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Olsen, Lance Austin

Death in the Urban Jungle

Olsen, Lance Austin  : Death in the Urban Jungle (Confront)

A one-track electroacoustic work composed and mixed by Lance Austin Olsen, combining amplified copper plate, shruti box, guitar, flute, found tapes, and processed objects with extended voice and sampler, forming a dynamic and unpredictable narrative that shifts between silence, tension, and resonance in a rich, scored soundscape of urban unease.
 

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Lance Austin Olsen-amplified copper plate, shruti box, guitar, bamboo flute, found tapes, amplified objects

Erin Cunes-voice

Dan Godlovitch-octatrack sampler

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Label: Confront
Catalog ID: core 52
Squidco Product Code: 36108

Format: CDR
Condition: New
Released: 2025
Country: UK
Packaging: Cardstock Sleeve, sealed
Score and mix by Lance Olsen.
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Artist Biographies

"Lance Austin Olsen is a composer, improviser, and painter, and owner of Infrequency Editions. He studied Printmaking and Art History at University of the Arts London, and currently lives in Victoria, British Columbia."

-Squidco 7/15/2026

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"Mezzo Soprano, Erin Cunes is a gifted singer and a compelling actress. Her lustrous vocals, artistry and style have garnered praise on both the operatic and concert stage. Erin has performed with major opera companies across the country and has been a guest artist with Pacific Opera Victoria and the Victoria Symphony.

A native of Calgary, Ms. Cunes graduated from L'Universite de Montreal with a Bachelor in Vocal Performance. She continued her studies at the Victoria Conservatory of Music with Selena James where she also began her teaching career.

Erin recently spent two years living in Uttar Pradesh India completing an internship in Yoga, Meditation and Mindfulness. As a result, Erin is gaining a reputation as a unique and specialized teaching artist. She systematically guides her students to find their voice through music, movement and mindfulness.

"The human voice is a powerful and authentic instrument. Unleashing it, freeing it, honoring and nurturing it is my favorite work in the world!"

Currently [August 6, 2025] Ms. Cunes is collaborating on a recording project of experimental music using extended voice technique with Canadian Composer and Visual Artist Lance Austin Olsen."

-Maggie Music LLP (https://www.maggiemusic.ca/erin-cunes-voice/)
7/15/2026

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"Dan G is a musician, sound designer, and digital instrument developer based in Victoria BC. He writes and performs experimental electronic music as okpk, and is a member of Laggards."

-Paper Street Theatre (https://www.paperstreettheatre.ca/company.php)
7/15/2026

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