Nested between the Greater Caucasus and Lesser Caucasus, Mtirala National Park has a unique subtropical microclimate. Rainfall in the area often exceeds 4 meters per year, making Mtirala one of the wettest areas on the continent. It's not surprising that 'Mtirala' in Georgian means 'the crying one.'

As part of the Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands, Mtirala was the first heritage site in Georgia to be added to the UNESCO World Heritage list. The site is home to a wide array of relict rainforest and wetland ecosystems. Its flora and fauna contain high densities of endemic and rare species, some of which survived the glacial cycles of the Tertiary but are currently under threat of extinction. Mtirala thus provides a truly unique environment for their interaction.

Two summer months, June and July, are the most humid times; people call them "the rotten months." The area is full of sounds, and it feels strange to play music there. I spent months in my studio, full of cans, unable to work, staring at a huge crack in the wall. However, I took the pipe off the roof to create rows where water could fall onto different cans I found in the house and made this record. A couple of months after I left, the room was destroyed in a landslide.