“Moire 05” is Betts(JP)’s Deep Ambient Meditation on the Granular Details in the Patterns of the Universe

Betts(JP), photo courtesy the artist

Betts(JP) layers a lightly distorted and oscillating tone over one lighter in frequency on the track “Moire 05” to suggest organic, fluid movement per the title of the song. Rather than the visual effect the sounds convey movements and resolve like ripples on the surface of a body of water. The cover art displays the image of a pool of water with the waves moving outward from a center where perhaps a solid object or a heavy drop of rain fell from a leaf. The song has a similar specific differentiation of texture and vibe that is subtle but as with the ripples in the cover image there are aspects of how the water moves from that center that create unique visual and physical impacts as the wave moves from the point of impact. It’s an ambient song but like most ambient it’s not the absolute uniformity of mood but rather the subtle changes in dynamics as the waves of sound move outward from the point of creation and as the source of the sounds modulates and the the sonic energy decays over time creating its own sonic phenomena. It’s a deeply relaxing track that seems to have come from a place of deep observation and meditation on the details of our everyday universe that can be missed as we cognitively rush toward the stimuli that catch our immediate attention. Listen to “Moire 05” on Spotify and follow Betts(JP) at the links provided.

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