Thanks for the blessings this year Lou. You've been a light.

gets me shivering. what is this bebe? :')

It is undeniable that we are living in uncertain times. For those of us failing to fit the patriarchal neoliberalist mould, we have lost hope in the future. We can see capitalism is not working but we cannot yet envisage an alternative. In a world where security is no longer feasible, the only constant we can rely on is change. Regardless of one’s point of reference, we can understand that every aspect of life, physical and mental is in flux and perhaps this transience is the only thing we can depend on.

This month we have invited @forestmanagement to ruminate on these ideas and create an hour of relief from these anxieties. A temporary suspension of reality, where the listener can speculate on alternate modes of existence that reject hetero-patriarchal systems of oppression.

Forest Management is an American musician and composer, the solo guise of John Daniel. To listen to more of his work please check out: forestmanagement.us/

John has the following to say about the mix: "it's definitely reflective of a recent headspace and includes some new works from myself and friends and a hodge-podge of eras/genres that have been influential lately. It's also inspired by what my friend Michael and i would call "lake Michigan gaze"

The full tracklist and original radio show (with talking) is available here:
cashmereradio.com/episode/transien…rest-management/

Photography thanks to Janusz Lorent

transience #32 with Lou Drago

This is the archive of our regular show on Cashmere Radio, Berlin. 

It is undeniable that we are living in uncertain times. For those of us failing - or refusing - to fit the patriarchal, racist, neoliberal mould we have lost hope in the future. We can see capitalism is not working but we cannot yet envisage an alternative. We discover that the stability we were instructed to obtain whether it be financial, political or ecological, is fleeting, if at all. The resulting anxiety is an instrument of neoliberalism that prevents many of us from being able to raise consciousness of the structural injustices that alienate us.

In a world where security is no longer feasible, the only constant we can rely on is change. Barad teaches us that the world is a dynamic process of intra-activity and materialisation, an ongoing ebb and flow of agency. The Buddhist Law of Impermanence proves that nothing in this world is eternal. Regardless of ones point of reference we can understand that every aspect of life, physical and mental is in flux and perhaps this transience is the only thing we can depend on.

Each month host @lou_drago invites an artist to ruminate on these ideas and create an hour of relief from these anxieties. A temporary suspension of reality, where the listener can speculate on alternate futures free from all systems of oppression.

Photographs 1-30: courtesy Ángela de la Serna
(except 25: courtesy of Sybil @syberkid)
Photographs 31 onward: courtesy Janusz Lorent (except from 37 with is a digital colourfield work by @ligovskoi) 
42 until now’s photographs are from Micki Rosi Richter (except 43 which is another digital colourfield work by @Ligovskoi.)

Cover art by Micki Rosi Richter

Contact: lou.drago @ pm.me

past listening occasions: 

t r a n s i e n c e, a listening~occasion 
at kwia, berlin ~ 9 may 
with: 
ligovskoï
dan nicholls
yuri shimaoka
lou drago

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