Planetary Discipline
A minimalist, avant-garde piano-driven composition featuring a haunting, ethereal female vocal performance, The track begins with a sparse, dissonant piano melody in a minor key, characterized by wide intervals and a slow, rubato tempo, The vocals enter with a breathy, almost whispered quality, utilizing extended techniques such as glissando and non-lexical vocables, The harmonic structure is non-traditional, leaning into chromaticism and suspended chords that create a sense of tension and unease, As the piece progresses, the piano accompaniment becomes more rhythmic with staccato accents, while the vocal melody remains fluid and improvisational, The production is dry and intimate, with a close-mic technique on both the piano and the voice to capture every nuance of the performance, There is a subtle use of reverb to provide a sense of space, but the overall mix remains focused on the raw, expressive qualities of the two primary elements, The song structure is through-composed, lacking a traditional verse-chorus format, and instead follows an emotional arc of rising and falling intensity