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Fifty Breaths in the Valley

from In The Shadow of the Silent Mountain by Angus Carlyle

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21 April 2012

In the small cobblers in the neighbouring frazione, photographs, a calendar, newspaper clippings and religious icons are what I remember from the walls. Machines and tools, shoes and boots waiting collection, smells of leather, rubber and glue. The glass door opens again and traffic and voices spill in, joining the conversation that is resuming after our interruption. The card game scopa is being played out on a table. Two grand-daughters emerge from behind the wooden counter and a wave of shouted happiness: “Mamma mia!” One wears my headphones, the other breathes songs into the microphone. I feel old and ungainly.

28 February 2014

Sitting on the wall and listening to voices reverberate from the St. Eustachio church. Now one, now a chorus and now nothing: the doors swing open and everyone crowds out. The priest is talking to the parishioners, they are talking to each other, they are alone. Ignitions are turned, gears are ground, vehicles reverse and edge forward, more grinding gears, reverse again. An Ape swings round the corner and jerks to a standstill, the road blocked by the manoeuvring vehicles. The priest returns inside and from the loudspeakers on the spire - distorting with volume - a needle drops onto a record.

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from In The Shadow of the Silent Mountain, released August 15, 2016

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Gruenrekorder Frankfurt, Germany

Gruenrekorder is a German record label for field recording, soundscapes and sound art. It was founded in 2003 by the sound artists Lasse-Marc Riek and Roland Etzin in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The releases are mainly published on CD and Vinyl, but they are also distributed on Tape as well as in digital formats (USB-Card USB flash drives, WAV/MP3/FLAC). ... more

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