element

“We grow up in that I’ve accepted responsibility in my life … but that doesn’t mean that I’ve lost touch with some of our magical elements, the most prized being our imagination.”

The album has too much happening to function as ambient or environmental music—though loops are plentiful, there’s a consistent sense of development through these constructions, as elements are born, bloom and fade away.

“Oh, of course,” Ma responds, clearly in her element.

“There are the four seasons,” she showed the twins as they walked, “and the four elements, and the four winds. There is the goddess Isis and the Roman god of the sea, Neptune.”

Understanding the interconnectedness between humans and natural ecosystems is a key element in the quest for panda sustainability.