A few days ago I thought I’d give this song a go and I’m feeling okay with the result. It could be better and it gets a bit messy toward the end, but I think overall there’s a decent sense of flow throughout.

Ens’ “Tropic of Cancer” is from Warp + Weft.

I hope you enjoy.

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Light keys shimmer into a space, and shimmer once more whilst something else seems to hover and wobble around. Percussion pitters and patters until it comes in and strikes firmly, contrasting the establishing gentleness.

The wobbling disappears and in place bass comes in. Another sound that seems like a buzz that was there before returns and fades away. The bass finds precise moments to cut through the silence its space holds, and more percussion comes in, more gentle and soft.

The sounds move together and apart and soon the percussion fills out more. Something sounding like strings creeps from under and brass draws long and silent. The sounds keep moving forward, seemingly gentle, seemingly odd and seemingly detached. They are close but they almost look elsewhere; perhaps it is a romance in a distance that keeps their focus.

The brass rises for a moment, seemingly harsh before it goes back to gentleness and the percussion keeps filling out whilst remaining uncluttered, and something seemingly warm finds its way coming to prominence. It is not a heat, but perhaps it is a familiarity in the sound as it continues on through its gentleness and its steady motion, and soon it starts winding down.

The sounds start growing quiet and soft. They start leaving and the wobble returns. The keys shimmer more slowly, and the wobble disappears, and all grows still as the song ends.