Flitting between seemingly improvised and structured playing but sticking with a plan, I enjoyed the change of emotion throughout the piece..... and finally the clarity from the solo voice and organ.... order is restored....

Incredible!  Simultaneously ominous, engaging, and tranquil, and with a delightful sound palette!

It was such an honor to write a piece for Molly Joyce, one of my best friends and biggest musical inspirations. The piece examines how technology enables and hinders us. At times, the live performer and the unique toy organ act in complete symbiosis with a fixed electronic track. This relationship breaks down throughout the piece, interrupted by moments of violent stasis. The performer’s raw, unprocessed voice and instrument are only heard in the last section of the piece, still modulated by percussion in the electronics.  The piece’s structure resembles that of a drastically slowed-down social media feed, in which various data sources inhabit and take up mental space in mundane but subliminally powerful ways.

The piece was originally written in 2017, and then drastically changed for this newest version. Performed and recorded by the inimitable Molly Joyce.

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