A I heard them talk about me as if I wasn’t there Those busy body ducks All tucked into their flock With disapproving clucks And furtive darting gawks And when they know I’m list’ning, unsheath their tiny claws Mount up a fitful hiss Intended to demean A feather flapping fuss Then close their ranks again … Read more
A synthesized instrumental version of the Machaut rondeau. Original lyrics are admittedly tangential to an oubliette, but the opening was sufficient to choose it for a point of departure. Aside from this instrumental version, the musical material is referenced in other pieces in the collection. Puis qu’en oubli sui de vous, dous amis, Vie amoureuse … Read more
A rondeau. Into the oubliette. Relentless sediments Of time commit bright sparks to deep, dim, muffled past. Where humiliations – error and shame – amass, Accumulating in the dank dungeon, ferment. Up-creeping fungal threads infect the present tense. Enslave all fresh-struck thoughts, repeatedly outcast: Into the oubliette. Relentless sediments Of time commit bright sparks to … Read more
A rondeau. Into the oubliette, inhume your shame Let no one know the errors that you make It’s better to present yourself opaque Than risk having your public face disdained Within that rotting pit gather remains. Based on seeming success, repeat mistakes: Into the oubliette, inhume your shame Let no one know the errors that … Read more
1. Inhale full deep, your nostrils flare Piquant bouquet of fresh cut grass The memories unfurl Resented chore, the lawn mower The whiff of amber gasoline Sloshed funnel cup, swirled into tank Haul on the Briggs and Stratton cord – cough, splutter, roar To pare concentric straight-edged loops Around the uncut patch 2. The drop … Read more
A modular synthesizer instrumental
A modular synthesizer and guitar instrumental. The guitar part is based on Giovanni’s Sea shanty.
A modular synthesizer and accordion instrumental by special guest Giovanni Grandi
A post-rock instrumental. Rebecca Tunnacliffe, keys Buff Allen, drums
An instrumental rumba, featuring Holly Bryan on horn. Rebecca Tunnacliffe, keys Buff Allen, drums