Taking 20 minutes to listen to music inspired by five oceans is the focus of a new release by a Dublin songwriter and musician Dan Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick, also known as Badhands, combines acoustic and electronic instrumentation to reflect what he calls "the pulse of the ocean" and its "many moods, ranging from calm and serene to explosive and dangerous".
Vocals are also used to explore themes such as escapism, the dangers which oceans pose to humans and vice-versa.
"I'm hoping people can find 20 minutes to listen to the record and think about their own relationship with the sea and what it means to them," he says.
Fitzpatrick composed the soundtrack to the RTE wildlife series, a Wild Irish Year, and the soundtrack for the award-winning Wild Cuba documentary. The music for the two-part film won a Jackson Wild award in the US.
Speaking about the inspiration for the Indian Ocean track on his EP, Fitzpatrick said an unseasonal storm put an end to a friend's attempt to sail alone, non-stop, around the world, and this made him realise the "power and vastness of the ocean".
Fitzpatrick availed of an Arts Council initiative to support artists during Covid.
The EP is freely available on bandcamp.com and can be heard on Soundcloud with the track 'Waves' below
