Infinite Limb - Seeds for Cosmic Radio
yk Records
- 1Time Begins
- 2Mitosis Bloom
- 3Pulsar Scanning
- 4Thaw Chorus / Water Portal
- 5Breaking the Surface
- 6Petal Bloom
- 7Planet Beat
- 8Voyager Signal
- 9Sun Chorus / Water Elevator
- 10Steps Across Stars
- 11Branch Dynamics
- 12Voyager Echo
- 13Hydrologic Exhale
- 14Transpiration Lift
- 15Seed Waltz
- 16Propagation Patterns
- 17Time Never Ends
YK-159
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Open edition
Watching his front yard become a living ecosystem each summer, Kyle Numann reflected on the intertwining of the plant-cosmos connection - every leaf on the planet powered by star energy, the entire web of life feeding on cosmically produced plant energy. The colliding scales between the minutiae of plant cells and the incomprehensible magnitude of a star’s nuclear furnace inspired Seeds for Cosmic Radio, the fourth full-length album from Nashville artist and musician Infinite Limb.
The album forages the textures and rhythms of the natural universe, from the seed-small to the galaxy-wide: the bleary melody of spring thaw, the pulsing beat of cellular activity, the endless drone of interstellar space, and the radio signals of our most distant voyager. Numann spent weeks listening through an archive of multitrack recordings from the previous several years — compositions built on hardware sequencers, performed live, captured in the moment. These were curated and given fresh attention with renovated arrangements. The sequence of pieces was arranged alongside a field recording of ocean waves at night, ebbing and flowing continuously.
Numann’s final 17-track exploration functions as an aural journey from the confines of the garden to the expanses of outer space, a reminder of the constant conversation between the natural world and the human landscape. He notes a second inspiring force, “I find the theme of interconnectedness to be a powerful tool. In an age of environmental uncertainty I find connecting to the natural world helps to keep me grounded. We live in romantic times, where truth flies on a feeling. Maybe one way to progress is to encourage the kinds of feelings we need to float us into a better future… or at least give us the peace of mind to keep trying.”
To commemorate the release, Seeds for Cosmic Radio is paired with a package of Zinnia seeds cultivated and hand-harvested from Numann’s home garden. These are hardy bloomers that pollinators love, each flower capable of producing dozens more seeds. The journey to growth starts in the dirt and yearns for a remnant of smashed atoms from 93 million miles away.
The album forages the textures and rhythms of the natural universe, from the seed-small to the galaxy-wide: the bleary melody of spring thaw, the pulsing beat of cellular activity, the endless drone of interstellar space, and the radio signals of our most distant voyager. Numann spent weeks listening through an archive of multitrack recordings from the previous several years — compositions built on hardware sequencers, performed live, captured in the moment. These were curated and given fresh attention with renovated arrangements. The sequence of pieces was arranged alongside a field recording of ocean waves at night, ebbing and flowing continuously.
Numann’s final 17-track exploration functions as an aural journey from the confines of the garden to the expanses of outer space, a reminder of the constant conversation between the natural world and the human landscape. He notes a second inspiring force, “I find the theme of interconnectedness to be a powerful tool. In an age of environmental uncertainty I find connecting to the natural world helps to keep me grounded. We live in romantic times, where truth flies on a feeling. Maybe one way to progress is to encourage the kinds of feelings we need to float us into a better future… or at least give us the peace of mind to keep trying.”
To commemorate the release, Seeds for Cosmic Radio is paired with a package of Zinnia seeds cultivated and hand-harvested from Numann’s home garden. These are hardy bloomers that pollinators love, each flower capable of producing dozens more seeds. The journey to growth starts in the dirt and yearns for a remnant of smashed atoms from 93 million miles away.
