The Dry Well is a dark and emotionally charged musical work, created by extreme digital processing of acoustic sound sources.
The first three tracks (Two-Thirds God, Descent of Inanna, and Under) are based on the Epic of Gilgamesh, a Sumerian legend that may be the oldest surviving work of literature. They evoke ritual, mythic journey, and the transition from the material to the spiritual realm.
The last three tracks (For Want of a Nail, Valence, and The Dry Well), by contrast, are based on the formal idea of achieving as much as possible with severely limited means. Every sound in the three pieces originated from a kalimba (African thumb piano) built by one Molly Clark, age 8. From this child's instrument, a wealth of sound was created, gradually moving away from "natural" kalimba tone and toward the realm of pure noise.
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