Travelling to Terra Incognita (Babu Menos Instrumentals Pt 3)

Going new places, changing directions, arriving at a crossroads, entering the unknown — for many, those are moments of strong and ambivalent feelings. Curiosity, captivation, and anticipation, intertwined with hesitation, caution, sometimes even anxiety or fear; lots of conflicting, contradictory emotions flood the mind. But there’s really only one thing we can do: go ahead.

With its interchanging 4/4 and 7/8 time signature, ‘Travelling to Terra Incognita’ evokes a stumbling, fumbling sensation. Rarely heard instruments like the Udu¹ (an earthen vase-shaped hand drum with a small mouth at the top and a larger circular opening at the side), the Indian harmonium², and the mbira³ (or ikembe, or most commonly, kalimba) lend a sense of consolation and warmth, as do the voices of travelling whales in French Polynesian waters and of a nightingale and other birds in western Finland.

¹ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udu
² en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_harmonium
³ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbira

Additionally, I clapped and played a headless tambourine, and added several samples of found objects and electronic devices.