Shyfrin Alliance’s single “Buddha Blues” drifts in like smoke under a door, carrying a peculiar scent – maybe old books and roadside diners? Founded by the rather polymathic Eduard Shyfrin (whose credentials span authorship, science, and classical piano), the project tackles big ideas, and this track is no exception. It sets up shop right at the crossroads of fleeting intimacy and determined solitude.
There’s a worn, almost dusty quality to the country-blues heart of this tune, fitting for its narrative of repeated encounters and immediate retreats. Riding, driving, walking – different motions, same outcome: a potential connection flickers, bright and startling, only to be consciously snuffed out. It’s a strange pattern, this recognition followed by avoidance. Makes you think of finding the exact same rare coin on the pavement in different cities, year after year, and deciding each time to just… leave it there. Why?
The soul-rock underpinning adds a layer of warmth, preventing the track from becoming purely melancholic. This feels deliberate, aligning with the “Buddha’s approach” hinted at in the title – an acceptance of the cycle, a mindfulness about the chosen path. It’s less about heartache, more about observing the heart’s quiet, persistent refusal to engage, almost like watching a distant weather system you know won’t reach you. The influence of Shyfrin’s studies, perhaps that blend of logic and mysticism, seems to surface here – analysing the feeling without being drowned by it.
It doesn’t resolve neatly, this song. It leaves you with the distinct impression of someone humming contentedly while walking away from a party they were never truly planning to join. Does this quiet resignation, this persistent turning inward, ultimately build a wall or a sanctuary?
