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Fantastic Negrito (aka Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz), “Virginia Soil” (X. Dphrepaulezz), live (studio), published 8/26/22
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yesterday, Chicago
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My Teacher once said to me,
—become one with the knot itself
til it dissolves away.—Gary Snyder (1930-), from “Four Changes” (Collected Poems, 2022)
Some sounds offer solace.
Jürg Frey (1953-), Extended Circular Music No. 7 (2011/2014); Singularity, live, New York, 2018
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Empty mountains:no one to be seen.Yet—hear—human sounds and echoes.Returning sunlightenters the dark woods;Again shiningon the green moss, above.
—Wang Wei (699-759), “Deer Park” (translated from Chinese by Gary Snyder)
There seem to be two possibilities here. One is that you’ll find this mesmerizing, as I do. The other is that it’ll drive you bonkers.
Roscoe Mitchell, alto saxophone, live, Italy (Bologna, Angelica Festival), 2011
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Wang Wei (699-759), “Deer Park”
(translated from Chinese by Gary Snyder)
Empty mountains:no one to be seen.Yet—hear—human sounds and echoes.Returning sunlightenters the dark woods;Again shiningon the green moss, above.
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