Somehow narducci has used what sounds like a rainstick, some sultry late night jazz saxophone processed for maximum foggy moodiness and minimal synth drones with spoken word in Japanese interspersed with non-verbal soulful vocals to craft a different kind of cinematic song. It has a duskiness that sounds like something that one might expect to hear in the opening sequences of an animated version of Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood. It works as a song in itself with an arc of emotional resolve from reverie to acceptance but something about its arrangement suggests strongly as a companion to a visual narrative in which each complements and enriches the effectiveness of both. Maybe at some point narducci will find a way to make “Martial Meditations” into a short film or get it expertly placed onto a soundtrack but for now you can listen to the song on YouTube and follow narducci at the links provided.
Queen City Sounds and Art 
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