Author: playingintongues

  • ቅዱስ ያሬድ

    Saint Yared (Ge’ez: ቅዱስ ያሬድ; 25 April 505 – 20 May 571): He then returned to Axum at the age of nine, becoming the chief priest in Holy Ark of Sion. Soon after, St. Yared composed “Ariam”. While at Axum, St. Yared created musical notations and alphabets. —Wikipedia

  • Work in Progress

    Listening to whatever actually happened. Believing my ears. Trusting whatever just happened. Balancing patterns. Calm. Blankets. Sensory burrowing. Inspired by cavedurry I like the video a lot. I like the distressed sound of the audio processing. I like the tempo and concept. The one thing I don’t like is the fidelity. You can’t hear the…

  • Arithmancy

  • Deserts 6

    Be present. Maintain focus. No autopilot. Do not substitute muscle memory for purpose. Yes: You are welcome to download this and use it to make your own new sounds. Jam on top. Cut it up into samples. Put a donk on it. Looooooop as you please. Yes-And.

  • The Numerologist

    Contemplate an irrational number. Shiver in ecstasy. Contemplate an infatuation. Don’t. Don’t do that. Just stop. Contemplate a number. 2:40, for a Playlist 1:12, for Short Videos 0:30, for an End Roll

  • Feverish

  • For Norman, 112

    On the phone, Norman’s grief was overpowering. I wanted to console him but anything I could offer would trivialize what he is going through. On the 112th take, I completed the playing for this recording. I went through a lot from the time I first encountered this song to the time it was what I…

  • pareidolia

    Pareidolia (/ˌpærɪˈdoʊliə, ˌpɛər-/;[1] also US: /ˌpɛəraɪ-/)[2] is the tendency for perception to impose a meaningful interpretation on a nebulous stimulus, usually visual, so that one sees an object, pattern, or meaning where there is none. Common examples are perceived images of animals, faces, or objects in cloud formations, seeing faces in inanimate objects, or lunar…

  • Distressing

    Distressed real estate, often referred to as “opportunistic” real estate,is property that is sold at a discount due to one of five specific conditions: deteriorating physical condition, incorrect pricing, mismanagement, a short-term environmental problem or excessive debt causing the property to become vulnerable to foreclosure. ——————————————————- Distressing Disdressing Dressing I’m thinking about the methodology of…

  • Missing a Missing Girl

    We were both 29 when the brain cancer she had beaten at 18 came back. Surviving her teen years was hard won. It left marks. She was reserved. She didn’t love me as I loved her. It was understood. I didn’t expect her to. She didn’t understand why I was like that. After we broke…