"Properly played, the jew's harp expresses the deepest feelings of the human soul."
Mysterious, ancient, and misunderstood - yet full of surprising depth
One of mankind’s oldest instruments, the jew’s harp, finally takes center stage in the first-ever game soundtrack dedicated entirely to its hypnotic sound.
A Thousand Names. Infinite Voices
Known worldwide by over a thousand names, the jew’s harp defies easy definition. Its simple construction - a single reed fixed between two arms - belies its complexity. Place it against your teeth, pluck the reed, and you unleash a sound of magic.
A Global Instrument, a Universal Soundtrack
With roots in cultures around the world, including America, Austria, the British Isles, India, Kyrgyzstan, Norway, and Yakutia, the jew’s harp bridges continents and centuries. This soundtrack features authentic performances of jew's harp coupled with banjo, guitar, kyl-kiyak, tambura, dholak, tabla, ghatam, seljefløyte, didjeridoo, steel tongue drum, and both electric and double-reed jew’s harps. The result: a fusion of traditional world music and bold experimentation.
Crafted Through Passion and Discovery
Years of research - unearthing archival recordings, translating foreign documents, fieldwork in rural Norway, and learning from master blacksmiths and virtuosos - have shaped every track on this album.
The jew's harps featured in this soundtrack were handmade by:
Danil Ahmetzyanov - Russia
Dima Babayev - Russia
Bolot Batyrkanov - Kyrgyzstan
Peyton Blake - America
Luca Boggio - Italy
Carmelo Buscema - Italy
Oleksandr Dernovyi - Ukraine
Sergei Fomenkov - Russia
Nikolay Goholev - Yakutia
Simen Roheim Iversen - Norway
Josef Jofen - Austria
Oleg Kniga - Ukraine
Egor Mandarov - Yakutia
Bakyt Narzhigitov - Kyrgyzstan
Folke Nesland - Norway
Sergey Pyzhov - Ukraine
Giuseppe La Rosa - Italy
Gorkha Ram - India
Bjarne Rysstad - Norway
Petr Sesulka - Czechia
Bjorgulv Straume - Norway
Ole Bjorn Skoe - Norway
Timur Vakhitov - Russia
Embrace the Boing
Our mission: to reveal the instrument’s vast expressive range in both traditional and experimental music, through melodic, rhythmic, and atmospheric performances - solo and accompanied.
Experience two hours of cochlea-tickling sound in a soundtrack truly like no other.
Includes 320kbps MP3 and lossless FLAC formats.
TRACKLIST
- [2:10] Amanita's Dawn
- [2:11] Boatman's Dance
- [1:47] Sandy River Belle
- [1:53] Rye Whiskey
- [1:49] Sourwood Mountain
- [2:02] Worried Man Blues
- [2:14] The Cuckoo
- [1:23] Schuster
- [1:42] O, du liaba Augustin
- [2:14] Lisl
- [2:58] S Hiatamadl
- [1:54] Leichter Walzer
- [1:43] Spanish Waltz
- [3:26] Top Jïlkï
- [3:29] Ala-Too
- [5:23] Twangam Tala
- [6:13] Rings of Raga
- [5:00] Shruti of the Forgotten
- [6:03] Morsing Moksha
- [2:22] Vegårsheiingen
- [4:08] An Orphan
- [3:40] Tagyldyr-Too
- [3:06] Fangjen
- [2:30] Grimstock
- [1:46] Kitty Lie Over
- [2:11] Fiskaren
- [1:37] Rabbit in the Pea Patch
- [2:31] Luftkrigen
- [3:50] Dispeller of Thoughts
- [2:15] Gulch
- [2:29] Trillium
- [3:05] Maw
- [2:10] Pulse
- [2:15] Gulletorax
- [2:59] Blemmy Dwells
- [3:30] Yeluu-Cherkcheh
- [1:08] Dribbling Stern
- [2:02] Whitewashing / Dove's Flight
- [2:23] Hourglass / Orion
- [2:11] Ballad of the Esophaguy
Artist: Peyton Blake
Composer: Peyton Blake
Label: Esophaguys Team
Other Credits: Special thanks to Hunter Guthrie (guitar) and Matthew Keatley (banjo)
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