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the wave

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the wave 01:07:23

about

previous release (inriℵ10):
jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/lps-only-volume-1

this came out of a two-person psychedelic folk project i was working in over late 2001 and into mid 2002. we had brainstormed the idea of a piece that slowly built itself up, like a wave, and that had sporadic pieces of poetry interspersed as it did so. of the two of us, i was the musician, and he was the poet; i generally produced the music by myself. however, my vision of the track proved to be much larger than his, to the point that the two ideas could not be effectively reconciled given the deficit of technology available to us (i simply couldn't find a way to get enough resources to condense the track to under ten minutes). that left me with this seventy minute ambient piece that has mostly stayed hidden in my closet over the last twelve years.

in 2014, i strongly contemplated reconstructing the short version out of existing material, but it would have required a rethink of the process that i felt would be invasive to the poet involved. the reality is that the music that i created was not well suited as accompaniment for the poem, and it should just be left at that. in oct of 2017, i added the poem to the disc, a capella, as an introduction to the track.

this is very much process music. it's built on 36 distinct loops of identical length (just under 57 seconds) that assemble the collage up on a loop by loop basis, hitting it's full point only in the 35th loop. the 36th loop does not fit into any of the patterns that define the first 35, but is nonetheless the climax of the piece. this is followed by a disassembling process that is precisely the reverse of the assembling process. together, this produces the effect of a long wave of sound washing over the listener.

aesthetically, it's likely clear that i had been listening to a lot of "kosmische" style synthesizer music of european origin. it's actually a key part of my musical style, so a bigger exploration of it's themes is not at all out of place. however, i generally prefer to take ideas from the genre and recontextualize them rather than delve into a full exploration. this is somewhat unique in my discography as being an album-length analog synthesizer work.

either as ambient or kosmische or process music, this is mostly meant as background music.

written late 2001 and early 2002. this file is ripped from a cd-r that was burnt around 2002, as that was the option that would produce the most accurate reproduction of the original composition. published without modification on oct 6, 2014. expanded, re-released and finalized as symph006 and lp012 on oct 23, 2017. as always, please use headphones.

this recording is a part of the following collections:
1) inriℵ11: jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/flac-dvd-disc-volume-4
2) inriℵ12 jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/symphonic-works-volume-1
3) inriℵ13: jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/mp3-dvd-disc-volume-2
4) inriℵ16: jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/rabit-is-wolf-box-set
5) inriℵ17: jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/flac-bd-disc-volume-1
6) inriℵ19: jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/lps-only-volume-2
6) inriℵ20: jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/period-2

it is also a part of the following bundles:
1) jasonparent.bandcamp.com/merch/full-physical-symphonic-works-collection-16-cds-1-flac-dvd
2) jasonparent.bandcamp.com/merch/bundle-of-the-official-records-10-cds-1-download
3) jasonparent.bandcamp.com/merch/full-physical-lp-collection-26-cds-1-cassette-2-flac-dvds
4) jasonparent.bandcamp.com/merch/physical-ambient-works-box-set-3-cds-1-cassette

this release also includes a printable jewel case insert and will also eventually include a comprehensive package of journal entries from all phases of production (2001, 2002, 2014, 2017).

next release (inriℵ11):
jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/flac-dvd-disc-volume-4

credits

released January 15, 2002

j - analog & digital synthesizers, electric & acoustic guitars, bass, digital wave editing, production, composition
sean - vocals, lyrics

music written by jessica murray.

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jessica murray Windsor, Ontario

this is the archive for the artist formerly known as jason parent and now known as jessica murray.

the music here has shifted dramatically over many years, from roots in punk/grunge through to experimental synth pop and into a type of kitchen sink post-rock with heavy electronics. the only consistency throughout is a lack of consistency, guitars and an impressionist aesthetic. "blender rock".
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