Techniques

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In ‘Techniques’ composer Jake Baxendale seeks to evoke calm. He writes,

“[Ursula] Le Guin [translator of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching] says "most scholars think this chapter is about meditation, its techniques and fulfilments". The refrain at the end turns up in various forms throughout the text. Speaking of refraining, I tried here to keep away from excess and intensity for this piece. Breathe in, breathe out....”