Spectacle of Light Abductions 2 (Music for the Paintings of Vedran Kopljar) 12" Vinyl

A sequel to 2011's communication from our future selves on 'The Spectacle of Light Abductions', this new endeavour by restless netherzone traveller Spencer Clark envisions a space map towards the other side of human life.

A meditation on the paintings of Vedran Kopljar, these two side-long pieces, recorded and performed at Kopljar's exhibition at Muhka Museum in Antwerp in 2024, tap into the barren world inhabited by Clark while wandering what he calls the "Abomination Plateaus".

Searching for meaning amidst the landscape, 'Abyssfields' turns Clark's keyboards, sampler and wha pedals into sentient beings, roaming a luminous sound field of low res percussion, glistening keys and mangled voice-like transmissions. Featuring Athens-based John Also Bennet on flute, 'Abomination Plateaus' layered misty pads hover above a recurring driving-pinging loop, unlocking new harmonic spectres throughout each passage, suspended in the light. Always enveloping.

"THE SEQUEL TO FOURTH WORLD MAGAZINE'S DEBUT UFO CLASSIC, INSPIRED BY THE PAINTINGS OF VEDRAN KOPLJAR AND FEATURING JOHN ALSO BENNETT:::::::::
THE OUTER MEMBRANES ENCIRCLE AND CRADLE THE INNER SHUTTLE FOR TRAVEL IN THE ABYSSES THAT ARE THE PATHWAYS THAT CAN CONNECT OUR NERVOUS SYSTEM TO THAT OF OUR UNIVERSAL ORGANISM. THE INVENTION OF THOUGHT FORMS SHOW A REPLICATION AND AN ADDED TEXTURE AND COLOUR TO THE TUNNELS OF SPACE. THE PROCESS OF SIGNIFYING SPECIFIC POINTS ON ONE’S MENTAL VISION OF SPACE MAPS TOWARDS THE OTHER SIDE OF HUMAN LIFE REPRESENTS AN ALTERACTION WITH THE GREAT WINGED FLESHLESSNESS. THE TWO PIECES OF MUSIC HERE DESCRIBE THE BARREN WORLD THAT I INHABITTED WHILE MEDITATING ON VEDRAN KOPLJARS PAINTINGS WHICH I CALL “ABOMINATION PLATEAUS”. IN THIS LANDSCAPE OF NOTHING, THAT I HAVE ENTERED BY STARING AT THE CENTER OF THE PAINTINGS, NEW IMAGES ENTER INTO FOCUS. THESE IMAGES ARE CAST AS SOUND FEELINGS. ON THE DESERT HI PLATEAUS I WANDER AND EMOTE THE FEELING OF THE VISTAS OF MONSTERS. THEY ARE NOT FRIGTENING FOR THEY ARE STARING AT THE SAME NEVERENDING SUNSETS AS I. WHEN WE HAVE VISIONS AND NEED TO KNOW WHAT EXACTLY THEY MEAN, WE MAY MISTAKENLY KILL THE BEINGS THAT ARE BEHIND THE PICTURE, AND LIMITLESS EXPANSION DEMANDS THAT THE ZOO IS FULL OF ALL BEINGS. THESE TWO PIECES, “ABOMINATION PLATEAUS” AND “DESERTS OF THE ABYSS” WERE RECORDED ADN THEN PERFORMED FOR VEDRAN KOPLJAR’S PAINTING EXHIBIT AT MUHKA MUSEUM ANTWERP, BELGIUM IN THE SUMMER OF 2024. “DESERTS OF THE ABYSS” FEATURES ADDITIONAL MUSIC BY JOHN ALSO BENNET, WHO ALSO MIXED THE WHOLE RECORD. THIS IS A SEQUEL TO THE ORIGINAL SPECTACLE OF LIGHT RECORD WHICH CENTERS ON THE EXISTENCE OF OUR FUTURE SELVES IN COMMUNICATION WITH US IN THE SKY. IN THE MEDITATION ON THE PAINTINGS OF VEDRAN KOPLJAR, WHILE WANDERING IN THE DESERT WITHIN MYSELF I FOUND SIMILARLY LOOKING BEINGS AS I DID 15 YEARS AGO."

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- Imported from Canary Islands, Discrepant Records

- Features WAH FLUTE: JOHN ALSO BENNETT

- MIXED BY JOHN ALSO BENNETT & SPENCER CLARK

- Mastered by Rashad Becker