cyberBanshee // hannebird/s atop bowmore // easter at the piano mill

one of seven improvised flute-movement performances in collaboration with three "decoy hannahs" recorded the previous day and several local birdcalls, performed atop a formation of three enormous granite boulders (bowmore) carpeted with moss, lichen, ferns, and other beings, in the mist and rain of easter sunday april 4, 2021. other collaborators and contaminators included ants, leeches, spiders, tendrils of mist, wet sclerophyll forest, treecreepers and currawongs, ghostly apparitions of jodie rottle, my movements and footsteps, aching thighs, a longstanding love of birdsong and especially the practice sessions and mimicry of juvenile butcherbirds and magpies, and the groups of listeners that came by and lent their ears.

this performance took place on the land of the Jukembal, Kamileroi, and Bundjalung nations. Githabul, Kambuwal, and Keinjan nations are also known to have history in the area.

easter at the piano mill is a situated performance by a collective of musicians and artists on the property of jocelyn and bruce wolfe, on harrigan's lane, willson's downfall, nsw. it is artistically directed by vanessa tomlinson and erik griswold, with jan baker-finch and renata buziak. thank you to all of these wonderful people for a great renewal of my spirit.

photo by jodie rottle.

more : https://hannahreardonsmith.com/2021/04/07/multispecies-collaboration-easter-at-the-piano-mill-2021/

hannebird/s atop bowmore

Production, keys/synth and programmed drums by Ryan Percival
Vocals and melody by Shae Craze
Bass guitar by Tom Gillard
Lyrics, structure and conceptual intent by all

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verse 1
im over flowing
like a rainy day
feel your joints pop like bubbles
i avert my gaze

but now cut me open
take a peek inside
black lungs a big surprise
do i look like i died?

chorus
…like i died?

(in background)
hurting long after the wound was made

deep into the woods i retreat
clutch my scar the wind it eats me
boil me down I’m not what i seem
skin me now I’m not worth keeping

verse 2
I’m sinking lower
like I’ve sat in this chair all day
feel my guts their boiling over
i avert my gaze 

but now cut me open
there soil and a seed inside
pour a little and I’m growing
i grow my leaves with all my might

chorus
…like i died?

(in background)
hurting long after the wound was made

deep into the woods i retreat
clutch my scar the wind it eats me
boil me down I’m not what i seem
skin me now I’m not worth keeping

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