myriad details our conscious minds gloss over in seeking out what we usually deem the most salient data makes you aware of the mystery and the beauty in what might otherwise seem mundane. Composer Brian Lee uses field recordings taken in the Canadian Rockies to give this ambient track a concrete sense of place and texture while slow sweeping drones give an informally melodic voice to natural light, slowing it down in the listening and in the experiencing of that light as it plays on leaves and branches in the ever changing visual stimulation of the natural world paired with its full sensory experience. “Trail Through the Underbrush” conveys this taking the time to absorb what the world is giving to you in as much of a whole as possible given human limitations and in doing so it whispers into your mind a deep sense of peace. Listen to the song on Spotify and follow Yellow Rainbow at the links below.