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Gemini Retrograde

by Kevin J. O'Conner

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Riding the particle 16:31
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In those few minutes before 09:14
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The strange path from implausible to undeniable 15:36
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Quiet on the outside does not necessarily mean quiet on the inside 05:54
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There is always a bit of storm in the silence 09:13
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Half past two 03:46
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Malcontents 04:31
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And we are changed 05:35
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Why are we here? 06:27
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Same questions, no answers 06:47
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The ocean likes to pretend that it's not that deep or that wide, but the ocean lies 05:59
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ABOUT THE TITLE
Mercury retrograde refers to the period (about three weeks roughly every three months) during which Mercury appears to move backwards in its orbit (it doesn't really). Retrograde is often associated with disruptions and communications gone awry. For this latest round (ended June 3rd), Mercury travelled back along its recent path through Taurus and Gemini.

Of course, that has nothing to do with this collection, except that most of the pieces were recorded or completed during Mercury retrograde.

ABOUT THE ALBUM
There is a tension between contemplative and noisy at work here, as the instruments I've been using lend themselves to unpredictability—they're capable of producing quiet, sometimes soothing sounds one moment and bursts of screeching, grit, and distortion the next.

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released June 11, 2022

Improvised, recorded, and edited Spring 2022 by Kevin J. O'Conner.

Instruments used:
Soma Lyra-8
Soma Pulsar-23
Soma Ether
Soma Pipe
Soma QO
Hikari Monos CV
Hikari Duos
electric guitar
no-input mixer (Mackie 1202)

Effects used:
Strymon Deco
Strymon El Capistan
Strymon Volante
Strymon Nightsky
Enjoy Electronics Reminder
Soma Cosmos
Hologram Microcosm
IK Multimedia AmpliTube X-Space

Editing software:
Adobe Audition 2022
Focusrite FAST
Baby Audio Parallel Aggressor

All files uploaded as 96 kHz/24-bit FLAC.

Cover art by Kevin J. O'Conner.
Cover art ©2022 Kevin J. O'Conner.
All rights reserved.

This collection copyright © & ℗ 2022 Kevin J. O'Conner.
All rights reserved.

Once purchased, the individual pieces may be used and shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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