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The Keening Sessions

by The Third Entity

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1.
Face It 03:46
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2.
Belief System 04:17
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3.
Caves 03:07
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I long to remember caves The darkness was a comfort There was no fear I long to remember Being introduced to light Slowly, like a sunrise
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Lucky 04:20
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What Will Become of Us? 03:38
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What will become of us? I'm different now It's unexplainable not unattainable I'm different now It feels...familiar What will become of us? I'm different now It's untouchable not intangible I'm different now It feels good What will become of us? Ashes to ashes and dust unto dust
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Shoulda 04:22
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Dead Again 03:26
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Mercy 05:34
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Bespoken for Haloed and haunted Anytime anyone demanded more You were not unfounded In asking too many questions You asked the correct ones Cuz everyone glanced in your general direction With frowns on You were the last thing I remember seeing before the dust and smoke filled the air There was so much happening My senses were overwhelmed And now that I come to you To relieve the tension Overindulging, addicted I feel like I'm floating but at the same time, sinking Imperceptibly, almost And then I'm rock bottom Hold on to mercy It may be all we have left It may be all we have left, now...

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Most of these songs were written during the isolation of 2020 and 2021. The artist thought a lot about grief and death, enrolled in some death doula trainings, and learned about the ancient art of Keening. The artist had also enrolled in voice lessons in early 2020 that encouraged the use of "primal sound." This training made her think a little differently about how to use the voice. When she learned about Keening, she felt her primal sound training weaved perfectly in with the idea of vocalizing grief. The keening she refers to on this album is more of a metaphor, and sometimes coming from future (or past?) angel-robots who have lost all connection to humanity. Or maybe they were once human. It is really up to the listener to interpret.

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released September 22, 2022

All songs written and performed by Lynn Simonds
Drums by Sturgis Cunningham
Mixed, mastered and engineered by Mark Miller at Sonelab
Produced by Lynn Simonds and Mark Miller
Album art by Vin Caponigro
Photo by Jamie Gouger

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The Third Entity is 21st century keening. Keening, also known as professional mourning, is the ancient art of making long wails of sorrow at funerals. Keeners were thought to help mourners metabolize their grief. The Third Entity keens for all there is to grieve in the world in the 21st century, using digital sounds that reflect the digital age, invoking robotic/angelic/ demonic voices. ... more

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