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edition of 8 (various installation formats and radio presentations - for headphones)
sound samples, voice, drum sampling (orc)
presentation(s): Diaspora Vibe Gallery, Miami , 5cella (w/ Ayanna J. McCloud), Mexico
Deconstructed soundscapes of basement beats, gospel, modified sound and vangard jazz samples are used to express the political and religious implications of African-American history. Each track although seperate is connect to the story and is told in a semi-quasi time sequence.
tracks: 1) the taken and leaving; 2) stuck in the middle passage; 3) interlude (bushelfuls, thorns and heat); 4) whipping post; 5) HARRIET TUBMAN; 6) civil war/non-civil emancipation; 7) jim (the crows); 8) da say so; 9) movement and rebellions; 10) interlude (ronald reagan); 11) drugs and disease (we ain't suppose to be here), 12) bushshit; 13) wake up calls; 14) the truth revolution
audio art page link
date: speech (unknown)/video 2009
about: Chance video of a police officer making a traffic stop is used as visual for a chance recorded speech about American politics. Two questions are raised in the video asking the viewer to question their own ideas in relation to visual and sound.
watch full video here