Moan

As the nights draw in, the streets darken, the faces become more obscured, visible living suspended in frozen air. As the temperature drops everything seems more alive.

On a blustery Edinburgh night walking home I steadily approach George IV bridge, the Bank of Scotland with its grand oxygenised copper hat looms above me. Im wearily stalking the streets on autopilot, drenched in L'Artisan Parfumeur's Patchouli Patch, neck to foot in Black ala Hedi Slimane for Dior homme. My ears are haunted by this music.... music that disturbs, freaks but strikes an unusual balance within me, almost comforting.

The track is a remix of Trentemoller's Moan, remixed by Trentemoller. The ostinato rolls on becoming more and more embellished, beautifully driving its harmonic simplicity further into the mind of the listener. The polyrhythms intertwine gracefully like snakes mating. Ane Trolle's vocal melody dropping in and out with a timbre like porcelain, aged porcelain on the verge of cracking.

Dark, muted shades of phthalo green flood the brain. A sense of being stalked by an aloof beauty, of being watched.... loved from afar.

Anders Trentemoller is a musical behemoth. Check out his work even if you are not an electronic music lover you may find yourself being moved, I did.

I felt the need to blog on this piece as it has been playing on my mind for the past few weeks. I needed to bring it to life and make it my own. I needed to scent it, I needed to give it an image and a place or season. Trolle's voice was moaning for me to become more attached, begging me to allocate a well selected fragrance and clad it in a "look" or "Feel". Funny how a new fragrance can strike a chord and bring things together.

L'Artisan Parfumeur we <3 you!

Thinking about you

Constantly thinking about you

I've been thinking too much about you

See the sunset with no sleep at all

Constantly thinking about you

And i can't get through this at all

I've been thinking too much about you

I've been staring at the floor

I've listened to all the tunes i love

But made me feel quite blue