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First Citizens Of The Moon --- 2019
Edition of 200 Cassettes in Unique laser cut wooden assemblages Laser cut by the Red F. at Nextfab in Philadelphia. Tracks A1, A2, A3, A4, A6, B2, B3, B4, B6, B7, B8 & B9 are previously unreleased. "The initial thought behind this audio compilation was to concretize relationships established through years of research and correspondence in organizing performance work, screenings and exhibitions. It represents only a handful of artists I have gathered material from and will likely be the first of many such releases. It was compiled in bursts of activity between 2016 and 2018. This collection contains rare and unreleased material from artists combining and departing from the traditions of Poetry, Performance art, Home recording, Mail art, Radio plays, Sound installation, Improvisation, Choral Music and Experimental theater. At first glance, the title “The First Citizens of The Moon” may suggest the eventual physical migration of humans towards life beyond our current planetary home. An Inevitable fascination for the terrestrially bound. We acknowledge this thread and move to its parallel. Here, we feel more in accord with the possibilities of imaginative transport. The title of this compilation references a letter written by, the painter Marsden Hartley in which he described [fellow painter] Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847-1917) as being “Among the first citizens of the moon”. The myth of Ryder is one in which Time itself is superseded by hermetic persistence. The object of focus becomes an imprint of things imminent, both here and not. One can imagine, after a lifetime of this pursuit, Ryder Lifting his gaze from his worktable to find himself immersed in soundless immensity. Startled, he drops his brush and it remains floating in front of him, Light as air. For the purposes of the artists gathered here, “The First Citizens of the Moon” places the Creative Process as intuitive ritual- Drawing the signifiers of daily experience into composite environments- part memory, part location. A vestige of magical transport surrounding the most humble act". [a4647998] Cor Ardens 2019
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First Citizens of the Moon compilation [Cors Arden, 2019, cassette]
Tracklist
“Deor” 10th Century Old English Poem
Sound Of Thinking
Return To Sandy Point
Silent Page
Consider Your Footing (straight In)
Mouse Song
Nymphea
West Virginia Dreamer
Daytime Alcoholism & The Subsequent Fever Dream
notpunkenoughfordannythree
Schluss
All Holes Day/ It Will Be Yesterday
Jammer
Peau Coupee
Animots
He Was Taken To Elberon, Nj Where He Succumbed To Nj Where He Succumbed To
Byatha
10,000 Feet Below A Summer Storm
10 Songs In 3 Parts
Kafal Sviri