Item 09: Synapsid, by A Virtual Memory

Item 09: Synapsid

by A Virtual Memory

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1.	Synapsid 07:21	info	buy track
2.	Data Corruptor [Parasitic] 05:48		buy track
3.	Subservient 05:16		buy track
4.	Subsumed 05:25		buy track
5.	Anoxia 03:40		buy track
6.	Cisuralian Forest [284 Ma] 06:24		buy track
7.	Scavengers [feat. Uunslit] 10:08		buy track
8.	Apex Predator 05:51		buy track
9.	(E) Mirabilis 19:38		buy track

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“This seems to be a general condition of mass extinction: In the aftermath, as after a forest fire, the same mix of animals and plants never returns.” – Peter Ward

This record represents simultaneously a return and a way forward. Derived both musically and thematically from “Item 02: Archaeotherium” and “Item 03: Gone//Still”, this next chapter seeks to answer the question posed at the very end of “Item 08: Thresholds in Flux”: when returning from near oblivion, after the wreckage has been swept away and the ashes settled, what becomes of one’s new life? Where do those first few next steps lead?

All creations made in Audacity. Track 02 utilizes certain manipulated elements from the Anonymous Act song “Data Corruptor”. Track 06 uses exclusively elements found in the original compositions from which it was built with no outside additives. With the exception of Uunslit’s contributions and those of other noted sources, all original material is comprised from manipulated field recordings.

Accompanying album artwork:

www.flickr.com/photos/avirtualmemory/albums/72157712946606916

"Synapsid" Official Music Video:

youtu.be/QjxbLrtqKiM

"Subsumed [Temple ov Saturn Rmx]" Official Music Video:

youtu.be/zrzvxpJ63pE

credits

released February 2, 2020

S. Taillifer / Permian Designs: All compositions, field recordings, photography, artwork, digital modeling and rendering, sketching.
Mx.: Vocals on tracks 02, 08, and 09 / flute on tracks 02 and 07 / piano on tracks 01 and 09 / additional field recordings on track 09 / all modeling / all calligraphy.
Uunslit: Vocals and keyboards on track 07.

Anonymous Act: Source material on track 02.
Takashi Miike: Dialogue on track 05.
Trent Reznor: All source material on track 06.
James Baldwin: Words on track 09.

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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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