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sync. fire.

by Skyeris
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Photinus carolinus 15:00
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blue ghost 15:00
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sync. fire. 24:00

about

This album is a tribute to fireflies on sultry Southern summer nights, as well as a capture of some of my synesthesia.

Before you read the full description, I encourage you to listen, at least once. These words will wait for you.

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Some observations about the 2 kinds of fireflies that inspired this album – fireflies that I saw (and “heard,” synesthetically) in the Smokies.

This description prompted me to find better language. My favorite option is from Robin Wall Kimmerer, who proposes “ki” (singular) and “kin” (plural) to replace the object-ness and unalive-ness that comes from “it.”

1. Photinus carolinus

I use the Latin name to identify this specific firefly among the many synchronous firefly species throughout the world. P. carolinus gather by the hundreds and thousands, and after sunset, kin flash together. The very bright, yellow flashes are not synchronized, meaning not all on and then off together. Rather, the fireflies flash individual patterns all at once, for several seconds. All around you, hundreds and hundreds of flashes—represented on this track by the cascade of the chimes. The darkness glitters the way light diamonds on ripples of water. Then kin all cease flashing, together, for fewer seconds—represented on this track by the sustain of the chimes. And then kin resume the thousands and hundreds flashes, followed by synchronized darkness.

This synchronized light and dark becomes a kind of pulse. For me, a kind of breathing, of the more than human world.

2. blue ghost

The Latin name of these fireflies is Phausis reticulata, though I prefer the more poetic name. Blue ghosts glow, not flash—meaning light from an individual firefly lasts much longer. Kin flashes are also not synchronized. Blue ghosts fly lower than Photinus carolinus. The glow is a gentle sustain—represented by the low gong tones on this track. Even during the darkness from P. carolinus, the soft blue of blue ghosts lingers, as kin hover close to the ground.


3. sync. fire.

The first 2 tracks of the album depict the respective fireflies in isolation, as you might witness kin with separate, focused attention. This track is the full, immersive experience of being with kin together.

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For the full liner notes, go to:
skyeris.art/sync-fire

credits

released June 20, 2024

Skyeris – concept, production, instruments
Irons – audio engineering
Radim Schreiber – album image, from his book Firefly Experience
Tamara Albright / Alllvibe Creative – graphic design

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Skyeris Atlanta, Georgia

Musician & author. Synesthete. Ritualist.

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