Name: Smoke from the Fires
Duration: P00H04M02S
Description: In September smoke from the fires in the USA once again floated north and made pandemic life even more difficult as we were confined to staying indoors and now unable to use the outdoor spaces/parks that gave us great relief whereby we could connect with friends and nature. The smoke was another reminder of our interconnectedness.

Smoke from the Fires

from The Feeling of Walking: Songs of 2020 by lisa butel and brent cross

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In September smoke from the fires in the USA once again floated north and made pandemic life even more difficult as we were confined to staying indoors and now unable to use the outdoor spaces/parks that gave us great relief whereby we could connect with friends and nature. The smoke was another reminder of our interconnectedness.

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Smoke fills my lungs, makes my eyes water.
Smoke from the fires in the USA. Smoke from the fires of the west side.
Makes it hard to breathe. Breathe air.

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from The Feeling of Walking: Songs of 2020, released December 30, 2020
Lisa Butel - vocals, text and production
Brent Cross - sampled and prepared piano, granulation, programming and production

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lisa butel and brent cross Vancouver, British Columbia

Last Mountain - release on Elektramusic - Berlin. Themes of loss & acknowledgement of colonization and genocide.

David Newman from Audiobulb:

“Finessed minimal electronics and piano microsound tones dance and glitch across a soundtrack of haunting vocals and deeply layered emotion. Cross and Butel’s portray an intimate and immersive process inviting you to connect and share in their world.” ... more

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