
The Other Side of Eden
The Bible is told by the winners. This album gives the microphone to everyone else: the serpent, the outcasts, the collateral damage, the ones who asked an inconvenient question
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12 songs
4:04

One Small Door
v5.5
Female character vocal, sultry and intimate in the verses, opening into a wide pop chorus, Cinematic world-pop, Freygish mode, 92 BPM, oud and ney flute, frame drum entering at the chorus, Warm minor-key production, ‑no distorted guitar, ‑no trap hi-hats, ‑no aggressive belting
3:57

The Mark
v5.5
Male character vocal, controlled and tense in the verses, opening into full-voiced declaration
on the chorus, Cinematic world-pop, Freygish mode, 108 BPM, driving darbuka groove, oud, frame
drum, ney flute answering the vocal line in the bridge, Warm minor-key production with a
propulsive edge, ‑no distorted guitar, ‑no trap hi-hats, ‑no screamed vocals
4:34

Outside the Ark
v5.5
Female character vocal, hushed and mournful, reflective as if narrating from beyond the moment, Cinematic world-pop ballad, Freygish mode, 68 BPM, ney flute doubling the vocal line, sparse oud
arpeggios, low string pad, No rhythmic percussion — spacious, minimal, elegiac production, ‑no drums, ‑no upbeat tempo, ‑no distorted instruments, ‑no screamed vocals
4:52

Salt
v5.5
Female contralto vocal, deep chest voice, husky, gravelly, smoke-worn, low-pitched, weathered by
decades, world-weary, no youthful brightness, no breathiness, no delicate or airy tone, Cinematic
torch song, vintage soul-influenced ballad, Freygish mode, 76 BPM, strings carrying the melody, fingerstyle oud for gentle forward motion, ney flute entering in the bridge, Minimal percussion —
a single soft frame drum pulse in the bridge only, ‑no drums, ‑no youthful or breathy vocals, ‑no upbeat tempo, ‑no screamed vocals
4:01

In His Place
v5.5
Male character vocal, hushed, fragile, almost spoken in places — the quietest performance on the
album, Cinematic world-pop, Freygish mode, 58 BPM, near-rubato feel, solo ney flute as the only
accompaniment, No percussion, no harmony instruments, no production sheen — real silence between
phrases, ‑no drums, ‑no percussion at all, ‑no full band arrangement
3:52

Wilderness
v5.5
Female mezzo-soprano, gritty and raw, rasp on the belted notes, commanding chest voice, weathered
and fierce — not a polished or generic pop voice, Controlled and low in the verses, breaking open
into a full-throated belt on the chorus, Cinematic world-pop, Freygish mode, 114 BPM, driving
darbuka and frame drum, oud and ney flute countermelodies, layered choir on the chorus, strings
swelling in the bridge, Big, full production — the album's biggest moment so far, ‑no distorted guitar, ‑no trap hi-hats, ‑no autotune, ‑no screamed vocals, ‑no generic or polished studio pop vocal
3:37

Birthright
v5.5
Male chest-voice lead, weathered and gritty, controlled fury in the verses breaking into a
full-throated belt on the chorus — earthy, not polished, Cinematic world-pop, Middle Eastern, Freygish (Ahava Raba) mode, ~100 BPM heavy mid-tempo stomp, Driving darbuka and frame-drum groove, low distorted oud/bouzouki riff, ney flute stabs, layered choir entering on the final chorus, Angry, propulsive, menacing — weight over speed, Warm minor-key production building to a big peak, ‑no ballad, ‑no soft acoustic
4:22

The Cloak
v5.5
Female chest-voice lead, low and smoky, sultry and controlled — confiding in the verses, opening
into a cool, performative confidence on the chorus, Cinematic world-pop, Middle Eastern, Freygish
Ahava Raba mode, ~88 BPM sultry mid-tempo slow-burn groove, Darbuka and frame-drum groove, low
oud riff, ney flute lines, subtle strings — no choir, Warm minor-key production, intimate and
restrained, menace held quiet under the surface, ‑no upbeat pop, ‑no layered choir
4:35

Pharaoh's Ruin
v5.5
Male chest-voice lead, regal, cracking into raw desperation, Cinematic Middle Eastern orchestral
pop, Freygish mode, 126 BPM, darbuka, choir, low brass, ‑no slow build-in, ‑no ballad tempo, ‑no autotune
4:29

Only Him
v5.5
Female vocal, ecstatic and melismatic, Middle Eastern ornamentation, trance-like
devotional delivery; layered call-and-response women's backing vocals, Traditional
Yemenite-adjacent world-pop, ecstatic folk, Tambourine, riq and frame drum hand
percussion driving a hypnotic circling groove, oud and ney flute textures, Freygish
(Ahava Raba) scale, 102 BPM, danceable and hypnotic, a joyful ritual groove running
underneath a dark lyric, Warm, organic, acoustic traditional texture, no big
pop-anthem build, ‑no synths, ‑no electronic drums, ‑no autotune
4:02

Giant
v5.5
Male bass-baritone, gravelly, world-weary, building to a full belting anthemic
delivery in the chorus, Cinematic world-pop, Middle Eastern influence, Freygish
scale, 96 BPM, driving but not explosive, Frame drum and darbuka groove throughout, low string and brass swells, choir stacks entering on the final chorus, ney flute
as a lone melancholy color under the Bridge, Anthemic but weary — a soldier's
resignation wearing a stadium chorus, wind-down energy building toward the album's
finale, ‑no autotune, ‑no aggressive screaming vocals
4:53

The Other Side
v5.5
Cinematic world-pop, heavy Middle Eastern influence, Freygish scale, 100 BPM, hymn-like and building, Frame drum and darbuka groove throughout, layered choir stacks, strings and brass swelling into the final chorus, oud and ney flute threading through
as a recurring melodic voice, Epic, cathartic, warm minor-key intimacy resolving into
a triumphant major-key finale, ‑no autotune, ‑no electronic drops
