Heartshot

by Lunar Paths

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dark_soul_radio We love the vibe of this track, slow ethereal verses and an upbeat but sinister chorus tell the story of hunter and prey. Diane's vocals set the dark mood and Kevin's percussion drives the feeling home.

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Kevin sent Diane his usual magnificent array of sinuous, powerful and complex percussion, including a seismic 808 and a devilish contra rhythm. Meanwhile, Diane had found one of those ‘steal this loop’ guitar riffs on Instagram which she promptly downloaded, then cut it to shreds, stitched a small section of it together again and looped the hell out of it. Initially this provided the backbone of the emerging song (though most of it didn’t make it to the final mix).

Next, Diane got busy with the MIDI, crafting a bassline and a string section. “Bells, Kevin; I’m imagining that I can hear pealing bells.” This led Diane to her sample library, and then more warping, looping and stitching together occurred. “Drones, Diane: we need drones.” And so Kevin came back at her with some gorgeous, scraping, crackling, trembling loops.

Lyrics are always the final piece of the puzzle. The vocal, like everything else, exists to serve the song. Diane typically begins by sketching out and then singing and recording a wordless melody. Then, she writes a gibberish set of lyrics, choosing words that suit the rhythm and vowel and consonant sounds that the song demands. These become a template for the writing of the ‘lyrics proper’. The subject matter is usually decided upon somewhere during this process, taking as its prompt a sound, a word, an idea, then running with it and seeing where it leads.

This song found its subject relatively early on, thanks to a strange acoustic anomaly, where Diane thought that she could hear, somewhere between the drums and the drones and the guitar loop, someone whispering ‘heartshot’ over and over again. This led Diane to think about hunting, archery, Cupid’s arrow, and Artemis. Goddess of the hunt, defender of women and chastity, and famous for ruthlessly dispatching male violators, what would happen if Artemis fell in love?

lyrics

Running for your life through a gallery of mirrors.
No way back, my heartshot prey.
Falling to your knees, you’re giving me the shivers.
Never was a carnivore before today.
When I loose my bow
And you know you’re the one to lose control.
My ever love, give up your soul.
Cold, dark night.
Ring around the moon bringing in the storm.
Cleaving from below and up to the apple,
Climb inside your skin and keep me warm.
When you died, and I cried
Silver whispers of desire,
Heart in my mouth and breathing fire.
Wake from your dream. No more goodbyes.
Take from my breath a thousand sighs.
Look at my soul, there in your eyes.
Your eyes on me, forever true.
Remember me. Remember you.

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released June 19, 2023
Written, performed, produced and engineered by LUNAR PATHS.
LUNAR PATHS are Diane Dubois and Kevin Hunter.

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Lunar Paths Chicago, Illinois

Veterans of the original UK northern goth scene, Lunar Paths are a transatlantic musical duo. With memorable hooks woven through intricate, powerful percussion, laced together with haunting vocals, their eclectic sound shares traits with goth & alternative indie artistes. Their music transcribes what they love, documents where they have been, and hints at where they are going. ... more

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