Torpor by The New Honey Shade
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The New Honey Shade - Torpor
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For so many of us 2020 was a year of Torpor (a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy. The work is a response to the trauma and isolation induced by the Covid-19 worldwide pandemic. "Torpor" is a collection of six improvisations. Recorded live during the 0 degree snowstorm in February 2021; fireside. Comprised by processed vocals, ebow on acoustic guitar and zither, and a Casio Sk-1.
“The highest mountain, the oldest books, the strangest people, there you will find the stone.” - Athanasius Kircher
Tracklist
| 1. | torpor | 2:40 |
| 2. | fires unceasingly | 7:00 |
| 3. | the world is bound with secret knots | 7:55 |
| 4. | vigilance | 7:21 |
| 5. | making the walls bare again | 9:16 |
| 6. | melt | 5:36 |
Credits
All sounds + production | Mark Kuykendall
License
All rights reserved.
Mark Daniel Kuykendall, better known as The New Honey Shade, is an Oklahoma artist and producer. His work is generally characterized by his production style of melding electronically manipulated field recordings with dusty attic 8mm films. In recent work, he has explored biosonification via his relationship with the flora and fauna on Wild Mountain where he lives in Osage County, Oklahoma.