This track was composed as an audio description of the experience of crossing Lukla, with the sounds of mountain water flowing through it and the busy sounds of commerce and tourism that are continuous therein. The composition then describes the walk out of Lukla, passing by a bar playing music and then beginning the trek towards Phakding with the sounds of footsteps becoming more prevalent as the music slowly fades.

As the trek progresses, footsteps become the principal rhythm to which all other patterns relate. As we pass Upper Namche we encounter stone masons working on erecting a few more hotels, which cuts into the group conversation. The different recorded sounds are manipulated into various concurrent and overlapping rhythmic forms, then all human noise is subdued as we enter the Rhododendron forests and climb towards Namche.

Wind, trekking, forest and sounds of crossing bridges lead into a mantra recorded at Tengboche Monastery, coupled with the rhythmic sound of monks thudding as they move and distant bells.

The sound of yaks, cows and bulls, donkeys and horses on the trail becomes a norm as we share the same path to and from Base Camp. As we pass the porters sometimes we are able to hear songs pouring out from their portable radios. The sounds of passing helicopters that are either taking high-paying tourists straight to the top, or are picking up trekkers that are suffering from altitude sickness becomes more frequent.

Sounds from the dining hall at lodge where we stayed. The central room was a place for meals and leisure, and due to the cold felt everywhere else, a gathering place for locals and trekkers. In this track we hear can instances of conversations in multiple languages and in the background a sung melody by one of the workers that sat nearby to where I was. The track then progresses into outdoor sounds of us leaving Dingboche on the path towards Lobuche.

Continuing the motto from the previous movement, this audio composition features outdoor sounds, including walking, breathing, ambient sounds and crossing paths with a ‘Yak train’ carrying goods, with local whistles and utterances. The composition then progresses towards a more silent soundscape as we near Base Camp, where little more than wind and rumbles are heard.

Sounds from the climb and arrival at the tip of Kalapathar.

A Soundscape composition using geo-located recordings chronologically depicting my hike up to Everest Base Camp during Sep./Oct. 2018.

Here's another sketch for my 'Asthmosis: 20 Years of Oota' EP.

Ey Chiquita is part of the upcoming album entitled "Feeling Mean". All tracks begin by jamming on my controllers and then frying them up on #Ableton Live before public release. This track was a collaboration with One of the Asthmatics and is also release in the "Asthmosis : 20 years of Oota" EP