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E.O.C. (Engineering Of Consent): Dreams (Love Earth Music)

An enigmatic electroacoustic project from Mexico City, E.O.C. (Engineering Of Consent) crafts layered, dramatic, and immersive soundscapes that blend dark ambient, noise, and experimental textures into a compelling exploration of human nature, perception, and the subtle forces shaping collective experience.
 

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Label: Love Earth Music
Catalog ID: LEM-345
Squidco Product Code: 35885

Format: CDR
Condition: New
Released: 2024
Country: USA
Packaging: Digipack
Recorded in 2023 and 2024.

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E.O.C. (Engineering Of Consent) is an experimental sound project hailing from Mexico City, delving into the realms of electroacoustic composition, dark ambient, and noise. Their album Dreams, released on March 31, 2024, by Love Earth Music (LEM-345), comprises five tracks: "DREAMS," "HAPPINNES," "HUMAN NATURE," "PROSPERITY," and "TO BE NORMAL." These pieces explore layered sonic textures, creating immersive soundscapes that blend electronic manipulation with atmospheric elements. The project's name references Edward Bernays' concept of "engineering consent," suggesting a thematic

E.O.C. (Engineering Of Consent) is an experimental sound project hailing from Mexico City, delving into the realms of electroacoustic composition, dark ambient, and noise. Their album Dreams, released on March 31, 2024, by Love Earth Music (LEM-345), comprises five tracks: "DREAMS," "HAPPINNES," "HUMAN NATURE," "PROSPERITY," and "TO BE NORMAL." These pieces explore layered sonic textures, creating immersive soundscapes that blend electronic manipulation with atmospheric elements. The project's name references Edward Bernays' concept of "engineering consent," suggesting a thematic engagement with ideas of influence and perception.



The Engineering of Consent is an essay by Edward Bernays first published in 1947, and a book he published in 1955.

with ideas of influence and perception.


Artist Biographies

"Paul r. Harding was born in New York and attended college in Buffalo, NY, where he was tutored by saxophonists Archie Shepp and Charles Gayle. He moved to the West Coast, where he got to know bassist Michael Bisio in the mid-1980s. They did many performances in galleries, bars, and performance spaces."

5/12/2025

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Track Listing:



1. Dreams 6:09

2. Happiness 10:03

3. Human Nature 5:44

4. Prosperity 10:11

5. To Be Normal 10:01

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