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looking back at map of the soul: persona in color: a thread by someone with chromesthesia
chromesthesia: hearing color in music/sound
in honor of #1YearWithPersona
we're gonna go song by song!
chromesthesia: hearing color in music/sound
in honor of #1YearWithPersona
we're gonna go song by song!
intro: persona
starts out with the skool luv affair intro (amazing) before breaking down into a retro jammer with amazing guitar riffs and thudding bass. texturally it's not super complex but extremely satisfying and clean.
color: green/teal/golden/orange bursts
fabric: denim
starts out with the skool luv affair intro (amazing) before breaking down into a retro jammer with amazing guitar riffs and thudding bass. texturally it's not super complex but extremely satisfying and clean.
color: green/teal/golden/orange bursts
fabric: denim
boy with luv
sounds super light, bubblegum pop-but there's an intensely catchy bass line that rounds out the sound. little high bursts of sound help to make it really bubbly, but the bass keeps it grounded. claps+drums make it a bop.
color: robin's egg blue/teal
fabric: taffeta
sounds super light, bubblegum pop-but there's an intensely catchy bass line that rounds out the sound. little high bursts of sound help to make it really bubbly, but the bass keeps it grounded. claps+drums make it a bop.
color: robin's egg blue/teal
fabric: taffeta
mikrokosmos
ethereal, space-like. the synth sounds like little bubbles. it's really the perfect arena song. like bells in the breeze. the beat is grounding without being overbearing. the guitar gives it a little more energy.
color: deep red/scarlet bursts
fabric: cashmere
ethereal, space-like. the synth sounds like little bubbles. it's really the perfect arena song. like bells in the breeze. the beat is grounding without being overbearing. the guitar gives it a little more energy.
color: deep red/scarlet bursts
fabric: cashmere
make it right
would be almost celestial without the consistent drum beat-with the beat it's more down to earth. very ed sheeran. there is a breakdown but it's so light that it's almost nonexistent. sitting in a tree in the shade.
color: grass green/yellow
fabric: hemp
would be almost celestial without the consistent drum beat-with the beat it's more down to earth. very ed sheeran. there is a breakdown but it's so light that it's almost nonexistent. sitting in a tree in the shade.
color: grass green/yellow
fabric: hemp
home
bold and excited, with some r&b influence-yet also slow and relaxed. flaunting wealth but not overtly. the beat is stable without urgency. it's warm, but not like a grandma's cottage but like a house party.
color: fire red/orange
fabric: crushed velvet
bold and excited, with some r&b influence-yet also slow and relaxed. flaunting wealth but not overtly. the beat is stable without urgency. it's warm, but not like a grandma's cottage but like a house party.
color: fire red/orange
fabric: crushed velvet
jamais vu
pleading, melancholy. synths keep the rhythm for the first half, giving it an unearthly feel until the beat appears in the second half, upping the sense of urgency but still keeping the spacelike quality.
color: dark red/magenta/purple
fabric: silk
pleading, melancholy. synths keep the rhythm for the first half, giving it an unearthly feel until the beat appears in the second half, upping the sense of urgency but still keeping the spacelike quality.
color: dark red/magenta/purple
fabric: silk
dionysus
loud, brassy. an incredibly busy track that fits together just right. a loud proclamation. the drum beat's echo give it an almost garage-band feel, strange against the screeching synth and autotune. a celebration.
color: yellow-green/emerald
fabric: nylon
loud, brassy. an incredibly busy track that fits together just right. a loud proclamation. the drum beat's echo give it an almost garage-band feel, strange against the screeching synth and autotune. a celebration.
color: yellow-green/emerald
fabric: nylon
i tried to articulate this as best i could! there's no real way to fully describe how these songs sound to me, but i hope it make some sense~
mots persona is an ep chock-full of different colors and textures. it's diverse and beautiful. happy one year.
mots persona is an ep chock-full of different colors and textures. it's diverse and beautiful. happy one year.
