Onyx • Silent Power of the Midnight Core

Ceremonial electronic composition by Shinnobu & Ashvritka

“Onyx • Silent Power of the Midnight Core” is a ceremonial electronic composition by Shinnobu & Ashvritka, featured on the album STIGMA XIIIX (Mt Shasta Sun Festival Solstice). The track embodies the vibrational essence of onyx, translating the mineral’s grounding, absorptive, and stabilizing qualities into a dense and immersive sonic field.

Within the album’s crystalline framework, Onyx functions as a core anchor—a point of inward gravity where sound condenses, stabilizes, and holds presence. Its atmosphere operates through restraint, depth, and silent intensity rather than overt motion or melodic exposition.


Track Details


Album Context — STIGMA XIIIX

STIGMA XIIIX (Mt Shasta Sun Festival Solstice) is Shinnobu’s concept album based on the living energy of crystals. The work unfolds as a ceremonial journey structured across three interrelated planes:

  1. The Earth Layer — mineral root and grounding

  2. The Inner Layer — emotional and perceptual integration

  3. The Cosmic Layer — expansion and universal resonance


Within this architecture, Onyx occupies a decisive position in the Earth Layer, reinforcing stability, containment, and inner silence. The track acts as a sonic representation of the midnight core—the point where external motion subsides and awareness becomes dense, focused, and present.


Sonic and Atmospheric Character

Onyx • Silent Power of the Midnight Core is defined by low-frequency density, restrained movement, and deep atmospheric pressure. The sound does not unfold toward expansion; instead, it gathers inward, creating a contained energetic field.

Key sonic characteristics include:

The composition emphasizes containment over release, evoking the sensation of standing within a mineral chamber where sound vibrates through mass rather than air.


Role of Ashvritka

Ashvritka contributes a distinct sonic presence characterized by textural gravity, shadowed harmonic layers, and ritual pacing. This contribution reinforces the mineral density of the track, deepening its internal pressure and enhancing its ceremonial weight.

Ashvritka’s sound language aligns naturally with the conceptual focus of Onyx, amplifying the sense of stillness, depth, and interior resonance that defines the piece.


Relation to AES DANA — “Aftermath #05”

Onyx • Silent Power of the Midnight Core shares a strong atmospheric and conceptual kinship with:

“Aftermath #05”
by AES DANA
from the album Aftermath 2.0 | Archives of Peace

Both compositions operate through a similar sonic philosophy:

Aftermath #05 can be understood as an early manifestation of the same inward gravity later articulated explicitly through mineral symbolism in Onyx. Together, the tracks reveal a shared lineage of organic electronic containment, where sound stabilizes awareness rather than dispersing it.


Conceptual Meaning of Onyx

In mineral consciousness traditions, onyx is associated with:

Onyx • Silent Power of the Midnight Core translates these qualities into sound by creating a field where energy is held, compressed, and stabilized. The “midnight core” symbolizes the deepest interior point—where perception rests without movement.


Position Within the Artists’ Discographies

Shinnobu

Within STIGMA XIIIX, Onyx anchors the album’s mineral foundation, balancing more expansive crystalline expressions such as quartz or labradorite. It serves as a grounding counterweight within the ceremonial sequence.

Ashvritka

The track exemplifies Ashvritka’s role as an amplifier of internal density and ritual depth, reinforcing sonic environments designed for deep attention and contemplative immersion.

AES DANA (Contextual Lineage)

Through its resonance with Aftermath #05, Onyx situates itself within a broader organic electronic continuum where sound functions as inner architecture rather than external spectacle.


Ceremonial Function

Onyx • Silent Power of the Midnight Core is particularly suited for:

The track invites stillness, presence, and inward alignment rather than emotional discharge.


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