Integration by NMND published on 2020-11-24T23:46:36Z NMND’s Integration focuses on the evolution and manipulation of the human voice through technology, utilized to harness the power of improvisation. In Contractor’s words, the lyrical elements of the EP “stem from a very vulnerable and intimate space. It is a patchwork of the internal monologue of self loathing and insecurity most people carry with them as they go about their daily lives. The songs take us through a host of different emotions as we try to find ways to cope with this constant mental chatter. The idea to use the human voice as the focal point of the EP plays into this beautifully by exploring all the ways in which we betray our true emotions through tone, texture and dynamics. Integration is presented as a way to accept these darker spaces and find comfort in the fact that they needn’t all have negative associations.” The lead single, Hiding My, epitomizes this experience of internal conflict against the backdrop of an outside world in motion, leveraging Contractor’s voice to construct barely discernible fragments that draw us in while offering no clear answers. The EP showcases her vocal range as a driving factor of the EP’s complex but compelling storyline, weaving in and out of an architecture built from solid musical progressions and syncopated rhythms. Macionis describes the challenge of interlacing “each track together to form a singularity,” drawing on his experience in film and television music to create a body of work that can be “experienced as a continuous soundtrack with a strong narrative arc rather than discrete but related musical ideas.” Engaging almost exclusively with the human voice as raw material for producing the EP’s sound palette, the duo is able to put together a collection of songs that is both deeply personal and universally accessible. Describing the origin for the album’s title, Macionis explains that “Integration is the dominating force behind our creative process. There is integrating my skill sets with Mana's; integrating organic and electronic; integrating each of our artistic voices into one unified vision. It seemed appropriate to name this EP after the very process that inspired the work itself.” All tracks written and performed by NMND Lyrics by Mana Contractor Produced and engineered by Alighted Mastered by John Tejada Artwork by Devashish Guruji 2021 Garden Broom Recordings For press inquiries, please contact lynn@greengalactic.com Genre Electronic Contains tracks Exhale by NMND published on 2020-11-24T23:41:52Z Hiding My by NMND published on 2020-11-24T23:42:13Z No Further by NMND published on 2020-11-24T23:42:05Z Patchwork by NMND published on 2020-11-24T23:42:30Z Splice by NMND published on 2020-11-24T23:43:06Z
