Chao Maior

Snakes & Thunder is born from an interest in understanding the simultaneity of meanings in things and systems, and in finding a space for their coexistence, as well as thinking about sound from a choreographic perspective—in an elemental sense—as bodies in motion, physical bodies, sound as body, and the energy it generates.

It is about connections, weights and measures, balance and oscillation, and the processes of giving and receiving. These are all ideas I am interested in reflecting on through music. Throughout the album, these concepts are explored in various ways—for instance, through the approach to tuning and rhythm, which are shaped by a sense of proximity and resemblance, emphasizing closeness over exact precision. Within this delicate balance and oscillation emerges the notion of ideas and sound as spaces of vibration, as opposed to static, solid, and enduring thought.

At the core is the idea of similitude—a recognition of proximity that affirms the absence of absolute coincidence. Though the ground may serve as a shared foundation, it is not static but alive—capable of rising, like mountains—inviting us to see landscapes as distance and journey. It is also an ode to wandering, to the crossing of paths and those who accompany us, to the meaning of trails and the importance of creating meanings and mythologies, as well as embracing strangers and the strangeness inherent in this process.