Released July 24, 2026 as part of the Mortality Tables Impermanence Project.
This piece was initially inspired by the sound design of ‘Microcosmos: Le Peuple de l’herbe’ (1996), which turns insects’ twitchy activity into Shakespearean drama. Amidst the grass in the moonlight, that documentary captures skittering armies laid to waste, horned kings overthrown by their subjects, the thunderous footsteps of avian gods, and a rhapsody of snail lust. In a similar spirit, we wanted to create dynamic music using instruments as characters and an unpredictable structure to mirror the impermanence of the microcosmos. The result is built from multi-tracked vocals, guitars, field recordings, and pitched percussion.
– Orca, Attack!, New Orleans, July 2026
Written and produced by Orca, Attack! (Elizabeth Joan Kelly and David Rodriguez)
Photograph by Logan Steppert
‘Grass In The Moonlight’ and Logan’s photograph form part of The Impermanence Project
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Review Excerpts
“There is a tactile sensuality here – the space reserved for the listener is physically expanded as well as for fantasies and daydreams (and dreams, since moonlight is the focus). The New Orleans tandem finds space to intensify both the vocals and the other aforementioned elements during these 209 seconds, giving an idea of how rich the inner world of these artists is. Their goal – to create dynamic music using the unpredictable structure of the instruments to reflect the impermanence of the microcosm – has been fully realized.” – Recent Music Heroes
