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Putimt ku tuskaas

“…This reminds me of some documentary film footage I've seen from Indian textile factories. The workers are practically indentured, sleeping at the factory anywhere, operating giant screen printer fabric roll machines. The operation never ceases. What language am I hearing?
…What I notice the most is that the sound perspective naturally distances the listener from the normal context of a workplace environment. We go from a literal worksite, to instead, its removed soundifacts (*see the term ‘Sonifacts') in audio suspension, that gradually migrate along a pedestrian factory route of inspection. Nothing is too sharp, rather the fluttering of a wheel motor sits within a palette of equilibrium with human satedness, backgrounds and traditional eastern instruments. The sound of the work place is inhabited by the experience and dreams of its caretakers…”
- Mark “Abo” Schomburg | Yeast Culture • Petri Supply • Incubator

* ‘Sonifacts’ -
“A distinguishing feature of the discipline of archaeology is its reliance upon sensory dependant investigation. As perceived by all of the senses, the felt environment is a unique area of archaeological knowledge. It is generally accepted that the emergence of industrial processes in the recent past has been accompanied by unprecedented sonic extremes. The work of environmental historians has provided ample evidence that the introduction of much of this unwanted sound, or "noise" was an area of contestation. More recent research in the history of sound has called for more nuanced distinctions than the noisy/quiet dichotomy. Acoustic archaeology tends to focus upon a reconstruction of sound producing instruments and spaces with a primary goal of ascertaining intentionality. Most archaeoacoustic research is focused on learning more about the sonic world of people within prehistoric timeframes while some research has been done on historic sites… sonifact is a sound that endures through time, with negligible variability. Through the piecing together of historical and archaeological evidence…the sensory apprehension of abandoned industrial sites is multi-faceted…for an acceptance of sound as a primary heritage value when thinking about the industrial past, and also for an increased awareness and acceptance of sound and listening as a primary mode of perception.” - Jeff Benjamin “Sound As Artifact”
www.researchgate.net/publication/304091395_Sound_As_Artifact

i. nash (09'18")
ii. nüpt (11'12)
ili. mitaatt (12'16")

Field recordings, bowed & buzzed cymbal, shortwave radio, & gathered source material recorded with various handheld devices- July & August, 2025 @ Yakima Valley Transportation - Historic Interurban Trolly Lines & Carbarn & Construction aggregate gravel-quarry @ Gilbert
Park | Assembled at Lé Castlevalia, WA
Mastered by Lawrence English @ Negative Space
Drawing by Jan uorhe Kroil
Thank you - Louis, Abo, Jeph, Guilhèm, Kiyoshi

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