Mercurian Night

Orbiting the Sun faster than any other of the planets, Mercury is bathed in solar radiation and is the smallest planet in our solar system. This feeling of speed is the foundation of ‘Mercurian Night’ with it fast paced tempo. The constant bombardment by the solar winds and micro meteorites that formed the planet make for rocky terrain between vast plains undulating across its surface.

It’s immense molten core gives an insight into its technical formation and characteristics as well as the magnetism surrounding this terrestrial planet. As it rotates around its own axis very slowly, days and nights are in essence years and although it is the closest of the planets to the Sun, it’s nights are extraordinarily cold due to the lack of atmosphere setting the euphoric momentum for the lead melody.

With totally dark skies the melodic panic of such a forbidding place conjures up voices of things yet to be discovered. As the yearlong night takes an eternity to pass, we catch the first glimpse of the Sun’s’ chromospheres, as it rises above the horizon. The distinct lack of pads and strings in “Mercurian Night” carries the first glimmer of light as the day starts to appear.