The Cloaked Island (Manannan's Cloak) by The Nautilus Project published on 2021-10-15T10:39:03Z In 2018 I had the pleasure of visiting friends on the Isle of Man. The vacation on this island left a deep impression. I am still fascinated by the atmosphere that is inherent in this island and its natural surroundings. On the island there is a background atmosphere that cannot be put into words and that can be felt all the time, something very unique and rustic, mystical, and definitely Celtic. It penetrates through everything and is everywhere, it shows itself in nature, culture and buildings, the environment, and the weather and light. It's like a little world of its own. According to legend, the Isle of Man (Isle of Man or Mannin) is protected by the Celtic god Manannan, and in times of danger he puts a wall of fog around the island to hide it from attackers, ships or unwanted visitors. The mist takes the form of a thick gray sheet of gray-violet colors that slowly envelops the land until Manannan is sure to raise his cloak again after the unwanted visitors have gone. I am still very fascinated by it today, and the very own atmosphere of the island still has a firm grip on me, even if the visit was already 3 years ago. I long to go back there. It's like a Celtic spell, a sorcery or voice in my mind that says like I belong there. That made me yesterday to take up a spontaneous improvisation. In the end, it is always those sudden and quickly inserted recordings that deliver the most beautiful results because they arise quickly and without thinking and free from constraints and too many thoughts. The field recording with the waves of the sea also comes from me, recorded at the southernmost point of the island, the Calf of Man (Calf Sound or The Sound). For me, this recording hit the nail on the head, especially with the Celtic-looking synthesizer sound and the reverb effect, together with the sound of the sea, which gives a bit of the feeling of distance and looking into the past, as if through a time window . The full piece takes about 7 minutes, and will be released later. Genre Ambient