Dulme: Air, Water, Earth, Fire

“A different kind of music release for self-soothing” - Elizabeth Alker, BBC Radio 3 Unclassified

Air

The weight of the air…

gets heavier, the days get darker, and I long to be in the forest again listening to the trees and only to the trees as they begin to change their colours. The clouds entertain and the smell of petrichor gives way as the earth scents us with her pluviophilia. The air is laden with energy, breathe deep friend, the cleansing crispness is sweet to the taste.

Water

The movement of water…

brings us out of the frozen paralysis of the deepest dark into the awe of the thaw. The slow trickle of time ebbs away at our hibernation and soon we are swamped with the rushing sound of a new year. The temptation to dive in headfirst collides with the wonder of where we have been dreaming. Take some time to observe the flow, friends, release yourselves into it and see where it goes. New adventures are on the horizon and the dewy haze settles and cleanses as much as the drenching does.

Earth

The earth slows the crashing waves…

…sand and stones drag the demons down to earth. To get through the darkness you must hold it in your hand, embrace the feel of it and learn to love it. Without the darkness and the cold there is no light and no warmth. The earth holds you as you hold these grains of her, forever supporting you. The mother earth turns her tide in her own time. Fallow through to fruition,  there is a counterweight to every pause, even emptiness is conversely the swell of gathering momentum that sustains us.

Fire

The cleansing heat descends…

…slowly sifting the reflections of the seasons, mingling the scents and creating perfume. Inhaling deeply, the fire can extend to reach beyond our fingertips, connecting further than we can imagine. A destroyer and a declaimer, fire looks to act upon the contemplations of the year, resolving with courage and warmth. The embrace of the fire can undo the freezing cold depths of winter and clear the way to begin anew. Sparks fly, imagination takes us on impossible journeys and awakens the desire for shaping your own destiny.

Dulme is a different kind of music release.

In Danish, Dulme means to soothe the mind, or to take medicine. 

If music is your medicine then this is for you. Dulme is a 4 part set release with a difference. Each part will be released sequentially over the winter months, to coincide with Seasonal Adjustment Disorder (and daylight saving in the UK).
Each release focuses on a natural element as the theme since connecting with nature can relieve SAD. Every release will contain a limited edition handheld sculpture or object designed for self-soothing, a link to download a soundscape and a link to a video. The soundscape and video can be played as a loop with the tactile object on hand to soothe for as long as you want, wherever you are. 


https://ingridplum.bandcamp.com/album/dulme-ep

Includes unlimited streaming of DULME via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.