156 – Me-Olam, Ad-Olam

This is the first track of Side B off 156’s Memento Mori EP (2016). All sounds on this EP were made using human bones, or the human breath passing through human bones. The record serves as - for those who cannot obtain one - the skull’s replacement in the ritual room where one contemplates death. These sessions have been sporadically recording since 2012, due to the scarcity of the instruments, which include skulls, femurs, vertebrae, bone whistles, and Tibetan thighbone trumpets (kangling). More informatio