TB: How did the project of Flaminia and Acolytes of Yama materialize? Did you set out with a certain sound/idea in mind?
F: The project started very spontaneously, in a time I was trying to explore a different sound from club music.
I was going through a bit of a difficult phase of my life, with lots of changes going on and I started seeking a sound that I was hoping would help me feel more grounded.
For the same reason, I started exploring sound meditation. At that time, Benas, already a very good friend of mine, was collaborating on a series of gong baths in London. I got really into those events and started going there regularly. I was already meditating daily for a few years, but doing it with the help of sound opened completely new doors in my consciousness, allowing me to reach much deeper meditative states.
It then came quite natural for me to try to use those beautiful sounds in my productions and in my live sets. I fell in love with the tones of the gongs and even bought a few gongs that I now sample to create dark and deep atmospheres. Benas in the meantime was also training in throat singing, so we tried to combine the two things together and it seemed to work.
We just spent nights jamming and singing together and in a couple of months, we had more than 15 tracks done. We discovered we get along very well music-wise and decided to give a name to the project and start releasing the music.
TB: Your music has a very powerful spiritual element. Tell us about the concept of the release and a few things that inspired it.
F: The concept of the release is definitely inspired by my recent travels, or better by the reason behind the decision to travel. All the tracks were created at the time that Benas and I decided to leave London - and a part of our lives - behind.
It was a very interesting moment that allowed us to go deeper into knowing ourselves. And leaving behind a part of myself, helped me grow into the person I am today.
The EP is dedicated to finding the courage to take the leap and celebrating the feeling of being lost and not belonging to one place, rather than fighting them away because of fears. Cause eventually it’s that feeling that is going to help us move into the next stage of our life.
