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Sole​́​tudes

by rgms

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L'azur 06:19
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Tape out 07:27
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Rest, repose 08:41
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22.06.2020 06:59
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26.06.2020 09:59
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Clarion radiance refracts through a pellucid aether.
Cast in ambrosial tidings of incendiary’s essence.
Mellifluous approbation resounds within the empyrean.
Irises commensurately cried out, while Carnations climbed from chthonic depths.
Dahlia and Hyacinth vibrate melic duets, the Chrysanthemum resurrects.
Those atavistic once dormant, manumissioned and renewed.
Tempest of Sol, from resplendence’s pleroma,
Crosses over
Into the firmament of this mould, as the heart’s true apotheosis of gold.

Improvised compositions for piano, tape loops, and field recordings. Hymns for time spent alone. Fogged memories. A poem to stillness.

Summer of 2020. The world has come to a near complete standstill. I spend most of my time in the small bedroom I have just moved into. I begin recording simple improvised pieces of music with only cassette tape loop, field recordings, and piano. I layer the sustained tails of the piano repeatedly onto the tape to build ghostly chords that float over the sometimes incessant, yet ever changing, looping fragments. I stretch tape loops across the bedroom, each one holding only a single note, and let them collide at their own pace. As I work I place my Zoom recorder on the window ledge to capture the murmur of the street below and its passersby.

I realize now that the music that forms Solétudes was important in my reckoning with the changing world. Today listening back to the masters I am reminded of the certain kind of peace I had created in myself while working on this music.

Recommended Listening:
Brew a pot of tea. I recommend green tea with rose petals.
Make yourself comfortable, either sitting, or lying down.
Set the volume to a present but not overwhelming level.
While listening I suggest some sort of self reflection, possibly through journaling, meditation, or an artistic practice.

All proceeds from this tape go to Afrique au Féminin to work towards improving the living conditions of immigrant women in Quebec (www.afriqueaufeminin.org)

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released April 30, 2021

Composed and Produced by Noah Rosa

Cover: Cyanotypes by María Tinaut (mariatinaut.com)

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rgms, or the Rube Goldberg Machine of Semiotics and Symbols, is a curated collective of artists focusing on experimental releases.

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