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The 36 minutes of The Worm At The Core expand on the creeping conceptual thrust of that Scuba Death

debut, the title referencing the work of late 19th Century American philosopher William James. In his

1902 book, The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature, James described the

knowledge we all must die as "the worm at the core" of the human condition, further adding that this

universally-shared fear informs all our urges, be it creative or destructive.

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Donoso continues to funnel this innate fear for positive, creative means on The Worm At The Core,

which presents an important element of continuity from his previous journey to the depths as Scuba

Death. The melodic strains that signalled the end of Nitrogen Narcosis on ten minute closer “Rapture Of

The Deep” resurface to shape the opening movements of The Worm At The Core on “Paradox Of

Finitude”. There are however subtle shifts present here, Donoso opting to look to land rather than water

for sonic inspiration with the six tracks based around location recordings of thunderstorms.

These field recordings still play an integral role in the Scuba Death panorama along with Donoso’s deft

craft of analogue equipment and sampling, whilst Rafa Selway’s expert cello play is heavily

incorporporated throughout The Worm At The Core, further adding to the album’s inherent organic

qualities. The results are another evocative slow, ebbing pulse of an album encompassing the low BPM

dub techno swell of “Cracks In The Shield” and “A Panic Rumbling Beneath” and richly textured

soundscapes rife with haunting emotion such as “Mortality Salience.”

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- Ricardo Donoso is a Brazilian composer who records music for film and television

- He has previous albums on Digitalis, Kathexis & Denovali

- Mastered by Rahshad Becker