AUN Mute's first compilation album is a collection of drone, ambient house, and noise harmonics centered around the theme of caves. It weaves together distant past and present in its synopsis. In the realm of ambient boundaries, talented artists unleash their sounds freely. The artwork is created by the painter/tattoo artist ARIKA. The mastering and cutting were done by the skilled engineer KASSIAN TROYER from the renowned German studio "DUBPLATES & MASTERING."
"I suddenly recalled a phrase: 'Ancient cave murals were filled with music.'"
I couldn't help but think about those words at some point. It is said that cave murals painted in the distant past were sometimes discovered in areas of the cave with exceptional acoustics. I wanted to dismiss it as mere speculation, but the world's oldest musical instruments have also been found in caves. The deep connection between human DNA and the accumulation of sound in the natural world.
Let's imagine.
Outside, you can hear the sounds of grass and trees moving, the cries of creatures, the flowing water from somewhere, and the sound of the wind. As you venture deeper into the cave, it becomes quieter, and the profound darkness and reverberation intensify. The sounds of daily life, human voices, songs, and musical instruments resonate with rich overtones. The overlapping of sounds in this ambiguous space, where the boundaries between inside and outside blur, must have created mysterious and soothing music, or so I imagine.
The sunlight streaming through the window warms the room, and you light some incense, reclining on the sofa to listen to music. You may close your eyes and immerse yourself in the music, read a book, or spend time with someone. It is a moment of insignificance, a time of endless possibilities. If this is the modern cave, what kind of music flows there? What kind of paintings are depicted? As someone running a label, I pondered whether I could materialize fragments of this idea in some form. And I wanted to entrust the answer to this self-indulgent question to artists I trust. This is one of those answers...
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