Seeds Mix #10: Salamanda’s A Cradle for Basil

Seeds Mix #10: Salamanda's A Cradle for Basil“Everyone needs a moment of silence every once in a while,” Basil seems to know this, too. Salamanda create a bed for Basil’s germination.

Watching something small grow in your kitchen makes you pay close attention. The Seoul-based duo Salamanda and the next artist stepping up for Seeds understand this. Uman (Sala) and Yejin (Manda) spent a day watching a single basil plant on a windowsill, noticing how the light shifted across its leaves, water gathered at its roots, and time slipped by. What started as a simple observation turned into a meditation on the inner life of a plant and what it means to really listen to something living.

Basil droops in the cold, grows too fast in the heat, and can wilt from too much attention; it needs a moment, too. Salamanda noticed that this silence is a pause for space, where the real growth happens. For them, music fills that space…

Manda talks about understanding her own feelings by looking at her plants. When she feels down, the plants seem to react. They reflect something back: being present, paying attention, and giving and receiving care. This mix comes from that kind of language, asking you to keep coming back to care for the same small plant. If basil could think, what would it think of you?

Get your headphones on. Listen to the way a plant listens to light…Tracklist:C.Debussy – Piano Trio In G Minor, L 3 – 2. ScherzoOval – Cross SellingSalamanda – introduce my atom which is my favorite oneBadlands – My Time Will Come AgainBon Iver – 29 #Strafford APTSMaxine Funke – Lucky PennyOra Clementi – Paradigm and PlacesSalamanda – KaliVoyage Futur – blending inTulips – RubinSalamanda – hungry snailSalamanda – the blue wineLia Kohl – Car Horns (feat. Patrick Shiroishi)Salamanda – Melting HazardCarl Stone & Asuna – A Salsa NocturneJason Kolàr – 〒154-0011Componium Ensemble – Automata (for celesta, glockenspiel and spring-tank guitar)Salamanda – Full of MushroomsSalamanda – La Fille Aux Yeuh De LinBen Lumsdaine – RenormalizerNueen – Structure of DesirePinkcourtesyphone – to be expected

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