#123 - Live In The Lab
by The Owl
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Petri Dish World
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Listen close, you can hear the hustle and bustle of cells clamouring for the attention of each other. To grab onto similar recognisable life, to bring it near, this is how we make sense of our existence. It is dangerous to compare, but it is at the root of what we know of and how we know ourselves.
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Warped Speed 3.14159
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All it takes is one moment where the direction we were heading is diverted, even slightly, and it can take you to some places you may never have wanted to tread. However, be open to it, don't fear it, because often these are the times you learn most about what the world can be like at its worst, at its most distorted, and its weirdest and most interesting; and when you survive it, you get further insight of what you are capable of.
Do not worry if you feel the need to ask for help in these times. There will always be someone around who understands, since we all face dark, difficult moments or eras, those pain-obscured futures, or things that just simply don't add up. There is always someone who has done the maths and figured out solutions, some of which may be relevant and guide you through. Just ask.
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Dungeon Born Hydras
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"Hydras – appropriately named after mythical Greek monsters – are one of nature’s most curious creations. The minuscule freshwater animal has been dubbed “immortal” by scientists due to its uncanny ability to perfectly regenerate itself from only a tiny part of its body."
Humans - constantly regenerating, constantly morphing, constantly progressing in their anatomy and most importantly, they have the ability to constantly progress in their mind, their opinions, their beliefs, their interaction with others.
It is unfortunate, devastating, world obliterating that some choose the monstrous paths and thought processes; that some ridicule and hate others for the choices they have made to feel better about themselves, or for birth aspects out of their control, but we must never give up the good fight to educate and share information and guide those who sadly lack it or choose to ignore it; and hopefully with this approach, every person can be shown or discover their best good version.
No human lacks this potential.
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Unparalleled Beauty
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Every time you survive traumatic or testing experiences, to any degree relevant to yourself, you come out stronger, more equipped to get through the next stage of being. Absorb this progression in your existence with humility. This is a beautiful characteristic, and one that contributes to making the world a more serene, ever mind-blowing, infinitely beautiful place.
I may sound out of touch with reality here, but I believe this to be possible. Surely that's where it starts?
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How It All Began
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The first thought process.
The precedence for what followed.
The rawest of emotions.
The beginning experiment behind closed doors that led to everything from that moment on being different.
I struggled desperately to reach the years that I have, but once I began my 5th decade, I decided that 'Since I've come this far, I may as well stick around to see what happens', and it has been an astonishing, unpredictable, wonderful bonus of life and occurrences since then.
Some of you know some of the stories. Some of you don't, but just know that I nearly missed out on it all. I am truly thankful to everyone who helped me to continue to exist, and to those who shape the rest of my life, including myself for summoning up the strength to exist, for giving myself the chance to discover the beautiful insanities that have weaved on in my life since the darkest of times.
You are here now.
You made it this far, so please stay until the end.
You understand me.
You understand yourself.
Close your eyes.
Fall inside the sounds.
Trust me with all you have.
Let me show you more of the sonic, mentally probing, deep-thought drenched landscapes I am creating for those who will deep listen with me.
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about
Thank you for stopping by
my ramshackle house of oddities
Watch your step as the free roaming experiments
slither and bounce around your feet
They say you don't need to be mad, but it helps
so with this enwrapped in your mind
please allow me to introduce you to mine
where strangely the sounds unwind
Listen close, secrets are bound tightly within
but they are there if you care, to hear and don't fear
I am alone with my creations, or are they alone with me?
I am oft reluctant to set them free, or is it they who fear thee?
Contorted distortions and developed mutations
Breathing and tactile, deformed to beguile
If you enter with an open mind, and stay the whole while
The fabric of reality becomes a tactile textile
Peer in through the window of each chapter to reveal
more insight into the meaning of their existence
It helped me understand more about my own
and maybe it can help you in your quest to understand the self.
my ramshackle house of oddities
Watch your step as the free roaming experiments
slither and bounce around your feet
They say you don't need to be mad, but it helps
so with this enwrapped in your mind
please allow me to introduce you to mine
where strangely the sounds unwind
Listen close, secrets are bound tightly within
but they are there if you care, to hear and don't fear
I am alone with my creations, or are they alone with me?
I am oft reluctant to set them free, or is it they who fear thee?
Contorted distortions and developed mutations
Breathing and tactile, deformed to beguile
If you enter with an open mind, and stay the whole while
The fabric of reality becomes a tactile textile
Peer in through the window of each chapter to reveal
more insight into the meaning of their existence
It helped me understand more about my own
and maybe it can help you in your quest to understand the self.
credits
released February 26, 2024
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OWLISM - Owl's Weird Live Improvised Synth Meanderings
The sounds were recorded in one day; October 20th 2023; on Arturia Minilab mkII synth through Reaper and a host of plug-ins and effects, with only a little bit of extra EQ and a few layers on the closing track.
They were part of my practice for a solo synth-only gig in Ostrava on October 28th 2023; (the first time I ever played live in this way).
1&2 go together
3&4 go together
5 went before them
Many thanks to Neal and Volker at Bromtol Largesse for releasing this album and generally for tons of interesting, weird, challenging, fun sounds on their label over the last few years. I am very pleased to be included amongst their discography.
bromtollargesse.bandcamp.com
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Album on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_KjaGQtr-8
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OWLISM - Owl's Weird Live Improvised Synth Meanderings
The sounds were recorded in one day; October 20th 2023; on Arturia Minilab mkII synth through Reaper and a host of plug-ins and effects, with only a little bit of extra EQ and a few layers on the closing track.
They were part of my practice for a solo synth-only gig in Ostrava on October 28th 2023; (the first time I ever played live in this way).
1&2 go together
3&4 go together
5 went before them
Many thanks to Neal and Volker at Bromtol Largesse for releasing this album and generally for tons of interesting, weird, challenging, fun sounds on their label over the last few years. I am very pleased to be included amongst their discography.
bromtollargesse.bandcamp.com
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Album on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_KjaGQtr-8
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