Dave Aftandilian
Brilliantly evokes the wonder, mystery, and verdant terror of photosynthesis. Hammered dulcimer notes fall like drops of sunlight onto hungrily awaiting leaves. The lyrics peel back the veil, chloroplast to stroma to thylakoid, scientific descriptions intoned like holy scriptures of the alien Plantae. The alternating ferocity and tenderness of the music beautifully expresses the full range of human-plant relationships.