In his new single, "Eden," the astral psych-soundsmith Vinyl Williams hypnotizes his audience in a way that's just as strikingly visual as it is sound. Nearly two decades after influencing the psychedelic landscape with his signature sound, Williams is still expanding his work, and "Eden" provides a new, shining look into his interstellar universe. Issued under his Vinyl Williams alias, a name that has now epitomized such shining, otherworldly textures, "Eden" hums with effervescent, airborne energy. It's the kind of track born of stardust, its twinkling melody and shimmering rhythm fostering a sense of wonder that simultaneously feels infinite and small. This radiant song reflects the endless space while focusing on the terrestrial beauty of life on Earth.
The song's accompanying music video provides a vivid visual companion to the track's dreamy sound. Williams gives us a dazzling tour of real-world locations that accentuate the song's cosmic themes. The visuals stretch the immersive mood of the song, from calm scenes in Bixby Park in Long Beach, Calif., to the spiritual energy of Bargi Shiv Mandir, a temple in Jabalpur, India. Significantly, historic sites, including the Portal Of The Folded Wings in Burbank, CA, and the Quetzalcoatl Nest in Mexico City, give it an intriguing global sense that further blurs the lines between the natural and the supernatural.
Williams' skill in blending the visual and the aural is no accident. In "Eden," his deep fascination with the cosmos, manifested in his creation of a Musical Astrology app where users can investigate the musical pitches of planets, is threaded throughout. The song itself feels like the aural manifestation of this connection, teleporting you into a world in which every note and rhythm mirrors the appearance of the celestial body. On "Eden," Vinyl Williams again demonstrates why he remains a stalwart in psychedelic music. His cross-pollinating of cosmic ideas with natural sounds results in a mesmerizing voyage tinged with the vibrations of another world, a track that's every bit as thought-provoking as it is uplifting. As the piece builds, it's clear that "Eden" is a portal to another world, brought to you by two people unafraid of the cosmic idealism of the universe's greatest love songs.
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