Bones always conjure a kind of cultural seriousness. Without them we are floopy sacks of water, gristle and glop, and some would argue, we don’t seem to be more than that. Bones are associated astrologically with the planet Saturn, which had that rare “great conjunction” with Jupiter in December 2020. Those planets are symbols, respectively, […]
Recordings
Lying Rabbits
I’m honored to be starting a music commission from artist Michelle A M Miller, for her book installation, “Convergence”. We got to know each other’s work last year at the Atlantic Center residency, and she is a treat to work with. Her project centers her Nicaraguan Miskito mother’s voice, memories and cosmology, interwoven with bio […]
Full Fathom Five
I have felt the music of “Below” deeply within the pandemic and the uprisings these past months. I’ve been imagining summer, swimming in ice cold rivers, and walking along the Oregon coast. It’s predicted to be the hottest summer on record, which will be an additional stress to the ongoing struggles for human rights. Below […]
