The shape of a drop calls on an ambiguity of water. Water that flows, rain that pours (rinsing off everything it comes into contact with), the ocean (symbolising life). Water also speaks to the act of crying, shedding tears, working through grief. After an explosion or collapse, the dust settles, and rain will come to sweep it away.
The drop-shaped pendants are covered in dust; something considered a remnant - a ‘dirty’ and superfluous by-product, normally not to be kept. In this case the dust comes from the precious metals involved in jewellery production. Silver, gold and pearl (which by the way grows slowly from just a speck of sand), together creating a textured surface on the pendants, somehow both grimy and glittery at the same time. The dust can travel on with these tears. Like a flicker of something precious and beautiful, almost unnoticeable but very much present in the drops, as a reminder of the ebb and flow in the two songs.
*All the dust has been collected from a jeweller working with ethically sourced saltwater pearls and with a general focus on sustainability. Thank you to STINE VESTEN JEWELLERY for dust and advice throughout the making of this project.
the wake is hard
the fall is long
to take innocent life
anymore, life
any more time
anymore, time
anymore
the wake
is hard, the fall
is long, to take
innocent life
life
life
life
life... [∞]
bless the light of the day
bless the open of doors
bless the rain upon a dusty plain
the place in which we met holds all of these things
moreover
the tidal wave of sentiment
i could not say, i could not say, i
could not
say a no
moments racing towards us
in the midst of sun
in the midst of sunlight
in the midst of sun
in the midst of sun
where the light goes we will follow
like the break of a cool wind, freshness before us
with longevity, divine resource
never forgetting any other name
never forgetting responsibility, the blood and the muscle
wood carving open realities
making way for a new life
making way for a new moment
gaining closure
spinning breathless
into summer
into sunlight
into rainfall
into snow capped mountains
into all…
moments taking over
moments racing towards us
moments gaining closure
in the midst of sun
in the midst of sunlight... [∞]
about
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these two songs mean a lot to me and i felt it was time to share ♥︎
they are, in a way, twin sides of a strange and precious coin: on one face, despair in the face of death -- dark, sad, yet revealed to be beautiful in its own way, because of how within those difficult emotions is an avenue for meaningful connection with something larger...
...and in this manner, despair and death can be transformed into life again -- a blossoming into something bright, warm, joyful.
thanks to dear kit records for taking this bb on;
in their words:
"Wisconsin-raised, east coast-based artistic polymath aden surfaces on London's Kit Records, following their acclaimed EP on Goldsmiths University's own NX (itself an offshoot of Matthew Herbert's Accidental imprint).
These two new pieces see undulating piano meet with carnatic percussion, contrails of brass and melodic bass, in increasingly uncategorisable constellations. aden's tenderly acrobatic voice is itself deployed as an instrument, earthly hums and stellar ad libs helixing ambitiously into the void.
Recommended if you like L'Rain, Francis Plagne, Tirzah."
credits
released February 4, 2022
credits:
track 1 ~ drum sample from bill mead (organic loops) ~ mixed by sam beste & aden at the arboretum
track 2 ~ mrudangam: rajna swaminathan ~ drum kit: linda-philomène tsoungui ~ mixed by richard greenan & aden
all tracks / otherwise instruments written, recorded, & produced by aden at home
supported by 7 fans who also own “flow / in the midst”
A wonderful compilation of so many brilliantly talented artists all in one album! The flow of the music is simply spot on. All the tracks are my favourite tracks. Perfect. Thanks to everyone who made this album. majhium