Establishing the mood with a meditative yet slightly cerebral frequency with glitched nuances and rippling astral textures that feel psychedelic adjacent, Sophia Aya (the alter ego of Kat Kikta) opens The Sea Of Almost with dimensionality and notions of peace.
The ten minute opus expands with a cathartic, healing and conscious energy. It feels like the piece was intended to vibrate every single cell in our bodies at the same resonance as the ocean. The feeling of immersion in a sound bath of water perhaps – the most prolific element in our universal composition.
Brief vocal harmonies guide us further into the peaceful world that Sophia Aya has created. We feel at one with the artist, with sound, with dihydrogen monoxide and the universe. There is a clear intentional energy that manifests with the composition – like ayahuasca integration music.
From knowing Kat Kikta‘s wider discography and Sophia Aya‘s releases thus far – we know that she is a consciously astute artist who vibrates on a high frequency. This is solidified with The Sea Of Almost. A gong sound awakens us further, tapping into that ancestral healing energy that our planet needs now more than ever.
The high timbre astral vocal textures feel like we are in the second Avatar movie – The Way of Water, which is highly aligned with the title of this piece. Sophia tells us, “This is a cinematic, neo-classical sound journey about loss and releasing of all that doesn’t serve us in life – wiping the slate clean and getting ready for a new beginning. Freeing and liberating, yet also sad and painful…”
She adds with reference to her artistry, “This embodies a pursuit of higher consciousness, channeling a deeply spiritual and poetic approach to music. It is my intention to create a space where listeners can reconnect with their inner truths.”
The eventual build of the track is nothing short of transcendental. It culminates in a feeling of euphoria before a subtle and elegant breakdown for the finale, ending in an almost cerebral, brooding whistle.
Naturally, we are in awe of the composition, and grateful for Sophia Aya‘s cosmic work. We have added The Sea Of Almost to our New Music Spotlight playlist, and our TIMELESS playlist, but also two more of our playlists, TRIP and Love Frequency, which are for personal use, as we feel very connected with this opus and the two accompanying versions.