Item 08: Thresholds in Flux [Vol. 02]

by A Virtual Memory

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1.	Prelude: Cancer Eater [Melancholia Obscura Mix] 01:42	buy track
2.	Savannah [1974 Red Mirror Hall Mix] 17:01	buy track
3.	Alive is Dead [A Sunlit Winter Shore Mix] 03:33	buy track
4.	Suspend/Suspension [00-1969 NAL:AL Mix] 09:09	buy track
5.	"She dreams, hunted." [Pruitt-Igoe Mix] 03:46	buy track
6.	Man in Cage / Man in the Womb [Carboniferous Flux Mix] 24:04	buy track
7.	Intermezzo: "Not be made right again." [feat. Uunslit] 03:23	buy track
8.	Eocene Mother Claw [feat. Uunslit] 56:44	buy track
9.	Intermezzo: "No hay quien nos desate?" [feat. Uunslit] 06:21	buy track
10.	To Cross the Threshold of the Dying Light [feat. Uunslit] 17:23	buy track
11.	Black Mesa, 1989 10:22	buy track
12.	The Eater of Dead Souls 08:04	buy track
13.	Anubis Pt. II / The Feral Tongue, Betrothed 15:38	buy track
14.	Coda: Perpetual Flux 13:07	buy track

about

This album is intended to be understood as three separate records working together as one, each with a specific theme: Act I (“The Itch”, tracks 01-06), Act II (“The Drift”, tracks 07-09), and Act III (“The Dance”, tracks 10-14). Labored over from February of 2018 to March of 2019, it evolved from a direct sequel and finale to “Item 06: Songs for God [Vol. 01]” into a vivid document of life from late August of 2017 to late February of 2019; an epitaph in sound of anxiety, depression, near self-destruction, and all that comes after one returns from the brink. I would prefer to let the music speak for itself as it is a very long journey but my only hope of this album is that anyone who has experienced feelings of pain, grief, loss, or despondency may find some voice in this music or for those who may know someone suffering from such conditions, this may help to better understand what it feels like to live through them.

A sincere thank you to Uunslit for continued belief in and support of this project and for lending her musical genius to help make this album what it is. Without her, it likely would never have been finished let alone seen the light of day. My eternal gratitude to Mx. for her hard work, dedication, patience, support, and numerous contributions to this album. Her arms are outstretched in the doorway, for she is the herald of the threshold of the dying light.

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.

Accompanying album art booklet:

www.flickr.com/photos/avirtualmemory/albums/72157678890119408

This album is also available via Silent Method Records:

silentmethodrecords.bandcamp.com/album/thresholds-in-flux-vol-2

credits

released March 25, 2019

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

Mx.: All modeling and calligraphy / lead vocals on tracks 11 and 13 / additional vocals on track 08 / the “Voice of Anubis” on track 13 / flute on tracks 08, 10, 11, 12, and 14 / bell simulator on tracks 08, 09, and 10 / chimes on tracks 08 and 12 / piano on tracks 08, 11, and 12 / additional drones on tracks 08 and 13 / additional field recordings on track 08.

Uunslit: Lead and backing vocals on tracks 07, 08, 09, 10 / additional drones on track 08 / additional instrumentation on track 09 / musical consultant on all tracks.

Anonymous church cantor and patrons: Vocals on track 12.

Zao [in various incarnations from 1999-2002]: All source material on tracks 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, and 06.

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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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