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Story of the Androgyne: the gods were jealous of the self-contained inner strength and fulfillment displayed by the Androgyne. So the gods conspired to tear it apart into two halves, male and female.

Ok, I realize you can't really understand most of these "lyrics". Please read along if you'd like. Consider: we rarely understand the voices inside us, they simply don't speak coherent Esperanto.

Music inspired by Morlocks and Eloi. A collaboration, with a little help from my friends. In the end, it is a love song (created out of agony, the best kind, the only response). You know who you are...
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Lyrics
The Androgyne:

AND THE ONE SHALL NOW BE TWO
WHAT THE GOD HAS PULLED ASUNDER SHALL NEVER BE UNITED
WHAT WAS WHOLE IS NO LONGER
LIKE GOD
SEE
PIECES OF THYSELF

Pieces of myself. (Remember?) I remember pieces of myself.

I will never be whole. I will never be myself again.
Again.

A GREAT BALANCE HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE WORLD
REJOICE! AND BE GLAD

Before God, before Gods we were whole.
Before. We were whole. We were whole.

What have you done to me? What have you done
one tongue, one desire...
the language of my mind, the language of my tongue...
No longer one.

What can I do? I am not prepared.
I am not myself, not myself in you, prepared,
again. Not in you. I.

GOD IS ONE GOD IS GLORY GOD IS NEED GOD IS LOVE
GOD IS ONE

Let me find myself in you.
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Comments: 29
Fans: 7
Plays: 322
Downloads: 117
Votes: 17
Uploaded: Jul 08, 2005 - 12:11:28 PM
Last Updated: Jan 16, 2006 - 10:28:57 AM Last Played: Jun 26, 2009 - 01:27:51 PM
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Hardware:
Scars, gritted teeth, kisses afterward.
Software:
GB2. Live 4.
Thanks to: http://www.artsforge.com/poetry/tjm/falling/androgyne.
If you download this track you'll see it is listed under a new genre I discovered in iTunes:
Vaudeville Punk Soap Opera. How cool is that!
Comments
TobinMueller said 1598 days ago (July 8th, 2005)
Post-Babylonian poetry set to Morlock music sung by preverbal angels
Wo. I listened a second (and third) time cuz I knew there'd
be tons of stuff in there to absorb. Much better when I
read along with the words, altho not understanding during
my first listen had its own emotional moments that helped
inform my subsequent listens. Having a tough time
understanding what God is saying (the capital letters are
God's lines, right?) is fitting, no matter if we can read
along or not. Something incredibly unsettling about this.
Tragedy in a form that speaks in tongues, post-
Babylonian, language split into fragments. Fascinating.
The ending chant, let me find myself in you, such a nice
finish. Art unique to Macjams. Thanks for the journey.
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SpasmodicMan said 1598 days ago (July 8th, 2005)
Post-Babylonian poetry set to Morlock music sung by preverbal angels
Thanks for the great description. The whole idea started after I read your poem on line. And then from our email discussion. I was further motivated after watching Hedwig and the Angry Inch, at your recommendation, and seeing that pretty specatular scene about the androgyne they did using animation. Had to add to the literature, you might say. Thanks again for all your encouragement and assistance. I guess I like tracks where you can't understanding anything. That's the way I walk around, most of the time.
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_nderscore said 1598 days ago (July 8th, 2005)
lost in my psyche
i gotta listen to this a few hundred more times to let it all
sink in.. incredibly deep soundscape, tortuous & spellbinding
at the same time. the balance of darkness & light seems a
little skewed toward the shady side. brilliant nonetheless
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SpasmodicMan said 1598 days ago (July 8th, 2005)
lost in my psyche
Very exciting to think someone is going to listen to this multpile times. Thanks. Think of the light side regaining the upper hand after the fasletto voices' pleading last phrase: the voices ask to find themselves in each other, they split off from the god groove, and they find their peace in a whole other place. The god groove keeps peddling forward, but they find their own fractured joy apart. Divine Irony. (Thanks again.)
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said 1598 days ago (July 8th, 2005)
Awesome
Thanks for the head trip, Mr. SpasmodicMan.
Now I know who to blame when I hear these voices in my
head. :)
SpasmodicMan said 1598 days ago (July 8th, 2005)
Awesome
Back at you for that sublime Distant Howl synth lead you use in Clerical Error.
Drills right through me.
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perceptualvortex said 1598 days ago (July 8th, 2005)
Something
else! This brings me to the underground lake, where it's all dark green and blue. Visions of ionic columns in endless rows float hypnogogically over the water. Maybe that's a Freudian reference to Hedwig. Everything sparkles up from the darkness here.
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SpasmodicMan said 1596 days ago (July 10th, 2005)
Something
Cool. In my mind, though, I am looking out from the water, not over it. The world ripples and, although I have not mentioned it yet, I have gills so breathing isn't a problem.
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Stun Nutz said 1598 days ago (July 8th, 2005)
F.A.S.C.I.N.T.I.L.L.A.T.I.N.G.
folding aspirating scraping carving igniting
nauseating treating instigating laminating lactating
asphyxiating titillating imitating negating gyrating

