#MoodMusicMonday theme is "Intense"
"Uncle" is on the shorter side of Lucy Liyou's tracks, but I still have to psych myself up like for all their other pieces since it reminds me very much of how it feels to be in a bad headspace.
I imagine most people bounce off the text-to-speech vocals, but I think it works with Liyou's "theater of memory" approach. It matches surprisingly well with how my own inner voice seems to flatten/be made brittle when overcome by a negative spiral. The only thing with definition is this semi-coherent fear and resentment that you can't even tell is you or not.
(Not a well-supported interpretation btw especially in context with the rest of the album; I'm sharing headcanon)
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Making the new Lucy Liyou the last one tonight. Will continue with the new music catch up tomorrow. It's going to be a big day with an Erland Cooper gig and the Eurovison Grand Final!
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Thanks to Late Junction for the tip that Lucy Liyou is heading to London for a show. Hadn't seen that on the gig tracking sites.
Where are they playing? Why, Cafe OTO of course!
https://www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/lucy-liyou/
Ticket booked!
Philadelphia-based artist Lucy Liyou synthesises field recordings, text-to-speech readings, poetry, and elements from Korean folk opera into sonic narratives that explore the implications of Orientalism and westernisation. Though their music reflects the work of genres such as post-industrial and musique-concrΓ¨te, β¦
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