This track was an experiment in organizing resources for speed of production: I used Renoise for beats and part of the bassline, Numerology for melodies and harmonies, Ableton Live for mixdown and post-production, and Metasynth in homeopathic doses for a dash of extra DSP weirdness here and there. Nearly all of the synth sounds are from one or another bit of Native Instruments software. Sort of a "blend the strengths" approach.

It's not my most innovative work, but I reckon it's a solid entry in the ukuphambana catalog. I like it because it resonates emotionally, is the main thing. Also, I managed to put it together in a matter of weeks instead of months, so that's a success from an experiment standpoint. I need to be far less precious about finishing things up, and this is a step in the direction of doing that.

One more thing: I recommend listening to this on decent headphones or good speakers. Built-in PC speakers pretty much wash out its bassline entirely. You have been warned!

The title of the track refers to the fact that neutrinos interact so weakly with the rest of the universe that one could pass through a light-year of solid lead and still have only a 50% chance of colliding. The title was applied after the fact, as usual -- the neutrino image was not in my head while composing this -- but the image fits the feel of the thing, somehow.