Fittingly, this Golden Mean pattern (Fibonacci) wondrously appears in many biological contexts including the bracts of a pine cone, the proliferation of tree branches and more. It also factored strongly into the resulting compositional process. With the group acting as art directors, they shared tracks of music which they felt could appropriately inspire the style they wished for their lullaby. Then, they democratically voted on their favorites which informed Laura’s compositional process. A similar curational approach was used to select “stop” words and phrases from each participant’s narrative and poetic pieces of writing, which were ultimately woven together into verse form for the lyrics. Â
Victoria-based singer/songwriter, Dana Sipos brings her deeply soulful vocals to this haunting a capella lullaby. And the lyrics are set to a five-layered vocal accompaniment which represents the mycelium (fungi) layer of interconnected communication that occurs beneath the ancient forest’s soil. Each layer includes either a 1,2,3,5, or 8 syllable word from the co-created lyrics. And the b flat minor melody also uses the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 8th notes of its scale.
A true team effort, the final product was expertly mixed by producer Ben McClelland, and mastered by Dan Bereza.