VOICES
+ A student drops out of high school in Baltimore City.
+ The activists of the Democracia Real Ya movement in Spain demand change to the economic system that created a national crisis.
+ Manoubia Bouazizi tells the story of how her son, Mohamed Bouazizi, sparked the Arab Spring by setting himself on fire in Tunisia after his vender cart was confiscated by local officials.

CREDITS
Voice Actors (by order of entrance)
Student's Story: Max Ferency;
Democracia Real Ya:: Hania Luna;
Manoubia Bouazizi: Cori Dioquino;
President Ben Ali: Braddock Hargett;

Student's Story Text
Fictional story by Max Ferency loosely based on a real student in Baltimore City.

Democracia Real Ya Source Texts
www.democraciarealya.es/quienes-somos/
www.democraciarealya.es/manifiesto-comun/
www.democraciarealya.es/manifiesto-co…esto-english/

Bouazizi Source Texts
content.time.com/time/specials/pa…_2102239,00.html
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRwGrEKce…Kcer8&app=desktop

Ben Ali Source Text
http://www.al-bab.com/arab/docs/tunisia/ben_ali_speech_10012011.htm

Music
Music written and performed by Max Ferency. 

GEAR
MXL 890, MXL V88, Moog MF Drive, Sano Zon-Rio Accordion, Roland RD-300sx, Focusrite Scarlet 2i4, Logic X Pro 

Dignity Before Bread (Parts 1-3)

This Land

Moog Matriarch is a patchable 4-note paraphonic analog synthesizer with a built-in Sequencer, Arpeggiator, stereo Ladder Filters, and stereo Analog Delay. Create rich evolving chord patterns immediately with “no patching required”, then tap into an abundance of inspiring textures, new sounds, and an endless supply of happy accidents through Matriarch’s 90 modular patch points. Based on the vintage circuitry of classic Moog synthesizer modules, Matriarch is a catalyst for creative ideas and a medium for multidimensional expression.

Four Truths

Empyrean Winds

Buy & stream here: https://LateNightTales.lnk.to/aquamarine

A heavyweight astral shower of rhythm and vibes, Ash Walker’s third album ‘Aquamarine’ is set for release on 19th July via Night Time Stories.

An avid collector of jazz, blues, soul, funk, reggae, and all things in-between; Ash has DJed far and wide... from the infamous Royal Mail squat party to the canals of Venice, spinning vinyl in Brixton with The Specials to scattering dub across San Francisco and LA.

Ash’s production output is similarly exploratory: his journeys have taken him far and wide, from tunnels under the river Thames to recording local percussionists in the Atlas mountains of Morocco. Inspired by a deep dive of sounds from artists including Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones, King Tubby, Bo Diddley, 4Hero, J Dilla, Pete Rock, Curtis Mayfield, Philip Glass, and Steve Reich; his first two albums, ‘Augmented 7th’ (2015) and ‘Echo Chamber’ (2016) gained attention from the likes of BBC 6 Music DJs Gilles Peterson, Don Letts, Gideon Coe and Clash Magazine, XLR8R and MIMS.

‘Aquamarine’ is a projection and culmination of all he’s absorbed. A cosmic explosion of sound and colour, rhythm, shape and patterns. The arrival of an unassuming dreamer now projecting his unique flavour of expression. ‘Aquamarine’ is the take-off of this audial spaceship, a sound discovered in the grooves of thousands of records, united in one. A meditation designed to inspire good energy, Ash hopes to bring a sense of calm and tranquility to the listener amongst the chaos of life. Recorded at home with the freedom of time and space, it combines analogue with digital, and a fondness for normally unwanted shapes and textures such as fuzz, hiss and crackle. 

“My previous albums have felt to me more like ventures on land. This one feels more like a deep sea voyage into the subconscious. Living to dream with visions of grandeur. Manifesting a beautiful path to walk on. It was inspired by everything around me, from friends and family to art and design, engineering and architecture, movement and how we use our five senses. I love to try and push my own boundaries of what I perceive to be right and wrong, seeing mistakes as innovations, and obstacles as inspiration.”   

Highlights on the album include ‘Under The Sun’, ‘Time’ and ‘Finishing Touch’, all of which feature the smooth and silky voice of Laville. Themes of metaphysical exploration and transportation re-occur in the cosmic jazz of ‘Brave New World’ and the smoked beats on ‘Come With Us’. Also featured across the album are trumpet and flugelhorn genius Yazz Ahmed, bassist Marc Cyril (Keziah Jones, Jr Walker & The All Stars) and renowned musician and producer Jonathan Shorten.

Having already graced the stages of some of the biggest UK festivals as well as as The Jazz Cafe and Rich Mix, The Ash Walker Experience is a formidable six piece live lineup. Ash has collaborated with Ezra Lloyd-Jackson to turn each performance into a vibrant, multi-sensory experience combining live reactive projections and carefully crafted frequency complimenting fragrances.

Previous press:
“A sound that is truly in a world of it’s own” Gideon Coe
“A real sense of flexibility. Lush sonics with a beatific vibe” Clash Magazine
“Definitely one to watch out for” Tom Ravenscroft
“Always delivering solid, timeless grooves” Don Letts
“Relentlessly Killer Grooves” Gilles Peterson

Ash Walker - Under The Sun (feat. Laville)

GEORGE FLOYD

Full title: Requiem For George Floyd Eric Garner Atatiana Jefferson Breonna Taylor Tamir Rice Oscar Grant Terrence Crutcher Walter Scott Samuel Dubose And Trayvon Martin

Art by Eme_Freethinker(https://www.instagram.com/eme_freethinker/?hl=en)

Link to various Black Lives Matter resources and donation information.
tinyurl.com/natlresourcelist

Requiem For George Floyd

Killer Mike's words after death of George Floyd inspired me. Sadly, this cycle has been going on for a long time and so the words of Ella Baker and Martin Luther King are also just as relevant today as they were 50+ years ago.

If you feel moved by this music...
...share this with a friend to start a conversation
...educate yourself more (Michelle Alexander's reading list: www.nytimes.com/2020/06/08/opinion/george-floyd-protests-race.html)
...listen to perspectives other than your own
...empathize with others' pain
...protest in the street (while safely wearing a COVID-19 mask)
...talk with your friends
...call your representatives
...create your own artistic works
...organize in your own community
...connect this movement with others that fight for life and dignity
...vote for the least worse candidates (e.g. the ones that are more likely to respond positively to protests' demands)
...donate to help the movement & the protesters:
- www.nlg.org/massdefenseprogram/
- www.colorofchange.org
- secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019
- www.afrorack.org
credits

Riot

Riot (feat. Killer Mike, Ella Baker, Martin Luther King)

In order to be a good musician, one must listen to and appreciate many different types of music.  
In order to be a good citizen, one must listen to and appreciate many life experiences from different people.  
These are my efforts to be a good citizen-musician.

Dignity Before Bread (Parts 1-3)

Max Ferency

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