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Gestures

by Bret Berry

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Umyeahism 00:47
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Inventory 00:22
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Strategery 00:54
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Memechanism 00:38
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TBD 00:34
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Procedure 00:32
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Lunch Plans 00:26
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Lost Signal 01:28
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Blazar 00:47
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Myelination 00:40
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Dispersion 01:29
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Rummaging 00:49
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Ghozd 01:10
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Reticence 00:54
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Petechia 00:51
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Uberwallung 01:52
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Dis-Apparate 01:03
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Perseverance 00:51
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Saya 00:42
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about

This project has been a chance to revisit old ideas that heretofore did not get their due, to elaborate on or continue ideas present in earlier releases, and to dwell in sonic niches I have considered but never had the occasion to explore. It is a celebration of the creative spirit, full of references, inside jokes, homages, and wishes, with no other purpose than to acknowledge and stimulate that creative energy we all have access to.

I began work on what would become GESTURES on the heels of completing a piece for a seven inch project spearheaded by Aaron West and Thaniel Lee, for which every participant submitted a one minute-long composition. At this time, I was also hosting a radio show on ArtXFM called The Old and the Odd. Of the hundred-plus shows I broadcasted, three of them took the theme of cramming as many songs into one hour as possible. Both of these undertakings inspired me to listen to more short works in sound and to consider more closely the virtues of brevity in creative practice; to think of time - not concept, aesthetic, or process - as a unifying theme. This simple constraint gave the work a grand field of possibility to spread out in. That said, it can be seen quite plainly that there are repetitions and patterns shared amongst various handfuls of compositions herein. In those Recurrences, I may be able to trace something of the boundaries of my tastes or creative proclivities, as well as shed a brighter light on the remaining infinitudes of the imagination.

Bret Berry
Louisville, KY
April 2018

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released April 23, 2018

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