In Rain
Style: atmospheric rock
Color: light blue
Theme: Rain
Foreword
The dusty passage of time is broken by a piercing peal of thunder. The tension in the air is growing and the gloomy clouds are finally giving birth to a transparent substance. Driven by the elements, living creatures hide in their holes, feeling the wet touch of nature. Vegetation greedily drinks the hydrogen-oxygen cocktail and replenishes the most valuable survival resource. The outer dirt begins to dissolve in the streams of heavenly water, while the inner dirt remains untouched. Mirror puddles reflect despondent faces, melancholy looking into nowhere. The rustling of the rain drowns out the rustling of thoughts, but it seems that the wall of water is becoming thinner…
A moment will come when the fallen moisture will rush upward, only to fall down again. The great circulation of water in nature,
A new cycle begins…
Lyrics
Tired yellow grass
Hot days in the past
Nature pines away
Look at lowering sky
It’s a miracle from high
Time stand still
Our dream becomes real
It rains at last
In rain we trust
This dirt will be gone
We’ll stay alone
Escaping from dust
In rain we trust
Wistful but not sad
My soul is getting wet
Water in my veins
Released living space
Fear is saving grace
Arriving to the home
The end of roam
Mixtories
The drops, like arrows, pierce the cool air and attack everything in their path. But smiling people don’t care about this, because they have a roof over their heads and are not afraid of any precipitation. Emotions can change instantly, you just need to take a step to the side. However, this is not at all necessary, because it is much more pleasant to love the rain while being at a distance from it.
A creature of flesh and blood with a water-fearing wooden-metal structure in its hands hides in the foliage. It can be understood: it is not pleasant to be spat upon by an unruly element. The rustling of falling drops is slowly covered with a veil of low-frequency sounds – the melancholic song of rain flows into the humid air space…
Sleepy nature is in a state of half-asleep: the soft soothing sounds of supplying water do their job. Suddenly the sound idyll is interrupted by the voices of human beings. It would seem that the harmony was broken due to the introduction of an undesirable element, but not in this case, because the talk was about rain.
Credits
Behind the song
The foundations of the song were laid in the autumn of 2019. The track’s theme was found right from the start, as its overall rainy mood was obvious from the very first notes. The initial version of the song was played during rehearsals by Mixte’s first lineup until the COVID-19 pandemic hit, making rehearsals impossible.
Work on the track continued throughout 2020 (June, December), 2021 (July), and 2022 (June), until the final version became a staple of rehearsals in the autumn of 2023 with the lineup of Anton, Philipp, and Jens Milo. Compared to previous iterations of the song, Philipp’s fretless bass took on a leading role alongside the guitar, taking over parts previously played by the lead guitar. The result was an interesting symbiosis of guitar and bass, which alternate their solo and rhythmic roles. Jens Milo did a fantastic job as well: his dynamic playing, combined with a lot of ghost notes, brought a special charm to the song’s rhythmic foundation. Overall, the track has a melancholic, atmospheric vibe, thereby expanding the palette of moods in Mixte’s work.
In November of that same year, the video was filmed in the garden of Philipp’s parents’ house, where the band was rehearsing at the time. Along with the natural rainfall, various garden watering devices were used to create the desired rainy atmosphere. Two months later, in January 2024, the song was officially released.