Tan Cologne – “Topaz Wave”

Petal Motel faves Tan Cologne are back with a new song as incandescent as its name. Following their usual formal of ethereal effect pedals, meditative drums beating and hypnotic vocals, it’s so good to hear from the Taos-based duo.

A coalescence of sight and sound directed by Carly Short and inspired by ideas and location memories from Tan Cologne. The video depicts a pathway and journey to discovering inner peace activated by Earth elements. The circular story follows a young man making and mending an old fishing net in the desert sagebrush with the intention of catching something not yet known. The desert fisherman’s endeavor leads him to embrace, not capture, the phenomena that called him directly.

The song is about:

A surface of water experiencing a light bloom, signaling transformation. Soft turning tidal phases and wave swells carry the motion with illuminated droplets. “Topaz Wave” is a song about phosphorescent algae.

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