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Amy Denio: PANDEMONIUM

by Amy Denio / Spoot Music

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All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Gathered in the man cave nearby the glen It’s broken! It’s shattered! its heartstrings' tendrils are tattered! Cobble them up and make them fatter Chew them sideways and spit out the chatter Silence is golden like an egg atop the wall Shatter the silence and watch the egg fall
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There once was a chemist from Dublin Whose consumption of whiskey was troublin' But the drink being Irish was sure to kill the virus So on most days his steps were stumblin’ Whiskey for the heart and Brandy for the stomach Warm plaster of Brooklime to cure that pesky cough that's dry! unproductive! and sometimes fatal! There once was a virus asleep Which woke up, found new hosts, and settled deep When it moved in it was silent Until the wracking cough was violent Now its hosts are mostly lying in a heap
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Prayer deflector was erected in just the right spot to make unwarranted pleas to god ricochet loudly before exploding into smithereens Rape whistles come in handy if you're a girl and happen to meet GI Joe in a back alley It's OK to wear clown suits as long as you're wearing boots God forbid we pull the trigger 50% military promoted or demoted, eating loud Lord pie Garden of the Gods under crazy shepherd skies We walk on the dust of those before us
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1 Graves Avenue hearing the trains flow by day and night Suntan man basking in front of the bank catching rays every day bald and gold and bald and golden, bald and gold
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I'm gonna hug you right now she said Running up to the young man with the clouded face cracking open to smile every once in a while She don't care no more about rules and revelations 'bout the survival of the fittest that hittest home the hardest for those left alone Change is gonna come when nothing's all you got Listen for the dinner bell for your imaginal cells The forms we know will change to naught Change is gonna come when nothing's all you got Listen for the dinner bell for your imaginal cells to gel. I'm gonna hug you right now she said Kiss my chrysalis to sleep Just wait til you wake up in the new form you will keep
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Candle in the wind
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Convergency vortex surrounded her like a spinning tornado of insight inside out, she was a visionary wtihout doubt Synchronous coincidence again and again don't you see that it's all meant to be eternity is lit for me again and again Magic hatchmarks fill the void of the page the words that poured out were flamed with rage this fire to fight is stronger than any gauge The forces of nature can not be detained
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Vuota, e' vuota Roma In somma. (Rome is empty) Grida la grinta da ieri sopra oggi dopo domani Chiasso fermato (Yell yesterday's determination over today after tomorrow) Sonnolento (Drowsy)
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Pandemic 02:32
E Pluribus Unum (out of many, one) never sounded more sinister. A family member is on her way out, and there are 3 deaths from COVID-19 in my zip code as of yesterday. lyrics E pluribus unum Let me pass you my sputum E pluribus unum This time I'll pass...on your sputum Who's tasted the demo of this epidemic? Epic epidural epistle pissing pustulence posturing apostolically Pugilistic pestilence preternatural ignorance Romance's deadly dance wearing fancy new pants Bearing the weight of a complicated crown Until we all fall down. (rising number of dead)
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Gemma Gemma 04:24
Ich bin ge-Kurted (I am Kurted) Langsam in tandem (slowly in tandem) Gewurzt durch verlockende Worten (spiced by enticing words) Garten gurtel gibt es vielen Viertel (Many neighborhoods within the garden girdle) Gemma gemma nahmst du alle meine Kusse (Let's go, let's go! Take all my kisses) Gemma gemma unsere Versammlung ist so susse (Let's go, let's go! Our mingling is so sweet)
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Bon anniversaire mon cher Pierre Notre amitie claire est aussi profond comme la mer ...la mer On espere que nos aimes se recontrent dans l'aire En dansent, en revant Les affaires en hiver etre solitaire tu seras toujour cher
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All things connect

about

These songs reflect the last 15 months in quarantine from the COVID-19 virus. They are inspired by chance encounters, sudden deaths, random thoughts, and places where I have lived in the past. I recorded many of them in a single day.

Starting with Washington State, I began to note that day's tally of COVID-infected and those who had perished from the virus. I made a list of places where I've lived for more than a month, and looked up the viral statistics for each location. I assigned notes for each number, and came up with melodies and chord changes, then infused the composition with memories from each era.

Pandemonium contains remixes of pieces originally commissioned for Nonsequitur's Wayward in Limbo streaming audio series, and from the album Amy Denio: Corona Sonora.

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released June 1, 2021

Amy Denio: voice, accordion, Buffet Bb clarinet, Selmer Mark VI alto sax, Stratocaster electric guitar, Ibanez 12-string guitar, G&L electric bass, American tourister briefcase played by hand, baglamadita upcycled by Domenikos Visser.

Nonda Trimis: surdo, pandeiro, tamburim on Trieste.
Jon Paul Pachenker: fish on Trieste.
Matty Noble: co-composer of Snoozed Past Gokotta: algorithm creating drums and bass, violin.
Chris CD Littlefield: flugelhorn, trumpet, trombone, bass trombone on Washington State.
Gino Jevdjevic: trash percussion sounds

Composed, performed, recorded, and produced by Amy Denio.
Mastered by Steve Turnidge and Amy Denio.
Artwork by Annie Grgich

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Amy Denio / Spoot Music Hansville, Washington

Amy Denio is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist composer, singer and music producer based in Seattle, WA. She's been commissioned to compose for dance, theater and film, and has received numerous grants and fellowships and collaborated with artists worldwide.

She has performed at festivals, clubs, schools, prisons, social centers and ruins throughout Europe, North America and Asia.
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