Clastic by HYENAZ
It is in mountains that the deep history of the world reveals itself, and it is in the play of sediments that the consciousness of minerals reveals itself. This consciousness mirrors in some ways the parasympathetic nervous system of human life, with its long neural pathways and preference for homeostasis: we are closer to rocks than we realise.
At this time, patterns of migration once again are compelling Europe to face once again the deadly paranoid mechanisms of othering by which it constructs its sense of self. The slow dance of rocks across generations is an encounter of entities that resists being subsumed by the hyperventilation of fear produced by a crisis mindset.
The sounds of Clastic emerged from a field recording and electronic production workshop HYENAZ led in the Graie mountains at CLASTIC – European Performing Arts Residency (https://clasticresidency.wordpress.com/), with the participation of: Durassie Kiangangu, Morena De leonardis, I Patom Theatre, Silvia Ribero, Angie Rottensteiner, Kazalište Nezamislivog Iva Korbar, and Elena Brea Sandin.
The sonic movements of CLASTIC respond to the deep temporality of this landscape and the singular existence of the individual stones, branches and other objects that make their home there.
The EP will be released under a Creative Commons non-commercial licence. Money from sales and streaming of the EP will be donated to the refugee and migrant rights organization SOS Mediterranee https://sosmediterranee.de
Tracklist
| 1. | Passing of Trauma | 6:26 |
| 2. | Sediment | 4:24 |
| 3. | Intact Remains of an Ancient Reef | 5:17 |
| 4. | Frigga | 4:55 |
Credits
Composition: HYENAZ
Field Recordings: Durassie Kiangangu, Morena De leonardis, I Patom Theatre, Silvia Ribero, Angie Rottensteiner, Kazalište Nezamislivog Iva Korbar, Elena Brea Sandin, HYENAZ
Mix/Master: Adrienne Teicher
License
CC BY-NC 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.Tags
HYENAZ are Berlin-based sound and movement artists Kathryn Fischer aka Mad Kate and Adrienne Teicher. The immersive performances, dance tracks, soundscapes, performative installations and a/v works they produce utilize the sonic shape-shifting of field recordings gathered in the process of site-specific works.