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eau b​é​nite

by emilio portal

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1.
amphibian spell 11:13
2.
amphibian spell 2 24:48
3.
all the times i've walked around bennett 07:56
4.
every step is a universe 08:41
5.
developers call it a pond 06:08
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it all relates 08:36
7.
environmentally constrained 12:40
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forest bathing 11:48
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i know it as a sacred abode to the mystical 19:12
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being alone in the forest 06:52
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9 seconds of vulnerability 08:24
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9 seconds of vulnerability 2 08:48
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when you take daily walks in a blissful context it is very difficult to see the capitalist world as anything but a scourge 14:54
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18 seconds of vulnerability 06:30
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15 minutes and 30 seconds of thinking about trees 15:30
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the poetics of walking 20:00
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birds and keys 22:48
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calling all ecologists to harness your inner artist 09:21
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red oak leaves in february 19:12
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red oak leaves in february 2 14:55
21.
a single pine needle 15:27
22.
the joy of fear of the unknown in nature 34:33
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nature is anarchy which doesn't mean chaos but rather deep reciprocity and love 10:12
24.
conspiring peepers 17:12
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remembering there is no nature 10:00
26.
breaking trails in knee-deep powder 05:39
27.
when you're in the bush you hear traffic 10:51

about

This album was conceived in 2022 as a gesture of solidarity with the Bennett Lake area, which is part of Laurentian University's Greenspace. My family and I have spent thousands of hours hiking these pristine boreal forest trails. We have experienced much joy, peace and sublime poetic exchanges. Bennett Lake has given us so much, yet very few people recognize its beauty and ecological importance.

In these 27 performances, you will experience a vast array of sounds, field recordings, synthesizers and sonic methodologies. Many of these performances utilize a technique known as a destructive or disintegrating tape loop. These types of loops are very intriguing to me because they both linger and fade, which is a phenomenon that I see in the forest a lot.

This album was supported by the Ontario Arts Council through their Northern Arts Project program. Thank you very much!

Thank you my partner Elyse, our son Teo, and our dog Pacha for the continuous love, poetic perspectives, companionship and fun in the forest!

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released June 16, 2023

performances, field recordings, synthesis, tape loops, mixing & mastering by emilio portal

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Emilio Portal is an award winning experimental musician, percussionist, producer and sound engineer.

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