Balance, by Macaque Sauna

Balance

by Macaque Sauna

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A sister album to Yesterday I Thought About You, Balance contains ideas which were initially conjured up during YITAY's development but never got fleshed out until now. The first movement establishes an undulating, thorough soundscape, at times shrill, at times serene. The second lays down distant block chords as the foundation of a call and response pattern that comes from a place of longing, yearning for balance, a thing we all strive to obtain. But it’s a difficult concept to maintain, and an easy one to let slip between your fingers.

I recorded the piano sections in both tracks in December 2021, which was a few months before I recorded all the piano parts to YITAY. In Spring 2022 I had about 10 different distinct piano ideas functioning as seeds that I could form into cohesive concepts. The piano passages you hear here were originally in consideration for inclusion in YITAY, but ultimately didn’t make the cut. In Sept–Dec 2022, I revisited some of these preexisting ideas and retooled them into a full project.

I try to release something under the Macaque Sauna name every New Year’s Day. This is the 3rd year in a row I’ve been able to pull it off, and the 1st I’ve released on Cyan Sun.

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released January 1, 2023

Kelvin Graham - writer, instrumentation, recording engineer, mixing engineer, mastering engineer, photography, liner notes
Nicolas Babick - executive producer, photo editing, liner notes

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