Selected Ambient Works II (idea)

If you can listen to the first track of this album and not have to own it, well, I guess we were never really friends. Whoops, I meant, "this album isn't right for you, but I would never judge you on the basis of your musical taste."

It's a rippling hypnotic mix of half-phrases and what sounds like a harp being played underwater. What is she saying? Once, in an altered state of mind, I tried transcribing those beautiful repeated syllables. It went something like : "vanya, vanya dala, vala vala, dala dala . ." forever on into a darkened sky. Eventually her voice fades down and that beautiful harp is all that is left. One repeated trill that slows, grows tired, but keeps coming back like a warm hand brushing your hair as you drift away into sleep. It goes on so long, so long. You keep thinking, oh, it's gone now, this is the end, but it keeps coming back to soothe you into an easy sleep.

After I die, if I am given the option to come back as four seconds of music, I have already made my choice.