The System

The doses. Seven natural drugs, seven sounds.

Scroll from the root of the body to the crown. Press play to hear each chemical’s frequency, and watch it pulse at its tempo.

DOSE 01 / 07ROOT · 396 HZ

Adrenaline

FIGHT OR FLIGHT

Fear, survival, the racing heart.

The body’s alarm. Stress hormones flood in, the pulse races, and everything narrows to staying alive. The music sits low and tense, with a heartbeat under everything.

KEYG Phrygian
TEMPO140, half-time
BLENDTribal halftime × industrial
INSTRUMENTSTaiko, 808, bowed cello
ALBUMSOrgan, Tissue
DOSE 02 / 07SACRAL · 417 HZ

Dopamine

THE CHASE

Wanting. Desire. The chase.

Dopamine is anticipation more than pleasure. The songs lean forward, hold back the drop, and make you wait for the payoff.

KEYA♭ Dorian
TEMPO120, swung
BLENDDeep house × nu-disco
INSTRUMENTSRhodes, slap bass, congas
ALBUMSFamily, You
DOSE 03 / 07SOLAR PLEXUS · 528 HZ

Noradrenaline

THE DRIVE

Drive, focus, power.

The fuel for ambition. A relentless straight beat that never lets up, with a key change for the final push.

KEYC Mixolydian
TEMPO130, motorik
BLENDKrautrock × psych-rock
INSTRUMENTSDrums, fuzz guitar, arps
ALBUMSCity, Community
DOSE 04 / 07HEART · 639 HZ

Oxytocin

THE BOND

Love, trust, being held.

The bonding chemical. Slow enough to match a calm resting heart, with warm chords, close voices, and plenty of space.

KEYE♭ major
TEMPO72, a resting heart
BLENDNeo-soul × R&B × folk
INSTRUMENTSRhodes, nylon guitar, brushes
ALBUMSContinent, Country, State
DOSE 05 / 07THROAT · 741 HZ

Endorphins

THE RELEASE

Release. The runner’s high.

Your built-in painkillers. Fast like a runner’s stride, with a chant-along hook and a big release that lifts from minor into major.

KEYF♯ minor → A
TEMPO172
BLENDLiquid DnB × gospel
INSTRUMENTSChoir, breakbeats, Reese bass
ALBUMSGalaxy, Star, Planet
DOSE 06 / 07THIRD EYE · 852 HZ

Serotonin

WITH DMT

Perception, awe, visions.

The chemistry of seeing differently. Odd meters, drones, and sounds that morph instead of repeat.

KEYA♭ Lydian
TEMPO105 in 7/8
BLENDNeo-psych × ambient techno
INSTRUMENTSTanpura, granular synths
ALBUMSSuperclusters
DOSE 07 / 07CROWN · 963 HZ

Anandamide

THE BLISS MOLECULE

Bliss. Everything at once.

Named for the Sanskrit word for bliss. No drums, no dissonance, just long tones and space that dissolve into silence.

KEYB Lydian
TEMPOBeatless
BLENDAmbient drone × choral
INSTRUMENTSSinging bowls, choir pads
ALBUMSUniverse, Multiverse

THE ODYSSEY

Twenty-four albums. One life.

Every album is one row of the map, from the cosmos down to you, then inward to the molecule. Scroll to travel down. Tap a row to inspect it.

ROW 15 / 24 · OUTER ODYSSEYYouSacral · 417 Hz · Dopamine
ROW MARK · 15
BASE #1E0B04
MAIN #FF6A1A
SUPPORT #FFB38A
ACCENT #8B3DFF

INNER ODYSSEY · YOU → STRINGS

Field photographs

Every album gets its own session, lit in that row’s palette. Over the years, a spectrum of one life.

[PHOTO]
PLATE 01 · YOU · SACRAL
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PLATE 02 · ORGAN · ROOT
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PLATE 03 · CONTINENT · HEART
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PLATE 04 · SUPERCLUSTER · THIRD EYE
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PLATE 05 · MULTIVERSE · CROWN