Stokhid

LIMITED EDITION CODES «Stokhid» is an audio work created through the fusion and resonance of natural sounds and deep analog tones. The album is based on field recordings of natural environments—including underground rivers and impenetrable forests—as well as materials from ethnographic research and analog synthesizers tuned to the frequencies of these recordings. The Stokhid is a river that flows through the Volyn Polissya. Its course is constantly changing, branching out, and spreading, forming a labyrinth, a complex living landscape, and a deep water system intricately connected to forests and swamps. This movement is one of the album’s key motifs. This work draws on an ancient conception of sound, its nature, and its interaction with humans and the environment. Sound is perceived as part of the natural world and as a phenomenon with which humans can interact. «Stokhid» is a drone, a vast soundscape in which a distinct landscape gradually emerges and takes shape, conveying the movement of water, the expanse of the forest, and the depth of the natural environment. Field recordings and analog synthesizers are tuned to resonate with one another: natural sounds determine the frequencies of the synthesizers, while the synthesizers extend and develop their timbre. In this way, natural and synthetic sounds merge into a single soundscape. «Stokhid» is a profound sound piece about landscape and resonance.