“A Holy Art”, the first release under my new pseudonym Nymphomania, is an EP of ambient minimalism created with very limited means in a series of intense sessions during a very emotional and eventful period of my life. The songs are built from pulsing, washing synth lines and rhythmic filters. They create rhythmic and emotional spaces with carefully chosen tones. This is my entry into the genre of ambient music, in the classic Eno sense.
It is important to note that, at the time of creation, the process of creation was undertaken with extra-musical intentions, as well. It was my hope that the sounds of the drones could influence the energies of my immediate surroundings. Such extra-musical intentions are more thoroughly described by the words in parentheses in the track titles. The title “A Holy Art” refers to the ancient and sacred practice of creating drone.
1. A Period in Honey (For Focusing of Mental Chaos and Aural Colors whilst on Trial)
2. Morris’ Fireside (For Love in the Liminal Space of the Equinox)
3. Dreaming of my Death (For Drifting into the Void from Despair)
4. Cleansing Time (For the Removal of Unwanted Memories and Energy from the Home)
5. Something About Me (For Bittersweet Reverie)
6. Passion Fairies (For Emily, In Ecstacy)
7. Dale’s Drain Place (For Dale, with Sympathy)
