ARTFUL by Mac of BIOnighT

JUST MUSIC series - vol 60

Genre: electronic, experimental, ethnic, naive, more...

Back when I started making music at 16 (and for the 14 years that followed) the only instruments I had were toys (a plastic electric organ, plastic toy guitars, toy metallophones etc) and an array of non-instruments (broken kitchen tools, plastic boxes, bottles, inflatable balloons, etc). I had no recording gear, either, except for a couple of super-cheap microphones and two equally cheap cassette decks. On top of all that, my musical skills were zero.
When I listen to those primitive recordings, though, I hear creativity, ingenuity, and an unstoppable will to explore and go beyond my many limitations. I decided to record an album with the same let’s-see-what-happens spirit, as well as some of the same sounds, and let instinct remove any preconceived musical ideas.
I started sampling kitchen tools and odd stuff like that and got to work. To my disappointment, I quickly discovered that it’s simply impossible to unlearn all you know and become a blank, naive musical blossom again. However, I retained as much of that spirit as possible and recorded this album, a mixture of who I was and who I am. I hope you will enjoy it :)
Mac

Tracklist

1.	BUBBLES ON A MARTIAN BEACH	9:12

2.	CLIFFS AND FACTORIES	2:05

3.	MAGNETIC SAND	2:47

4.	NO MEDALS FOR THE HEROES	5:08

5.	POSTERS OF AFRICA	2:50

6.	SEPTEMBER 5 ON A PARK BENCH	9:36

7.	SLAVERY	2:56

8.	A BROKEN TAPE	0:51

9.	THE LAST SHIFT	4:26

10.	STONEROAD WORKERS	5:43

Credits

released April 29, 2018

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