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Five Loops for the Bathyscaphe

from Slower / Talker by Leo Chadburn

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Text: deep-sea data and imagery of the descent of the Trieste, 23 January 1960.

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Epipelagic Zone (0-200m)
sunlight ... salt ... 23rd January 1960 ... the humid weather ... the waves buffeting the craft ... flares burning on the surface ... and photosynthesis ... now sinking slowly ...

Mesopelagic Zone (200-1000m)
twilight ... the bathyscaphe, like a balloon descending through the water column ... gasoline, gradually compressing ... chlorine, 55% ... and strange animals ... stratification ... the cooling water interrupts the descent ... iron falling into the sea ... sinking slowly ...

Bathypelagic Zone (1000-4000m)
midnight ... total darkness ... then ... phosphorescence ... Melanocetidae, Gonostomatidae ... plexiglass, shattering under pressure ... the sudden shadow ...of the largest creatures ... sodium, 30% ... sulphate, 8% ... ultramarine ... sinking slowly ...

Abyssopelagic Zone (4000-6000m)
the abyss ... bottomless ... searchlights trailing the limpid water ... no sign of life ... magnesium, 3% ... calcium, 2% ... the song of electronics inside the sphere ... pressure cylinders and soda lime ... nearly freezing ... breathing slowly ...

Hadopelagic Zone (<6000m)
the trench ... potassium, 1% ... horizonless ... diatomaceous ooze ... "this is Trieste... Challenger Deep. Six three zero zero fathoms. Over." ... electromagnets, failing on the seabed ... rising slowly ... "I feel as if these hundreds of gallons of water are passing into my veins." ... “Over”

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from Slower / Talker, released March 26, 2021
Performed by Apartment House: Mira Benjamin (violin), Anton Lukoszevieze (cello) and Kerry Yong (piano), with Leo Chadburn & Gemma Saunders (voices).

Produced by John Lely and engineered by Gus White. Recorded at Goldsmiths Music Studios, London.

Mixed by John Lely and Leo Chadburn.

Mastered by Eric James at Philosopher’s Barn Mastering.

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Leo Chadburn / Simon Bookish London, UK

Leo Chadburn (London, UK) AKA Simon Bookish is a composer of experimental and 'avant-pop' music, vocalist and writer. His unpredictable work includes music for classical ensembles, dramatic solo performances that merge his voice with electronic music, and music for film and installation art. It has been broadcast on BBC Radio 1, 3 and 6 Music, Resonance FM and internationally. ... more

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