In the deepness of the earth, among the mountain roots, between the sleeping ore deposits, colorful minerals and clear crystals slowly growing... There are empty corridors, dimly illuminated with green light; luxurious halls, decorated with rare gems and mineral patterns, strange stone trees, changing their colors... Who lives there, who owns these treasures of the deep? No one knows the entrance, but at the vernal equinox, in a certain hour of the night, it opens for a while. Mountain moans under a huge starry sky, humming and roaring, startling sleeping birds in the nearby woods, making pine crowns bow to the wind. Ancient spirit emerges among the mossy rocks, crawling its way down, where the village dogs are looking anxiously at the forest edge. Filling with rustles of leaves and chimes of unseen bells, night disguises the mystery and no one knows what exactly happens at this time. Strange lights are wandering between the cliffs, green lizard eyes might sparkle in the dark... Only rays of morning reveal a strange trail of gold pebbles and shining gems on the slopes, as if a giant snake made a track by its stone scales, scattering the treasures of the underworld.Inspired by the astonishing nature of the Ural region and folk stories from \"The Malachite Box\" cycle by Pavel Bazhov, this collaboration between German drone maestro Mathias Grassow and prominent Russian project Closing The Eternity reveals thoroughly crafted aural world, where deep chthonic drones interact with huge ambiences and multiple percussion sounds. Constantly breathing, organic, always changing and yet truly monolithic sound, which tells stories about hidden secrets of the earth.
