µ-Ziq & Mrs Jynx - The Secret Garden by Planet Mu Records published on 2021-06-04T12:17:52Z https://mikeparadinas.bandcamp.com/album/secret-garden In Spring 2021, Mike Paradinas (µ-Ziq and the owner of Planet Mu) spoke to long time friend and past label signing Hannah Davidson (Mrs Jynx) about the therapeutic power of writing music when times are tough. Both had recently been dealing with the loss of a parent due to cancer, and fresh from writing Scurlage, Paradinas suggested a collaboration. “I’ve always thought Hannah’s melodic sensibilities chime well with my own," says Paradinas, "and I've wanted to collaborate with her for a long time, since [her 2010 album] 'Shark Carousel' in fact, because she'd written some melodies that I wish I had.” In a matter of weeks the two collaborated online, sending stems back and forth, each encouraging the other and fitting perfectly together. “After about ten days we had ten tracks we were happy with." adds Davidson, "It was exciting to hear what Mike would do with the stems I sent, and equally exciting to see what he thought of my additions to his stems.” Overall the result is an opus of deeply personal moments of grief, depicted in a feeling of serene, misty tranquility that makes it easy to get lost in. Davidson and Paradinas settled on the title 'Secret Garden' due to the melodic vista which unexpectedly opened up before them on the final track. The album truly is a melodic exploration that is so often missed in this genre. There are twists and turns in mood, from the pastoral loveliness of 'Jynxiq' and 'Unheard Melodies' which fall away to the dubby beats of 'Hi Jynx'; the sadness of 'Loss' leading into the beatless forlorn 'The Ballad of Darth Vader. The album ups the pace with the muffled kicks and warm atmosphere of 'Afternoon Sunshine', which sets the tone for the happier mood of the second half. This all leads up to the album's denoeument in final track 'Secret Garden' whose naïve meandering synth melodies, orchestral accompaniment and glockenspiel end the album in happy resolution. Genre Electronic Comment by Daniel Jamon OMG I LOVEEEE THIS, reminds me of goodbye goodbye :,) Beautiful, ethereal and nostalgibliss 2022-08-08T07:07:26Z Comment by VIDS Nostalgic feelings 2022-04-25T01:38:06Z Comment by Exploit beautiful 2022-03-08T01:36:38Z Comment by Nctrnm 💙 2021-11-08T20:05:15Z Comment by panda this makes me want to play Mario Kart 64 2021-09-17T21:34:05Z Comment by 2000+ Pure Love❤️! 2021-09-17T02:45:43Z Comment by Natalie H. lovely 2021-09-12T23:19:53Z Comment by _RJC2 So good to hear something new from Mrs Jynx :) Great combination 2021-09-11T18:44:58Z Comment by RENEGADE ANDROiD Beautiful 2021-09-09T05:14:07Z Comment by ASOA XXX2.55555 mad 2021-09-08T18:23:56Z Comment by TOMOYU beautiful 2021-09-07T22:43:53Z Comment by Human Behind Pluto <3 2021-09-07T15:41:05Z