The C-side to "Carmen of the Spheres" - a 29-minute aural planetary model based on the sound of Saturn's moons orbiting, from the perspective of 'someone' on Saturn.
Interestingly, of the nine largest moons selected for this piece, Phoebe orbits *backwards*. To implement this, I've reversed the order of the durations whilst preserving the ascending octave succession (for more about the method, see "Carmen of the Spheres"). This gives the C-side a fairly unique flavour, but it's still very apt for mindfulness meditation.
The C-side "(Trying to avoid) Saturn Distraction" is dedicated to Susan Blackmore, whose ideas about the self-fallacy are increasingly relevant to what "I'm" trying to achieve.
Part of the charm of following the moment to this piece is the closeness of Mimas and Tethys, Enceladus and Dione, which leads to a subtle sense of "slowing down" between the resultant 'repeating' beeps!
As with the other aural planetary models, the sudden unison chords are felt very emotionally.
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