Wind Water Fire Earth

by @ryuu · @gardeningangel · @wrenarcher

Liner Notes

This is the kind of thing I'd come up with if someone from my community would walk up to me an hour ahead of a ceremony and be like "erm, we need a chant, can you come up with one?"

I originally had the idea to make it a four-part round, but I ran out of recording time, so it's only two voices from me now: but you get the idea. I also mixed up the words a bit. Apparently the song had a mind of its own, so I gave in and altered the lyrics.

@gardeningangel and @wrenarcher contributed beautiful vocals and drums to this track!

#round #witchchant #witchy #canon #ritual

Lyrics

Wind Water Fire Earth holy circle! Ancestors and Spirits help our magic!

Comments

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Beautiful sound - mesmerizing and soothing. Kind of didn't want it to end!

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This is delightful! I wish I'd had more spoons and had gotten myself together to send you something for this.

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Sounds even better with the additional voices and instrumentation!

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This feels like being wrapped in healing spells and lowered into a boat to float around in a holy lake lit up with torches all around. I like the way the order emerges.

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@bigmood

Oh I love this idea, especially how it comes in - you leaned into the longer intro and it makes the song explode when you start singing and the other voices come in. The simplicity of the lyrics is really effective here, they're emphasized by the layers and the repetition and it's so well done

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So satisfying. So strong in this canon form.

Yes, when the lower voice comes into its own about 2 minutes in, that sounds just terrific.

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@beto Mod

So pretty! This has such a powerful energy to it!

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Ditto to what @gardeningangel said about such a special piece to be included in. I'm really humbled to have been included in a part of it. I listened to it a lot as I tried to think of how i could add to it and it became quite moving. So thank you @ryuu

And thanks for the kind words GA but you!... points and wags my finger at GA

Youuuu. Wow. You sound absolutely amazing on this. Truly inspired. That was just... I'm just blown away.

Really thankful to have been included with the both of you on this.

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Wow this turned out so cool! Credit to the original for having such strong bones to build the additional layers onto. @wrenarcher 's vocal line drawing out each of the words is genius! Really nice work mixing, that had to be tricky. Thanks again @ryuu for inviting us to join, this is such a special piece to be included in. I know this chant is likely to stay with me for years to come and I'm glad for it. Blessed be! 💙

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oh very cool. came here from the thread so cool how you got all the voices together and it really builds!!

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@sirius

Ooooh that's great! I felt the magic from the outset, even before your gorgeous voice rose and called for trance! I can definitely envision the witches chanting in the moonlight around the ritual fire. Awesome!

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Really beautiful! So simple but so powerful. I love it.

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Wow! Great chant, good move. And Important, right now.

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Oh, this is lovely! Love a good witchy chant, it's very steadying, and I can hear the other voices even though you were only able to get the two recorded.

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