REVIEW & INTERVIEW: PACIFIC K ‘LIGHT VARIATIONS EP’
“Music is a very profound thing to me, and I approach every song with a sense of storytelling. Whether it’s something personal and intimate, or something in the world around me that I feel connected to and has touched me in some way.” Pacific K
Written on an unbearably sizzling summer afternoon, “White Wanderer” tells the story of a wandering man, “I had this image in my mind of a man wandering across a landscape resembling a Chilean or Peruvian desert, praying for rain, which is also a metaphorical image for when you’re overwhelmed with heated thoughts and just wishes for a break or a reset,” said Pacific K.
Light Variations invites you into a trance state on an exotic journey across the sea through rhythmic pauses and hypnotic electric guitar lines. The search for something more significant than what meets the eyes can only be explored in solitude through the direct encounter with nature and its sacredness, undergoing unbearable physical conditions. Where peace and profound love can be found, a touch of enlightenment.
Stemmed from the same root, the captivating liveness and deep connection with the earth are also communicated through world indigenous music. “There was just something so captivating and beautiful in it. I didn't know what the music was, where it came from or how to describe it. I just loved that joyous and liberating feeling it gave me,” said Pacific K.
“Storytelling is what inspires and fascinates me most in music, not just through lyrics, but through the music itself too,” he continued.
Centering the exploration of an existential theme, the pieces of sparks scattered around the globe became the natural carrier for Light Variations. Through the collected impression from desert blues, Mali music, Brazilian impression, and ancient drumming cycles, the story unveils.
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