æsean (EP) by Nate Cøllins

'æsean' deals with a specific feeling that accompanies the loss of someone who is especially close to you; the recurring awareness that a language built upon hyper-specific, atypically linked, and overlapping frames of reference has now become obsolete. Every instance of this realisation leads to an acute sense of isolation that can last from a split second to consecutive weeks or months.

I'd love to be able to offer some words of consolation to anyone else who might be experiencing this, but I'm not sure that I can: I am convinced that this feeling never entirely dissipates. By way of consolation, I'm forced to believe that this recurring hell is the trade-off for the gift of true connection with others.

If you are struggling or in need of help, please reach out to those around you - while they will never be a true replacement for what has been lost, they may offer you a glimpse of what lies beyond the horizon.

Tracklist

1.	INCLUSION \|\| The Final Fluent Speaker of a Dead Lexicon	7:27

2.	RESOLUTION \|\| An Endless and Unreachable Horizon	9:56

Credits

released February 12, 2024

Performed "live in studio" on guitar and Lyra 8 as single takes with no edits or overdubs.

Composed, performed and produced through Nate Cøllins
Recorded at Hofmann Road, 2022 e.v.
Mastered by Mell Dettmer
Photography/artwork by Nate Cøllins

Recorded and conceived on Gubbi Gubbi land, with all due respects to Elders past, present, and future.

In memory of Sean Collins (1990 - 2022). Our language now dies with me.

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