Episode 5 – Interview Edition: The Precious Dark | The Visual Side

We welcome Spotted Peccary recording artists and collaborators David Helpling and Eric “the” Taylor to the podcast, along with photographer, creator and teacher David Behringer to talk about the amazing macro-photography and video he contributed to their latest release, The Precious Dark. We dive deep into David Behringer’s macro-photography approach on the streets of Nagoya, Japan, and geek-out over how the visual and musical aspects of projects impact one another. We also tangent to talk about the love/hate we have for AI, Behringer’s Instagram stardom, and the time Helpling and Taylor spent in the studio creating their recent record. // 00:00 – Intro / VO 01:41 – The Setup | SPM / “Music Is Art” and why the visuals matter 04:39 – The Precious Dark: concept and visuals 09:09 – David Behringer’s photography background and the macro approach 16:00 – The photos as a “Deep Viewing” experience vs music as “Deep Listening” experience 19:00 – The   “Produced Entirely by Humans” ethos 23:17 – The “AI factor” 25:11 – The Listening Party experience 30:05 – The Dark Sky Alliance connection 31:15 – Working together in Deep Exile 36:12 – Differing opinions / unique perspectives / learning from each other 37:29 – How it started vs how it’s going 41:27 – “Your images look like my music” – better call mom. 42:47 – “The Precious Dark” video: telling the story thru David Behringer’s lens 48:50 – Gratitude for new eyes and ears / leaving a legacy 51:40 – The “Instagram factor” – David Behringer blew up my phone 53:07 – The music and visuals are forever connected through love 56:35 – Immersion colors mindsets, neon synthwave and getting lost in the “atmosphere” 01:03:28 – Studio session twister, cussing and “chasing the truth” 01:05:29 – Collective creative spirit and our precious time 01:07:16 – Bi-coastal / global / dimensional time travel via small magical moments 01:11:45 – Feeling the air move and experiencing the music with your whole self 01:13:52 – Favorite track picks: David Helpling – We Rise In A Harmonious System (excerpt) 01:16:16 – Favorite track picks: Eric “the” Taylor – The Ice Has Dreams (excerpt) 01:18:24 – Favorite track picks: David Behringer – The Precious Dark (excerpt) 01:22:23 – The Digital Booklet 01:26:27 – What’s next? More music? Interviews? — Get The Precious Dark > Download the Digital Booklet > Follow David Behringer on Instagram > — Video Edition >