Formatted for use in the Make Noise Morphagene by Todd Barton.
Sounds from "Music and Poetry of the Kesh".
"All samples have been remastered from the master 8-channel recording sessions of 1984. It has been fun and fascinating "remixing" them in the Morphagene." - Todd
Music and Poetry of the Kesh is the documentation of an invented Pacific Coast peoples from a far distant time, and the soundtrack of famed science fiction author, Ursula K. Le Guin’s Always Coming Home. In the novel, the story of Stone Telling, a young woman of the Kesh, is woven within a larger anthropological folklore and fantasy.
The ways of the Kesh were originally presented in 1985 as a five hundred plus page book accompanied with illustrations of instruments and tools, maps, a glossary of terms, recipes, poems, an alphabet (Le Guin’s conlang, so she could write non-English lyrics), and with early editions, a cassette of “field recordings” and indigenous song. Le Guin wanted to hear the people she’d imagined; she embarked on an elaborate process with her friend Todd Barton to invoke their spirit and tradition.
Full album available here:
https://ursulakleguintoddbarton.bandcamp.com/album/music-and-poetry-of-the-kesh
Todd has also released a remix of the Reel on Soundcloud. Post yours in the comments!
Type
Wave (.wav)
Duration
1:57.091
File size
42.9 MB
Sample rate
48000.0 Hz
Bit depth
32 bit
Channels
Stereo
Comments
2 years, 9 months ago
Hi there, is it public domain?
5 years, 9 months ago
Doesn't seem to be Public Domain to me
6 years, 5 months ago
A very unexpected and wonderful thing to find here!!
I was given a copy of Always Coming Home that my partner happened across at a goodwill outlet (for 2cents!). It is awesome in its scope and format. But it did not come with the cassette, and have not sought it out.
I feel the urge to pick up a morphagene JUST for this reel!
Very cool.
