“URI Track 03” comes from Ghost Stories’ recently released URI EP. Its three songs were written while the composer was dealing with an Upper Respiratory Infection at the end of January 2020 before COVID-19 fully hit the international media. The first two tracks of the EP are more in the realm of dub-inflected post-industrial but this third piece evokes a sense of peace that comes after one has endured a great deal of pain and struggle. Anyone that has experienced a respiratory condition is familiar with that sense of panic that can take hold as if you can’t catch your breath and you’re not sure what you can do to get relief immediately. That kind of disruption to your system can induce intense moments of borderline euphoric distress where every second seems to last forever. But once those moments pass and especially when you’re in the recovery phase of a a bad flu or cold, bronchitis, a horrible allergy attack, asthma, pneumonia that ability to take in air without effort is difficult to describe to someone who has never had the worst end of that. The soothing melody of this song with faintly luminous, streaming synth akin to soft lighting early in the morning coupled with the digital cello sketching a background drone like the vibrations from the realm of dream dreams seemingly drift through to your conscious mind as a reminder of subconscious processes expressing inner wellness. Listen to “URI Track 03” on Soundcloud and connect with Ghost Stories at the links provided.
soundcloud.com/ghost-stories-official
ghoststoriesghost.bandcamp.com
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