Mick Chillage - Growth (2020)
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01. Growth - 00:00
"Growth" was born from the inspiration of both nature and my synths.
On a recent walk around my local park and across its rather impressive yet brutal looking suspension footbridge which spans across the river below I noticed the growth of lichen on its fabricated structure, the bridge is only a few years old and I was taken by the bright yellow fungi contrasting against the wine coloured painted metal supports and the black slip resistant walk way, I felt this would make a nice photograph so I took a picture with my phone.
The image kinda lingered in my brain longer than I expected and I was fascinated how the lichen was taking over the bridge, almost as if it was trying to blend in the alien structure to its natural surroundings.
I began to see a connection between nature's ability to grow in the most unexpected environments and how growth can happen to us in the unexpected situations, particularly poignant in the current pandemic we all find ourselves in, for many this has been a challenging time for sure but also its been a time of growth as we find new ways to cope and perhaps discover that maybe we should be doing things different in our lives.
The track itself, came about purely through experimenting with the Moog Grandmother initially, a random generative patch I... more
released November 5, 2020
Written, produced mixed & mastered by Michael Gainford
at the Igloo Dublin October 2020.
Photo & design: Michael Gainford