Wandering Eye

Aria Rostami and Daniel Blomquist's 2016 debut album Wandering Eye was recorded over the span of a year and a half. Dome A and Dome B were recorded inside of a planetarium dome to no audience and it was the second time Rostami and Blomquist played together. Ridge A is the latest song recorded and it was performed live in Blomquist's basement. These live tracks use source material ranging from samples from the internet, to live field recordings, to synthesizers. Dome C and Dome F were compiled by sending material back and forth over and over again and then rearranged into coherent songs. These studio recordings mostly consist of processed piano originally recorded by Rostami. Ridge B originated as a cover of the Persian pop song Do Panjereh by Googoosh that Rostami had created but was manipulated and distorted in the process of sending the material back and forth. The song titles come from a paper published by Saunders et al. titled Where is the best site on Earth? which highlights the best places to observe space from the Antarctic Plateau. Antarctica is the coldest, driest and calmest place on earth. The astronomical sights there yield images of the heavens that are sharper and have more clarity than any other sight on earth. It is a gateway to observe other worlds.