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Burning Embers Underwater

from Useless Weapons by TIJ feat Luciole Langevine

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This piece of music was inspired by Richard Devine’s field recording, ‘Hydrophone Recording Of Burning Embers Underwater’, an astounding sound and also an inspired idea to record such a thing. Also I thought it would be quite cool to do a ‘cover’ version of something that isn’t even a song.
I urge you check out Richard and his sound design work.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Devine

Thanks to Oisin Connolly too.

lyrics

Under the white swirls
 and the smooth surface, hermetically closed, frozen in the lake,
 such as wireless puppets, posed on mud bed
. Staring eyes.

The glossy touch. Long brown algae 
and slow motion of the aquatic mass, 
viscous cold shroud 
enveloping flowage

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This is where they have failed and sunk, 
taking with them their useless weapons. 


When small keys, 
the delicate spring will return to earth. 

When the conquering sun will dart 
golden rays
, its light sweetness, in the delivered water. 
When the banks will vibrate, 
watering the roots
 that the lake will shudder beneath butterflies wings 
and its blue mirror will stretch in an astounded O
 for diving birds.

When in its depths 
and out of sleep, 
the hungry fishes, 
scavengers, dark cleaners, lips curled over sharp razors 
in a rolling ballet, 
undulating fins 
and noxious bubbles
, will devour all the flesh of the lying bodies. 

It will remain of these foolish men 
under the sun, victorious sun, 
only pale bones, some yellow ivory
 and steel reflections.
Burning embers underwater
(I can hear seagulls sniggering).

credits

from Useless Weapons, released March 19, 2017
Luciole Langevine - Voice, words
Barry Snaith - Guitars
Produced by The Inconsistent Jukebox

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TIJ is Barry Snaith. One half of m1nk, How I Wrote Elastic Man, The A2K.
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Been around. Seen things. Done things. FKA The Inconsistent Jukebox.
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