Following the feedback from my previous assignment, I didn’t want the piece to begin so intensely. Basing the structure of my piece around the three Bardo’s from the Tibetan Book of the Dead;

Bardo 1: Entry, Peaceful

Bardo 2: Mayhem, Things become intense

Bardo 3: Re-entry

I wanted to ease the listener in with a soft introduction that builds to the percussion of Bardo 2. Considering the themes, I feel my decision to sample my parents Wedding VHS to be relevant. As talked about in earlier blog posts, a wedding in the western world is both sacred and secular. Sacred being the religious ceremony commonly held in a church, the latter a party usually in a hall away from the eyes of god. By sampling my parents wedding song, not only does it link my personal heritage to the piece but it shows a clear divide between the sacred and secular in my piece. The peacefulness of Bardo 1 is used to intensify the following percussion, really stressing the mayhem of Bardo 2.