The well-documented wanderlust of sound artists LOREN CHASSE and MICHAEL NORTHAM is only part of the equation; arcane instruments such as autoharps, ouds, flutes, bells, gongs, bowed wires, harmonium, and Northam's magnetic table harp are prominent ingredients in the duo's alchemy. Their field recordings of wind, water, and stone intertwine and hybridize within private rituals of droning psychedelic ragas that return as a folklore reiterating the mystery of the natural world around us. Through his contributions to the JEWELLED ANTLER as well his solo work, Chasse has magnified and probed the surface of the Earth for a tactile grit that permeates all the sounds he generates. Inspired by vast geographies, microscopic detail, and severe weather, Northam explores what is between improvisation and acousmatic composition.