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Harlow, Sage J

Variations Without A Theme (Drones Ongs)

Harlow, Sage J : Variations Without A Theme (Drones Ongs) (Edition Wandelweiser Records)

Australian sound poet and vocalist Sage J Harlow aka Sage Pbbbt, whose innovative vocal work takes inspiration from Tuvan and Mongolian overtone singing and Inuit throat singing, created this mysterious set of electroacoustic compositions on the unceeded lands of the Whadjuk People of the Noongar Nation, developing four works of spellbinding spectral ambience.
 

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Sage J. Harlow ( Sage J. Harlow (Sage Pbbbt))-composer

Jameson Feakes-guitar

Dan O'Connor-trumpet

Oz Kesik-synthesizer

Djuna Lee-double bass

Josten Myburgh-alto saxophone

Sage J. Harlow (Sage Pbbbt)-voices

Saskia Willinge-flute


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UPC: 4011778039679

Label: Edition Wandelweiser Records
Catalog ID: EWR 2205
Squidco Product Code: 32073

Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2022
Country: Germany
Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold 3 Panels
Recorded at Boorloo, in Perth, Australia, in March, 2022, by Josten Myburgh.

Descriptions, Reviews, &c.

"This album was created on the unceeded lands of the whadjuk people of the noongar nation. The artists pay their respects to the whadjuk people and their elders.

Thanks: Lee at Crank Recording, Tura New Music, the Perth exploratory music community.

The recording and production of this CD was supported by the western Australian government through the department of local government, sports and cultural industries."-sage j. harlow



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Artist Biographies

"My singing practice takes inspiration from Tuvan and Mongolian overtone singing, Inuit throat singing, sound poetry and an ongoing exploration of extra-normal vocal technique.

I also take influence from industrial musick, trance, and drone; insight meditation practice, urban/industrial shamanism and chaos magick; feminist, queer and trans praxis; and Discordianism.

As a researcher, I have interests in feminist, queer and trans politics, intersectionality and ethical engagements with postmodern culture(s), with a focus on writing against normative narratives. A critical engagement with the ethics of performance, cultural appropriation and privilege form the core of my praxis. I use the moniker Sage Pbbbt for vocal performance work and my name Sage J Harlow for writing.

I recently complete my PhD entitled 'Giving voice to the extra-normal self with the extra-normal voice: Improvised exploration through the realms of shamanic chaos magick, insight meditation and gender performance.' You can read it here if you like.

Sometimes I play the drums. Sometimes I write pieces of musick.

Pronouns: she/her.

I recognise the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of this country. I recognise the the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation as the traditional custodians of the land where I live (Perth, Western Australia)."

-Sage J. Harlow Website (https://sagepbbbt.com/)
3/13/2024

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"Jameson Feakes - Perth Based Guitarist, Improvisor, Etc."

-Jameson Feakes Website (http://www.jamesonfeakes.com/contact)
3/13/2024

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Djuna Lee: "You can find me playing double bass and bass guitar around town. From a classical upbringing, I went on to study jazz performance at WAAPA and now am more involved in the improvised and experimental scene of Perth. I enjoy creating and performing new works of music and love to collaborate with artists of other disciplines.

Bachelor of Music (Honours)
Western Australian
Academy of Performing Arts
2008 - 2012

-Djuna Lee Website (https://djunalee.com/)
3/13/2024

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"Josten Myburgh: Perth-based musician, influenced (mostly) by early music, fluxus, footwork, hip-hop, Wandelweiser, free improvisation and folk music, and interested (broadly) in gentleness, silence, repetition, counterpoint, juxtaposition and nonsense.

I work for Tura New Music as a curator of their 'grassroots' concert and workshop programs, centred around experimental chamber music and free improvisation.

I am part of running the label Tone List, which represents some exploratory music activities in Perth through releasing records and organising concerts.

I've studied with Antoine Beuger, Lindsay Vickery (WAAPA), Stuart James (WAAPA), and also undertaken mentorships and emerging artist programs with Alessandro Bosetti, Perluigi Billone, James Ledger and Richard Barrett.

I've performed at Klangraum (Düsseldorf), AudioArt Festival (Krakow), Cable#8 (Nantes), 101 Scelsi/Cage Festival (Palermo), Tilde New Music & Sound Art (Melbourne) and the Totally Huge New Music Festival (Perth).​Music I've made is out on Edition Wandelweiser, Flaming Pines, Tone List, Ivory Tower Records.

I'm currently a PhD candidate at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, and also teach there as a sessional lecturer. My research surrounds the intersections of radical philosophies of hope and experimental music communities.

I play composed music with Jameson Feakes and with the ensemble Breaking Waves. I also play free improvisation, usually with Michael McNab (Tchake), Emilio Gordoa, Sage Pbbbt, and eszetts. My solo performances often incorporate a mixture of composed laptop electronics, improvisation, voice, objects and 'non-musical' elements."

-Josten Myburgh Website (http://www.jostenmyburgh.com/discography.html)
3/13/2024

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"My singing practice takes inspiration from Tuvan and Mongolian overtone singing, Inuit throat singing, sound poetry and an ongoing exploration of extra-normal vocal technique.

I also take influence from industrial musick, trance, and drone; insight meditation practice, urban/industrial shamanism and chaos magick; feminist, queer and trans praxis; and Discordianism.

As a researcher, I have interests in feminist, queer and trans politics, intersectionality and ethical engagements with postmodern culture(s), with a focus on writing against normative narratives. A critical engagement with the ethics of performance, cultural appropriation and privilege form the core of my praxis. I use the moniker Sage Pbbbt for vocal performance work and my name Sage J Harlow for writing.

I recently complete my PhD entitled 'Giving voice to the extra-normal self with the extra-normal voice: Improvised exploration through the realms of shamanic chaos magick, insight meditation and gender performance.' You can read it here if you like.

Sometimes I play the drums. Sometimes I write pieces of musick.

Pronouns: she/her.

I recognise the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of this country. I recognise the the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation as the traditional custodians of the land where I live (Perth, Western Australia)."

-Sage J. Harlow Website (https://sagepbbbt.com/)
3/13/2024

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Track Listing:



1. One; Two 19:57

2. Morphing 18:38

3. Distance 19:04

4. Inverse 19:10

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