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 >