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from Descent by Joel Cathcart

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voice, various balinese gamelan instruments (gender wayang, gongs), tam-tam, concertina, assorted hand drums and shakers

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short commute to the base of the spine
as big a deal as I could break
the sharp frontiers of villa slums
throw staggered shadows on the rails

we staple on another shelf
sculpt another vertebra
chase the dream above our heads
draw our breath a little shorter

stubborn urban loggerheads
sleek and sterile battering rams
frozen just before collapse
ice fields playing dead for time

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from Descent, released April 9, 2009

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Joel Cathcart Genoa, Italy

Joel Cathcart is a composer, songwriter and visual artist.

He specializes in intimate live performances in unusual locations.

His latest album, 'Flotsam', is a collection of post-apocalyptic puzzles whose hybrid ensemble sound signals the creation of new listening spaces amid flooded ruins and overgrown motorways...
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