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Birthday Party

by CROOKED HOLLOWS

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I'm at a party and I don't know their names and I can't see their face and they all look the same and they have different names but they all feel the same and I've had a hundred drinks and it's all rearranged but they all look the same in a million ways and the faces rearrange 'till we all just feel the same I'm at a party and I don't know their names and I can't see their face but they all look the same and they have different names but they all feel the same and I've had a hundred drinks and it all rearranged I'll rearrange I'll rearrange I'll rearrange I'll rearrange Standing next to me and they start to feel insane and I step into your face and you switch into my place and I can't feel your ways they'll rearrange oh what a day and we all feel awake and I want to rearrange start to know our face it all starts to change it all feels strange it all feels strange it all feels strange start to take our place theres a change in the plans and it all feels the same 'till we all flush down the drain theres a change in the plans and we go to our place and we start to rearrange and we swap each-other's face and we all look the same in a million ways and I've had a hundred drinks and it all feels the same and I can't see your face but we all look the same and I go to a party (do you even know my name?) can we swap each-other's face and we all look the same in a million ways

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For this project I wanted to get a visual art piece from a friend and make a recording inspired by the feelings that image gave me. I asked Aidan Hercules if he had any pieces for such a project. He actually had a series of images he titled: "Birthday Party". I found these images striking and recorded this song to a particular image from that set.

I envisioned a piece of emotional conflict in which bright colorful surroundings tell you that you should be happy and yet you feel a sense of alienation. I often aim for some ambiguity in my works and so I intended to combine fun elements like dancey drums and catchy melodies, but make them feel somewhat panicked at the same time depending on what angle you view it. My interpretation of Aidan's piece might have been accurate but it also might have been my own subconscious projections placed onto his image. Maybe that was his intention... Regardless, he liked the piece that I made and gave me the green light to share it.

-Adam

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwS-PMbvDb4

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released December 4, 2015

Image by Aidan Hercules

Title Design, Writing, Recording, Mixing by Adam Yamada

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