Nortas - Lūžis (Nemigos Mix)

"Lūžis" is my latest EP which combines musical elements from separate worlds.
The title track (with the title meaning "Turning point" or "Fracture" in Lithuanian) has multiple meanings for me. From chronological perspective it embarks a period of a certain breakthrough in my process of music making. From artistic perspective the track is about the awareness about our world slowly breaking into pieces. The latter idea is also being reflected on the cover art of this release.
The heartbeat of the track is a relentless, heavy rhythmic guitar riff which is accompanied by warm and groovy bass line that weaves throughout the composition and provides a solid base for the rest of the elements. Tension and atmosphere is brought by a prolonged swell lead melody that I've played and recorded live with an analog synthesiser. I look into this track as an experimental combination of several diverse musical influences that I listen to on a daily basis.
Release also contains "Nemigos mix" ("Insomnia mix" in lithuanian), which is an alternative take on the track. In the past I've had certain periods of insomnia. One night when I couldn't sleep I've got an idea to try and make a techno version of "Lūžis". This idea came fully incorporated - even before trying to write anything down I could already hear how this track sounds in it's final form. The problem was that I had just a little reference of what sound I was going for. Despite that, the next day I wrote and arranged this version with keeping the key elements from the original track, which were the guitar riff, synth swell lead and the chord progression. "Nemigos mix" has more energy which comes from the rumbling rhythm, synth bass, stabbing synth and white noise shots. It was certainly a fun experience trying something else.
Cover art by Julija Selezniova (collage) and Lukas Grinys (editing)
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