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Esoteric Vocals

Esoteric Vocals

STYE1166 · Ethnic Vocal Chant Underscore · Rishhad Kothawala
A mystical collection of world music vocal underscores featuring live recorded Indian and Middle Eastern vocalists.
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ReleasedJun 2025

Tracks

10 main mixes
Curved Space
STYE1166 · Esoteric Vocals · Rishhad Kothawala
2:40·130 bpm·2 versions
Underscore, EthnicAnticipation, Atmospheric, Chant

Live male Sufi-style chant floats over a sustained drone, synth pad and hand percussion at a brisk 130bpm pulse. No melodic instrument competes with the voice, so it works as a driving mystical bed rather than a themed cue; suits desert aerials, archaeological dig sequences and meditative-but-urgent documentary passages.

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2:40
Conducive To Life
STYE1166 · Esoteric Vocals · Rishhad Kothawala
2:29·80 bpm·2 versions
Underscore, EthnicAnticipation, Atmospheric, Chant

The slowest cue here at 80bpm, pairing male chant with ney flute, tanpura and shaker for an explicitly Indian-leaning underscore. Patient, breathing and unresolved, it leaves broad space for narration over ritual or rural footage.

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2:29
Light Body
STYE1166 · Esoteric Vocals · Rishhad Kothawala
2:35·110 bpm·1 versions
Underscore, EthnicAnticipation, Atmospheric, Chant

Throat-singing style Tuvan vocals sit alongside male chant, ney flute, drone and light percussion at a mid 110bpm. Airy and weightless in keeping with the title, it suits high-altitude landscapes, ascetic ritual and slow-motion ceremonial footage.

UnderscoreEthnicWorldScoreAnticipationAtmosphericChantChantingDesertMid TempoMiddle EasternSoundtrackAmbientAtmosphereSufi
2:35
Natural Law
STYE1166 · Esoteric Vocals · Rishhad Kothawala
3:52·110 bpm·1 versions
Underscore, EthnicAnticipation, Atmospheric, Chant

The fullest arrangement on the album and one of the longest at 3:52: male and female chant over drone, santoor, ney, chimes, electric guitar and a programmed beat with live drums. It builds from atmospheric mystery into a grounded rhythmic groove, giving an editor room for a long-form montage rather than a static bed.

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3:52
Resonant Through Ages
STYE1166 · Esoteric Vocals · Rishhad Kothawala
2:35·130 bpm·1 versions
Underscore, EthnicAnticipation, Atmospheric, Chant

A 130bpm chant underscore with choir and bells layered behind the lead male vocal, ney flute and drone, giving it a more devotional, cathedral-adjacent weight than its siblings. Fits footage of temples, relics and rites passed down through generations.

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2:35
The Overview Effect
STYE1166 · Esoteric Vocals · Rishhad Kothawala
4:54·100 bpm·2 versions
Underscore, EthnicAnticipation, Atmospheric, Chant

At 4:53 the longest cue here, and the most cinematic: piano and shakuhachi and ocarina thread through male chant, drone and pad at a steady 100bpm. Its length and slow accumulation suit an extended awe-and-perspective sequence — Earth from orbit, vast landscapes, a reflective documentary coda.

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4:54
A Tide Of Void
STYE1166 · Esoteric Vocals · Rishhad Kothawala
3:36·120 bpm·1 versions
Underscore, EthnicAnticipation, Atmospheric, Chant

The one cue that leans East Asian, with erhu, koto and strings set against male chant, shaker and a deep synth drone at 120bpm. Percussion-light and tidal, running 3:36 without a firm landing — good for suspended, contemplative footage of water, emptiness or transition.

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3:36
Locust
STYE1166 · Esoteric Vocals · Rishhad Kothawala
2:51·130 bpm·2 versions
Underscore, EthnicAnticipation, Atmospheric, Chant

Male and female chant plus choir over bass, shaker and drone at 130bpm, with no drum kit to anchor it — swarming and slightly ominous, as the title suggests. Useful for plague, migration, mass-movement or impending-threat sequences in a documentary.

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2:51
Mind Over Matter
STYE1166 · Esoteric Vocals · Rishhad Kothawala
2:57·130 bpm
Underscore, EthnicAnticipation, Atmospheric, Chant

A lean 130bpm bed: male chant, tanpura and flute over drone and pad, with no drums and no choir, making it the most exposed and vocal-forward cue on the album. Its sparseness makes it a reliable narration bed for interview or meditation-practice footage.

UnderscoreEthnicWorldScoreAnticipationAtmosphericChantChantingDesertMid TempoMiddle EasternSoundtrackAmbientAtmosphereSufi
2:57
Initiation
STYE1166 · Esoteric Vocals · Rishhad Kothawala
2:27·110 bpm·2 versions
Underscore, EthnicAnticipation, Atmospheric, Chant

The shortest cue at 2:27 and the most propulsive of the 110bpm group, with real drums, guitar, choir and flute pushing behind the male chant. Built for a rite-of-passage or first-step moment — training montages, threshold-crossing scenes, short promos needing a quick mystical lift.

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2:27

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