I Could Not Look Away, by Held In Thrall

I Could Not Look Away

by Held In Thrall

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1.	Staring Into The Spiral 05:59	buy track
2.	the crack in the door 00:42	buy track
3.	At The End Of The Hallway 05:48	buy track
4.	12 29 19 07:23	buy track
5.	5thD. 01:14	buy track
6.	Staring Into A Dying Star 03:10	buy track

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This collection provided insight into a period of my life where my words would always fail.

-Track 1 coming out of an encroaching realization that a very large part of my life was coming to a close, and that I would not be able to look or run away from it.

-Tracks 2-3 putting a soundscape to a reoccurring vision that started to bleed into my day-to-day reality in the form of a sharp & twisted phantasm

-Tracks 4-5 capturing a day in which I felt more isolated being around someone than being away from them

-And track 6 ending on a slightly more hopeful note; as I found solace in accepting the inevitable death of one state of life and embraced the unknown path that was in front of me.

I hope at least one of these tracks evokes something out of you and brings you to peace with whatever that may be.
(Please feel free to reach out to me and share whatever that may be. I'd love to know)

"...And to have finally dealt with suffering, you have to consume it into yourself. Which means you have to-with eyes open-be able to keep your heart open in hell. You have to look at what it is, and say, "Yea, Right." And what it involves is bearing the unbearable. And in a way, who you think you are can't do it. Who you really are can do it. So that who you think you are dies in the process" - Ram Dass

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released January 12, 2021

All music written and produced by Bryce Ballinger

Spanning from the summer of 2019 to the following summer in 2020, these pieces (mostly) consist of 1 take performances on modular patches built in VCV Rack.

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