: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: JOYFULTALK : Album.......: A Separation Of Being : : Label.......: Constellation Records .. .:.. . Genre.......: Electronic : Catnr.......: CST150 . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2020-03-14 Str.date....: 2020-03-13 Quality.....: 257kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://joyfultalk.bandcamp.com ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. Part I - I've got that trans-dimensional feeling 7:42 again 2. Part II - Pixelated skin 8:49 3. Part III - Liquified then evaporated 16:47 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 33:18 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 64.08 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: Free-thinking Nova Scotia composer, musician and visual artist :, : Jay Crocker (aka JOYFULTALK) channels Minimalism, Japanese : :' environmental music, Maghrebian rhythmic modes and other ': ,: numinous folkways to create his most focused, vibrant work to :, : date. Based on a monumental, kaleidoscopic graphic score, A : :' Separation Of Being is translated from two-dimensional page to ': ,: trans-dimensional aural life using an array of homemade :, : instruments, crowned with a majestic string arrangement written : :' by Crocker and performed by Polaris and Juno winner Jesse Zubot ': ,: (Tanya Tagaq, Destroyer). :, : : :' Visual scores often provoke ideas of openness, interpretation, ': ,: improv and fluidity. JOYFULTALKÆs third album, and second for :, : Constellation, is an altogether different beast. This three-part : :' suite is airtight; interlocking arcs of polyrhythmic deep ': ,: groove and new minimalism roll out in spellbinding propulsion, :, : the music gathering its warmth from the strings and its : :' peculiarities from CrockerÆs bespoke instrumentation and analog ': ,: clockworks. The separation of being here is not division or :, : rupture, but buoyant freedom through conduction of circulatory : :' energies, marked by flowing melodic rondos of gyrating strings ': ,: and sonic pointillism. A Separation Of Being is a systems music :, : feast for the heart and mind. : :' ': ,: And lest we forget the eyes: Crocker began developing æThe :, : Planetary Music SystemÆ, his particular methodology for : :' visualized composition, in 2012. The score for A Separation Of ': ,: Being is the pinnacle of his system to date. Impressive in scale :, : and scope, this stunning 5Æx10Æ mural (acquired by Nova ScotiaÆs : :' provincial Art Bank in 2019) features geometric ': ,: multi-directional cycles of brightly-coloured, finely-detailed :, : sound notation. Album packaging on CD and audiophile 180g LP : :' features details on the outer jacket cover art, and a ': ,: reproduction of the full score on the inside gatefold, and as an :, : exquisite 12ö x 24öpull-out art print, respectively. : :' ': ,: Both the intricate graphic score and the superterrestrial music :, : distinguish and elevate Crocker/JOYFULTALK as a : :' creator/producer/performer whoÆs been integrating sonic, ': ,: artistic and sculptural practices into unique installation, :, : environmental and recorded works for the past 15 years. A : :' Separation Of Being is a career-defining conceptual and ': ,: compositional endeavour that finds one of CanadaÆs most :, : iconoclastic experimental music minds sublimated into a work of : :' entrancing rigour and dynamism. Thanks for listening. ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / Shout out to all our homies from: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / RAGEMP3 MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ 2 0 2 0 \/