Volume VIII — The World After
Approx. 1,484 to 1,492 DR — Second Sundering settles; the Weave reknits; cities stand. Harpers and black roads share corridors—civic days matter again as 1492 DR becomes the baseline. 19:32 Min
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5 songs
3:54
=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS ===
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STYLE: minimalist hybrid resolve; firmer clean 4; drier room; heavier kick articulation; slightly darker mono-sub; piano forward with tighter hemiola turns
MOOD: restrained relief; grounded steadiness; patient confidence
VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; controlled range; no chant; no spoken word + deep baritone close-mic; clipped phrasing; short sustains
INSTRUMENTS: tight kick; mono-sub; forward piano; light guitar harmonics; austere short synth beds; occasional single bell one-shot
TAGS: rhythm-first; clean 4; subtle hemiola; negative-space; no ceremony, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (mmmms, ‑ahhhs, ‑humming, ‑chanting, ‑murmurs, ‑vocal drones)
3:16
=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS ===
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STYLE: minimalist hybrid resolve; ambient depth with clear motif; clean 4 with subtle hemiola turns; firmer pulse and forward carry; warm low-end bed; piano-led ostinato motif; restrained percussive accents; longer outro tail into slow fade
MOOD: patient confidence; quiet relief; careful strength; grounded steadiness; calm that moves
VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; male deep baritone; close-mic dry; tight consonants; short sustains; lexical-only; sung-only; no ad-libs
INSTRUMENTS: tight kick (steady); warm mono-sub; piano motif/ostinato (clear, repeating); light guitar harmonics; austere short synth beds (low, steady); occasional low string pulses (short); single bell hit (rare); subtle delay trails (instrumental only)
TAGS: ambient resolve, ostinato motif, steady pulse, long fade-out, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (mmmms, ‑ahhhs, ‑humming, ‑chanting, ‑murmurs, ‑vocal drones)
3:34
=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS ===
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STYLE: minimalist resolve; clean 4 pulse; subtle hemiola bridges; ultra-dry space; warm bass + clear piano focus; austere synth support
MOOD: earned calm; civic steadiness; restrained hope; practical confidence
VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; controlled range; no chant; no spoken word + deep baritone close-mic; tight phrasing; short sustains
INSTRUMENTS: steady kick; warm mono-sub; clear piano motifs; light guitar harmonics; austere synth pads (short, non-choral); sparse stone/metal bell one-shots
TAGS: rhythm-first; clean 4; subtle hemiola; negative-space discipline; no ceremony; no cinematic gloss, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (mmmms, ‑ahhhs, ‑humming, ‑chanting, ‑murmurs, ‑vocal drones)
3:35
=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS ===
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STYLE: minimalist hybrid resolve; firmer clean 4; drier room; heavier kick articulation; slightly darker mono-sub; piano forward with crisper hemiola turns
MOOD: grounded steadiness; discreet tension; patient strength
VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; controlled range; no chant; no spoken word + deep baritone close-mic; clipped phrasing; short sustains
INSTRUMENTS: tight kick; mono-sub; forward piano; light guitar harmonics; austere short synth beds; occasional single bell one-shot
TAGS: rhythm-first; clean 4; subtle hemiola; negative-space; no ceremony, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (mmmms, ‑ahhhs, ‑humming, ‑chanting, ‑murmurs, ‑vocal drones)
5:13
=== STYLE / MOOD / VOICE / INSTRUMENTS / TAGS ===
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STYLE: expanded minimalist resolve; clean 4 pulse; wide-horizon ambience; late lift into darker energy; experimental industrial-electronic texture (modular stutters, tape-warp, hard mutes) kept behind the vocal; slow fade by subtraction
MOOD: broadened perspective; poised momentum; patient strength; open wonder; end-rise exhilaration
VOICE: fully sung human vocal; adult; controlled range; no chant; no spoken word + male deep baritone; close-mic dry; clipped phrasing early; stronger sustain late; lexical-only
INSTRUMENTS: tight kick; steady tom ostinato; warm mono-sub sustain; clear piano motif (repeating); austere synth horizon; light guitar harmonics; rare single bell hit; brief glitch cuts (late); sparse low brass pins
TAGS: finale arc; late lift; wide horizon; slow fade-out, ‑EXCLUDE: non-lexical vocalizations (mmmms, ‑ahhhs, ‑humming, ‑chanting, ‑murmurs, ‑vocal drones)