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Item 07: Primordial Matter

by A Virtual Memory

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1.
Materia Primoris [05:19:95 Anasazi Mix] 05:17
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2.
And We Gazed at the Earth and the Sky [S04 Phasianid Mix] 06:41
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3.
Bellefleur, 1993 07:49
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4.
Firewalker 07:54
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5.
Black Oil [feat. Uunslit] 01:49
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6.
Die Hand Die Verletzt [feat. Uunslit] 06:47
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7.
Worlock 08:16
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8.
Bioluminescence 20:08
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9.
Primordial Matter 07:24
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about

“It began with an act of supreme violence, a big bang, expanding ever outward, cosmos born of matter and gas, matter and gas, ten billion years ago. Whose idea was this? ... Is there a plan, a purpose or a reason to our existence? Will we pass, as those before us, into oblivion, into the sixth extinction that scientists warn is already in progress?” - Dana Scully

“Item 07: Primordial Matter” is as much an examination into and direct confrontation with oblivion and the vast unknown on a personal, existential level as it is a deep exploration of those themes through the lens of Chris Carter’s “the x-files”. Such associations speak to the heart of what “A Virtual Memory” is intended to accomplish, therefore this serves as the next natural step in the project’s continual evolution.

A sincere thank you to Mx. for her strength and support in helping to keep this journey alive through smothering darkness. A heart-felt thank you to Uunslit for her invaluable contributions and collaboration. Especially, thank you for listening, always.

Accompanying album art booklet:

www.flickr.com/photos/avirtualmemory/albums/72157682729507083

credits

released August 30, 2018

S. Taillifer: All compositions, artwork, and photography.

Mx.: lead vocals on tracks 03 and 09 / additional vocals on tracks 04 and 05 / piano on tracks 03, 06, and 08 / flute on track 04 / all modeling / photography on page 08 / creative consultant and field recordings assistant.

Uunslit: lead vocals on tracks 05 and 06 / additional atmospherics on track 06.

Mark Snow: original source composition on track 01 [”Material Primoris, 1993”]

Sherman Edwards and Ben Raleigh: original source composition on track 02 [”Wonderful! Wonderful!”, 1957 / this creation uses Johnny Mathis’s original recording.]

Nivek Ogre, cEvin Key, Dwayne Goettel, and Dave Ogilvie: original composition on track 07.

*All creations made in Audacity. All remixes use exclusively elements found in the original compositions with no outside additives. With the exception of Uunslit’s contributions, all original material is comprised from manipulated field recordings.

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A Virtual Memory Washington, D.C.

Multidisciplinary artist working with mixed media, collage, digital art, and photography with a specific focus on prehistory, architecture, nature, and time. This specific project is the musical component of this larger journey.

A Virtual Memory: S. Taillifer / Permian Designs

Mx.: All modeling and calligraphy as well as additional instrumentation, photography, and field recordings [where noted] ... more

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