When I was a kid, I used to stare up at the stars and wonder what was out there. Not in a sci-fi kind of way, but more like... what does it feel like to be there? Floating. No sound. No weight. Just energy and motion. That feeling stuck with me.
The Helix Nebula—often called the Eye of God or the Eye of the Universe—caught my attention recently. It’s this massive planetary nebula in the constellation Aquarius, about 650 light years away. From a telescope image, it looks like a glowing blue eye surrounded by cosmic dust. It made me think: what if you could hear that? What would the rhythm of a nebula sound like?
So I started building the track.
The foundation is a deep, pulsing bass—something that feels physical, like your heart syncing with the beat of a planet. Over that, I layered atmospheric pads and sweeping synths designed to mimic waves of radiation, gas, and light moving through space. The percussion had to be both hypnotic and mechanical, like the rhythmic churn of gravity itself. Every sound in this track was chosen to reflect the idea of orbit, drift, and cosmic pull.
Lyrically, I wanted to explore awe, not fear. The words came quickly—images of light swirling in the void, of stars forming and fading, of something ancient looking back at us through the darkness. That’s where the “Eye” metaphor landed: not just a nebula, but a presence. Watching. Drawing us in.
If you're into space, techno, or that feeling of being somewhere between lost and found, give it a listen.
🎧 https://adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/eye-of-the-universe
Thanks for following along. Feel free to drop a comment—I'm always curious what people see when they hear this kind of music.
—Adam