Shining on the Dead Sea

This mix combines field recordings of waves from Jordan's Dead Sea coast with crystal bowl sounds performed at Mount Fuji's Fifth Station prayer site.
The Dead Sea lies at -430 meters below sea level, the lowest point on Earth. Its highly saline waters support no life. Recording there felt like standing at the very core of the Earth. I recorded during the hottest part of the day, when the sun beat down directly overhead, leaving me drenched in sweat.
The crystal bowls were field recorded at the dawn of the thirteenth night at Kofuji, the fifth station of Mount Fuji. The thirteenth night of late autumn has been called the Chestnut Moon in Japan since ancient times, and the divine moon shone brilliantly.