Nimbus introduces a collection of Dayflower's previously unreleased tracks, reworked and woven into a gleaming, expansive technoscape by audiovisual artist Andy Harper aka AJH.
A deeply immersive, sonic odyssey marks uncharted terrain for Dayflower, a band usually associated with snappy and often densely layered singles. Yet as a whole the mixtape gracefully expands on Dayflower's recognisable, dreamy aesthetic, subtly pushing its boundaries without forsaking its essence.
The project fits well into Harper's wider artistic practice which often the explores the intersection of nature and technology. Employing his signature creative process, where audio shapes the evolution of visuals, Nimbus transports its audience to ethereal realms—a sensation akin to floating in a digital expanse bathed in radiant light and results in a sense of 'floating high in a digital landscape drenched in light, a journey into the unknown, to the clouds and beyond...'
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all music by Dayflower and Andy Harper except Fucking Flowers - composed by Oh Well Goodbye, remixed by Dayflower
cloud interlude speech by Eckhart Tolle
A deeply immersive, sonic odyssey marks uncharted terrain for Dayflower, a band usually associated with snappy and often densely layered singles. Yet as a whole the mixtape gracefully expands on Dayflower's recognisable, dreamy aesthetic, subtly pushing its boundaries without forsaking its essence.
The project fits well into Harper's wider artistic practice which often the explores the intersection of nature and technology. Employing his signature creative process, where audio shapes the evolution of visuals, Nimbus transports its audience to ethereal realms—a sensation akin to floating in a digital expanse bathed in radiant light and results in a sense of 'floating high in a digital landscape drenched in light, a journey into the unknown, to the clouds and beyond...'
credits
all music by Dayflower and Andy Harper except Fucking Flowers - composed by Oh Well Goodbye, remixed by Dayflower
cloud interlude speech by Eckhart Tolle
1.
NIMBUS (AJH Remix) 09:41
We delve into the dual facets of Nimbus: a vibrant sphere of energy enveloping supernatural entities and a vast, melancholic rain cloud. Dayflower's initial Nimbus single unfolds in six distinct segments, providing an opportunity to take a celestial journey from earthly realms to the sky, incorporating both audio and visual elements.
The sonic journey begins by grounding us in the earthly realm. As the composition progresses through subsequent phases, it gradually becomes more ethereal, accompanied by visuals with a luminous, halo-like quality. The use of a point cloud composed of digital particles enhances the halo's impact in sync with the auditory rhythm. The intensity peaks before gently bringing us back to earth.
Track 2 extends our fragmented journey, leading us on a 12-minute audiovisual excursion. The narrative starts to unfold: crossing from the real and physical, to the ethereal… persistently and unashamedly sampling original segments from Dayflower and juxtaposing their signature organic sound with AJH’s punchy electronica.
Punctuating the experience are sharp bursts of light, crafting a supernatural halo that materialises into captivating circles. The circle, a symbol universally laden with profound meaning, encapsulates concepts of totality, wholeness, primal perfection, the Self, the infinite, eternity, timelessness, and the rhythmic cycle of existence—an exploration that seamlessly blends the earthly with the metaphysical.
3.
WHENSONG (AJH Remix) 09:09
In shaping the nucleus of the album’s middle segment, Harper’s aim was to cultivate a meditative ambiance. The concept revolved around orchestrating a seamless transition into Whensong to the ensuing tracks, acting as the catalysts for this introspective sojourn.
“I heavily time stretched a sample part of the original track, which I then enhanced with binaural beats. With headphones on, the listener can become immersed in calming frequencies from Alpha, into theta and finally Delta frequencies resonating from 8-4Hz.”
When encountered in a peaceful environment, this experience has the potential to gently guide the mind into a more naturally relaxed states, fostering relaxation while maintaining a heightened state of focus.
Track 4 elevates us into a contemplative realm, the ethereal words of Tolle hover in a dreamlike cascade, inviting introspection on the subject of clouds as a metaphor for thoughts. Layered his live meditation on a backdrop of 4HZ binaural beats, facilitates a journey, slowly edging toward something that could be described as serenity...
What is the sky? Nothing really. It's not an object. You can never touch it. There is no such thing as the sky. It's only a perception from a particular location. There's the background of space. There's the sunlight that creates the temporary illusion that there is a sky. But because it has no actual form it's a helpful thing to look at the sky. It's a vast spaciousness.
Today the sky is totally clear. You can look at that spaciousness with inner spaciousness. If there are clouds you'll see that that there's CLOUDS and a clear sky. Sometimes there's just clouds but still a spaciousness there. The light is filtering through the clouds. That could be used an analogy for your inner stage of consciousness which can be totally overcast which means, in this analogy clouds are thoughts.
For many people their state of consciousness is continuously overcast, which means one thought leads into another into another into anotherinto another into another into another into another. into another. into another....
-Eckhart Tolle
5.
Track 5 emerges from a short 4-bar excerpt of the original Dayflower track which undergoes extensive time-stretching.
During this transformative journey, the piece briefly drops into the subterranean depths of a Chicago club, evoking a sharp detour into an atmospheric musical undercurrent. The track then gracefully retraces its steps, culminating in a crescendo that resonates with the original essence of the original Dayflower composition.
As the visuals unfold, they mirror the sonic landscape, manifesting as a towering pillar of generative art subtly influenced by the audio elements. This intricate interplay of sight and sound adds an extra layer to the immersive journey offered by this exploratory experience. The contemplative meditative interlude is well and truly over.
6.
MUJI (AJH Remix) 07:33
Track 6 - Muji brings us back to the classic Dayflower sound. Fans of the band will immediately recognise the raw indie vibes that define their Leicester-based style. AJH deftly chops Dayflower's dreamy shoegaze sound and sets it against a minimalist score. His signature use of arpeggios, a characteristic of his style, adds a unique touch to the middle section. Overall, the dreamy guitars and melodies of Dayflower persist, dancing in and out on a captivating bed of juicy electronica whilst the visuals gracefully move with dreamlike fluidity.
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7.
Features the original, unedited version - composed by Oh Well Goodbye, remixed by Dayflower.
The visuals dive into a sensory convergence, echoing the punchy / raw cadence of the audio – a hypnotic dance where flowers bloom, intricately connected to the rhythmic pulse of each audio kick drum. The organic metamorphosis as these visual elements evolve into a kaleidoscope of the next sensory chapter finds us entranced as the video breakdowns close the end. Locked into the audio's dissonance, the visuals snap back into rich tapestry of florals, exemplifying the harmonious interplay of technology and artistry.
hear 'Fucking Flowers' (original version) here:
8.
OUTRO feat Eckhart Tolle 01:40
Track 8 - The Outro climaxes with the dreamlike utterances of Tolle hover in the atmosphere, inviting contemplation on clouds as a metaphor for thoughts.
