Integration

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1.	Exhale 02:31		buy track
2.	Hiding My 03:30		buy track
3.	No Further 05:05	lyrics	buy track
I’m hiding from my potential To explore, to do, to be this I’m hiding from my need One foot in front of the other Step by step, baby steps She’s exposed, she’s exposed She’s exposed, she’s exposed To the outer reaches of this stage Of this frame I have forgotten how to act My body frozen in time I can’t breathe I can’t breathe I can’t breathe She’s exposed, She’s exposed to the outer reaches Of this state
4.	Patchwork 03:20	lyrics	buy track
Feel this lover let’s stay Light on your shoulders lover let's play Simple sighs strengthen these ties Fingers down my spine Feel this lover let’s stay Light on your shoulders lover let's play Simple sighs strengthen these ties Fingers down my spine
5.	Splice 03:40	lyrics	buy track
Woven to you Our bodies intertwined sinew into spine Twisted and taut the leaves begin to rot And tire Giving in to the pull Circles running in circles running in circles Running in circles I’m bruised Body broken and tired So used Body broken undesired Unravel me Grown into me Roots clinging to the past losing color to the dark Drinking me dry no tears left so try Entice Ashes fly free Circles running in circles running in circles Running in circles I’m bruised Body broken and tired So used Body broken undesired Unravel me

about

NMND’s Integration focuses on the evolution and manipulation of the human voice through technology, utilized to harness the power of improvisation. In Contractor’s words, the lyrical elements of the EP “stem from a very vulnerable and intimate space. It is a patchwork of the internal monologue of self loathing and insecurity most people carry with them as they go about their daily lives. The songs take us through a host of different emotions as we try to find ways to cope with this constant mental chatter. The idea to use the human voice as the focal point of the EP plays into this beautifully by exploring all the ways in which we betray our true emotions through tone, texture and dynamics. Integration is presented as a way to accept these darker spaces and find comfort in the fact that they needn’t all have negative associations.”

The lead single, Hiding My, epitomizes this experience of internal conflict against the backdrop of an outside world in motion, leveraging Contractor’s voice to construct barely discernible fragments that draw us in while offering no clear answers. The EP showcases her vocal range as a driving factor of the EP’s complex but compelling storyline, weaving in and out of an architecture built from solid musical progressions and syncopated rhythms. Macionis describes the challenge of interlacing “each track together to form a singularity,” drawing on his experience in film and television music to create a body of work that can be “experienced as a continuous soundtrack with a strong narrative arc rather than discrete but related musical ideas.” Engaging almost exclusively with the human voice as raw material for producing the EP’s sound palette, the duo is able to put together a collection of songs that is both deeply personal and universally accessible.

Describing the origin for the album’s title, Macionis explains that “Integration is the dominating force behind our creative process. There is integrating my skill sets with Mana's; integrating organic and electronic; integrating each of our artistic voices into one unified vision. It seemed appropriate to name this EP after the very process that inspired the work itself.”

credits

released February 12, 2021

All tracks written and performed by NMND
Lyrics by Mana Contractor
Produced and engineered by Alighted
Mastered by John Tejada
Artwork by Devashish Guruji

2021 Garden Broom Recordings

For press inquiries, please contact lynn@greengalactic.com

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