Who was to blame?
there was a pious old man
showing up for rehearsal with a growth
of alienated stubble
botanically inferior to the hardwood
but why should one avoid it
such was the strength of what he called his 'creative fancy'
Another admired this happy accident
as if it were a dirty animal
but it was not all birdsong,
a unified vision produces inevitable quarrels
through the avenues leading to them
There was also a pilgrim
who shunned the common clay of man
it did no harm of course
for he performed topographical loops
according to expectations
(almost certainly)
It was apparent that
none of these setbacks dampened the enthusiasms
of the most determined regular afternoon practice
for it transformed the piece into a standard civic pastoral
affecting every English heart
beside it meant confronting
the force behind the devices
fortunately provided by nature
Jamie Drouin - suitcase modular / shortwave
Lance Austin Olsen - amplified copper plates / objects / floor guitar
Mathieu Ruhlmann - turntable / contact microphone / objects
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