"The comb used by the mouras (supernatural beings in Portuguese and Galician folklore) is a symbol of sensuality and femininity, but beyond that, combs were part of grave goods since the Bronze Age. This is why the comb as an object is related to the afterlife and durability. Similarly, thanks to recording technologies, sound, and especially voices, have become durable goods that transcend the lives of the people to whom they belonged. By singing and recording ourselves, we cease to be mortal and enter the plane of eternity.
In this track, a modification of Taylor Brooks' MAX MSP patch "Tensed Computer Improviser" was used, which, through machine learning, associates an input, in this case my voice, with fragments of a previously recorded sound bank in real-time. This sound bank contains recordings of friends, animals, urban sounds, and a conversation with my deceased grandmother. This device is also used in Poço."

ިᛁ⸜⸍ᛁᛔᛂᚿᛐᛂᛁ⸜⸍ᛁ

Cada pente
era como cada voz
Do berce à tumba
Acompanhava
Sobrevivendo
Os nossos ossos
Em silêncio
Em silêncio
Agora que as vozes
Duram igual
Que os nossos pentes
Os pentes
Canta comigo
Canta comigo
Se queres ter tempo
Canta comigo
Para sermos eternos

ިᛁ⸜⸍ᛁᛔᛂᚿᛐᛂᛁ⸜⸍ᛁ

Each comb
Was like each voice
From the cradle to the grave
It accompanied us
Surviving
Our bones
In silence
In silence
Now that the voices
Last equally
Our combs
The combs
Sing with me
Sing with me
If you want time
Sing with me
To be eternal

-ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ- 

Cover Art by YESSi PERSE
Picture by Xesús Búa
Logo Sculpture and Sigil by 3.lll.lll
Mastered by Juait
Mixed by crnds
Music, lyrics and production by MOURAE

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