Collaboration between Beth Collar (spoken voice)
Daniel Vorthuys (guitars)
Sam Basu (all other instruments and mixing) 

mixed in Treignac Projet during the Summer Reading Room

LotR

Cosmos Carl is passionate to present 'Lion’s Pride' a new project by Daniel Vorthuys & Helena Grande.
Daisy Lafarge wrote, I quote: My love is too full of good bacteria; good in abundance is bad. Bacteria are known to target already-compromised organisms and my love is always-already compromised, so it is always under attack. Lions rejected and cast out by their pride are the first to fall victim to disease and infection — of the eye, of the paw, of the so-called lion’s pride. End of the quote.
We present the audio piece Lion’s Pride*, a poetic piece of worldbuilding that introduces Omelas, a new geological body made of plants.
Music and sound by Daniel Vorthuys and text by Helena Grande.
The text is part of the publication and curatorial project “An Involuntary Trace” by This is Jackalope for La Casa Encendida in Madrid.
Daniel Vorthuys is an artist based in Amsterdam. His work explores the heritage of the western classical tradition through its stories of metamorphosis, transforming this tradition into a mythology of alien and unstable subject-hood. His musical compositions are geared towards performance and poetry introducing elements of theatre and costume. His work was most recently presented at Currents #8 in Marres, Maastricht and online at Punt WG.
Helena Grande writes, sometimes organizes events, she makes books, videos, performances but mostly autofiction. She is interested in the meeting points between scientific literature, poetry and the ordinary. She is the author of the flash fiction collection Speech Choke (2020). Her stories have appeared in Fictional Journal and the anthology book DW Cities Amsterdam and her essays in A*Desk, nY and Research Catalogue.
*Lion’s Pride is part of the publication accompanying a series of exhibitions titled An Involuntary Trace curated by This is Jackalope for La Casa Encendida in Madrid.
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CC encourages artists to reclaim (commercial) online platforms to produce and display their art. This means that the work is displayed on a website that is neither designed nor hosted by the artist. The fact that the work is made on an existing online platform implies that visitors may stumble upon it, not necessarily viewing it as art.
Examples of platforms explored: Megaupload, Kickstarter, Clyp, Castingcallpro, Vodlocker, Airbnb, Sketchfab, Instagram, Etsy, Myfreecams, Xtube, Reddit, Sketchup, Liveleak, Pexels, Vimeo, M.360, DeviantArt, Github, Pinterest, Facebook, Dropbox, Dailymotion, Patreon, Poly.google, Dafont, Zenodo, Are.na, Artsjobs, Gumtree, Okcupid, WhatsApp, Flirtbox, Google.drive, Torrent, Ebay, Hostmypdf, Google.docs, Pinterest, Jsfiddle, YouTube, Google.maps, Soundcloud, Google.earth, Amazon, Tumbler, Zazzle, Periscope, Artstation, Myearthcam, Mountainlife, and many more.
* CC is run by Frederique Pisuisse & Saemundur Thor Helgason

Lion's Pride

Piece by Helena Sanders & Daniel Vorthuys
Synthesizers, vocals by Helena Sanders
guitars, vocals by Daniel Vortuys
additional guitars by Faysal Mroueh
mastered by Jan Tomsa

Recorded for @corecore 

2023

This isn't a cathederal - this is my house

River Acheron

Give me your shoulder, 
attache mon dessous

Descent from the Stairs
Gather the flower
Give me your shoulder, 
a clift in the Hillside

Tucked inside my gown 
some basic refreshments
A coin in each cheek
The gimp beats a Donkey
In cavern Beneath
my mouth protrudes slightly

Attach my beneath
Pay through your teeth

River Acheron (Getting Dressed for Dinner)

Bzzzzz

Sam Basu production
Joshua Voorthuis - guitars and clarinet

Don’t Talk
Take your arm off my elbow
That’s all that you'll hold
Put yourself down on the Trojan couch
I’m leavin for a city
on a boat with a paddle
when the wind hits me southerly

. 02Don't Talk

Sam Basu productions
Joshua Voorthuis on guitar
2017, Treignac Projet 

Buried in fresh coats of Snow
I arrive in your Hole of a Life 

Blond Curls unfurl thru the Threshold
Honey, I’m home for a while
You place your arm on my elbow
Thinkin of times that we ran, ran, ran

Drinking Champagne at the Rally’s
Having a swim in the water, 
I’ll light your cigarette for ya 

Our Big hair bouncin through Soho
Half-running our seam-lines apart
radish and chard in Kew Gardens

take your arm off my elbow

Buried in fresh coats of Snow
I arrive in your Hole of a Life 

Blond Curls unfurl thru the Threshold
Honey, I’m home for a while

screaming our lungs’ light
bleaching our hair bright
Wearing our shoes nice

01Last Of Verdana

Malfunction Bruxelles

Fairy - Advice

Film, performance, and music music for poetry, and thrills

www.vorthuys.nl 

Check also the band I’m in: 

Cold in Church: 

https://youtu.be/qquEddkCzqw

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