The story behind the track & artwork: Every person has an unique signature from birth. At the time of birth there's a specific alignment of planets in relation to the zodiac star systems. And their aspects has influences on the person & their life. The study of these is called astrology. Most common known is the sun sign, the sign where the sun is aligned to at birth. Commonly known as the western zodiac/star signs. It's typical of characteristics that make up ones personality, but other planets & the combination of them holds even more significance to their character, aura, appearance & as unique tools/ways of one's life. Knowing the time of birth & location of city, one can map out the alignment in a chart, called birth chart. And can reveal verification of one's characteristics, early childhood experiences, and one's own unique way & viewpoint in life. It's studied throughout history, from knowing oneself, to usage in ancient kingdoms, destiny of royalties & their arranged marriages, to modern compatibility of colleagues, friends & partnerships.
The artwork is symbolic of this complex system, that sets these influences at the time of birth. From the alignment of planets & stars, to the environment of incarnation to flesh, To the umbilical cord providing nutrition & bonding in the womb, To the spiral reflecting birth & connection to earth. Also known as grounding in meditation practices.
I've tried my best to depict it in one artwork. The 12 zodiacs, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, & Pisces. Sun-Ascendant on the horizon, planets mercury, venus, earth, moon, mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune & Pluto. I also depicted the asteroids as stripes of vertical flashes, symbolizing eros, fortuna, & others that also has an significant influence to one's personality. I've studied them in astrology and it's what I wish to share & people become more aware of & to know their own unique qualities better. As well as their path in life with the advantage of scientific technology today to verify it.
The trackname Calculus & sound used: When I produced this track it was in mind of an cosmic calculation taking place. The sounds I was going for was an vintage synth sound, of the 50s, bleeps of the vintage computer doing calculations, with an deep early 90s trance vibe, rhythm & atmospheric pads. At the time I was having discussions on the DI FM radio forums, how people missed those deep tracks, so I got into that vibe & feel. Some have heard previews of it in the past, but I've rearranged & remastered anno 2019. I've used winding down sound effects thats depicted as the spiraling, and other sounds like choir voices & supersaws, having the artwork relate to it as much as I could.
From my perspective this is the right way to depict this track, as to how I saw it in my mind when I made it & intended the music vibe to be. It took weeks of effort to depict it in this way & I hope it comes across artistic, well fitting along the track ;) The word Calculus came to me when I was working on the sounds & nearing completion of the track. The word Calculus is defined as: "Derived from the Latin word for small pebble or stone. Originally called infinitesimal calculus or "the calculus of infinitesimals" Is the mathematical study of continuous change."