Land Where The Blues Began /  by TooLong Dead

"Our species has never been more powerful and wealthy, nor more ill at ease. Rage and anxiety pervade the emotions and the actions of both the haves and the have-nots. The fate of whistle blowers and nonconformists is well known. Everyone learns to remain silent in the face of monstrous ironies. In such threatening situations most people grow careful about speaking out.”

Lomax, Alan. The Land Where the Blues Began. New York: Delta, 1993.

In Praise Of Slow /  by TooLong Dead

An obscure but admiring nod to Dorothy Pope, an infinitely rare hero. Seek out 'The Summerhouse Collection' to explore 'the fruitfulness of going slow.'

"BergensBanen minutt for minutt"

The Bergensbanen railway from Bergen to Oslo, as filmed by NRK in 2009.This upload was compressed from the original Apple ProRes files (246 GB) to high quali...

https://youtu.be/d_S_13TWn1c

Shifting like a murmuration /  by TooLong Dead

June and July have been high in temperature and in spirits with underwing activity feeling fluid, connected and beautifully engaged. Digital diligence has lapsed already but might return … at some point.

Until then …

A celebration of the amazing roosting display of thousands of Starlings over the West Pier in Brighton. Set to the music of Claude Debussy's classic 'l'apres midi d'un faune', both the West pier and this wonderful piece were at their height in the late 19th Century.

Oh Patience /  by TooLong Dead

"And in our heads we held the moon, brightly as a beacon light, and we followed him."

Taken from the debut album "The Moon & You". http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-... Released 7th February 2011 on Beach Hut Records. Director: Phil Poole Producer: Rick Barber Camera: Luke Powell, Andy Parkinson, Phil Poole Engineer: Graham Dominy Mix: Jim Mortimore Editor: Phil Poole Recorded at The Crypt Studios, London

MASTERS OF SKIES /  by TooLong Dead

Winched into the wider world, ‘Masters of Skies’ was read for Telltales for Penzance LitFest 2018, themed, Taking Flight. With endless thanks to all the crew at Glide Omarama for extending the 2016 season.

Geophony, biophony, anthrophony /  by TooLong Dead

Bernie Krause on recognising, analysing and conserving our natural soundscapes.

Bernie Krause has been recording wild soundscapes -- the wind in the trees, the chirping of birds, the subtle sounds of insect larvae -- for 45 years. In that time, he has seen many environments radically altered by humans, sometimes even by practices thought to be environmentally safe.

Fine, fine art - IN COLLABORATION /  by TooLong Dead

TOOLONGDEAD audio installed by Antonia Eden in a cupboard, up a drainpipe or on the receiving end of a rotary dialler - there really is, “No Place Like Home”
[see: the SOUNDSCAPES collection]

Passage for Par /  by TooLong Dead

Exceptional art in Par, Cornwall

PAR BEACH ROSEMARY LEE 22, 23 & 24 June Passage for Par is a dance performance created specially for and presented on Par Beach, conceived and directed by choreographer Rosemary Lee. At the turn of the tide 30 women will rhythmically snake their way across the tidal landscape, tracing meandering pathways through the wet sand, their outlines etched against the sea and sky. Following their movements from afar on headland or dune, viewers are invited to take time to discover the ever-changing landscape as the women slowly continue their passage through it. A Passage for Par will begin at approximately the following times: – Friday 22 June 7.15pm – Saturday 23 June 8.15pm – Sunday 24 June 9.15am

FOLLOW UPSTREAM FOR A LIGHT FEED OF POETIC CONTENT TO ADD TO YOUR DIGITAL DIET