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Stun Nutz said 1598 days ago (July 8th, 2005)
Now look what you've done!
As you can see by the fan list, below, you have drawn all the wierdos to
this tune like a magnet. A hairy magnet, I mean...a fleshy magnet...or a
fleshy maggot. ha ha! I am suck a freakin' geek... streaking through the
streets for treats... damn, I better stop now. Good night.
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Stun Nutz said 1598 days ago (July 8th, 2005)
eek!
I meant to say SUCH a freakin' geek. Not suck a freakin' geek.
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SpasmodicMan said 1596 days ago (July 10th, 2005)
suck a freakin' geek...
I like that better. And thanks for the cool list of adjectives. Better than a Thesaurus. Now I have lyrics for my next track...
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Tom Atwood said 1598 days ago (July 8th, 2005)
F.A.S.C.I.N.T.I.L.L.A.T.I.N.G.
what he said.

Nice work, SM.

8-9-8-9

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saxking20 said 1598 days ago (July 8th, 2005)
Look what they've done to my song Ma!
What atwood said!

Interesting listen...




8-9-8-8
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Peter Greenstone said 1598 days ago (July 9th, 2005)
Magnificent
Wow! This is a real work of art.
Funny, I see in your reply to Tobin that you mention "Hedwig
and the Angry Inch"; when I first read your description the
first thing that came to my mind was "Origins of Love"
because of the subject matter. Though obviously this is
quite different from that song.

This is very interesting to listen to and certainly reading the
words helps. Once I had the words understood the rest all
came together and I was thoroughly into it. Very well done.
Freaky good.
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SpasmodicMan said 1596 days ago (July 10th, 2005)
Magnificent
"Origins of Love" is definitely an anticedent. I was trying to make art (even though admitting that feels weird) and your comment is perfect. Thank you.
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Del said 1593 days ago (July 13th, 2005)
Great poetry but need text
This is great poetry. Could be cross-referenced under
Spoken Word. I have to admit that not understanding any of
the words without the text written out was off-putting. Too
bad there isn't a way of capturing both the excruciating
emotions you convey.
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Dead End said 1585 days ago (July 21st, 2005)
I'm drifting away
This is a great, freaky musical trip. Way to go!
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zrow said 1501 days ago (October 13th, 2005)
scary
wow
atonalis said 1486 days ago (October 28th, 2005)
great soundscaping.
even with your voice..... always some serious tweaking and variety goin' on. the poem itself was thought provoking. excellent comp. - shawn
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said 1405 days ago (January 17th, 2006)
old myth/new life
This certainly breathes new life into the old platonic myth (actually much
older and more universal than Plato). Kind of a techno AND THE GOD'S
MADE LOVE (Jimi Hendrix). Bravo!
said 1405 days ago (January 17th, 2006)
old myth/new life
This certainly breathes new life into the old platonic myth (actually much
older and more universal than Plato). Kind of a techno AND THE GOD'S
MADE LOVE (Jimi Hendrix). Bravo!
SmokeyVW said 1009 days ago (February 17th, 2007)
classic
glad i found this. a classic.

thanks!
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guitapick said 943 days ago (April 24th, 2007)
This...
...is f@*#king awesome!
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guitapick said 943 days ago (April 24th, 2007)
HA!!!
I misspelled "f@*king...
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slumbering said 779 days ago (October 6th, 2007)
Wow, i don't know what to say...
but i want to say something! I very much enjoy the music, and the concept makes it even better. For me, quite heavenly. :)
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Moviz said 746 days ago (November 7th, 2007)
this is
brilliant, loved every minute; it is so mentally stimulating.... you are an artist in sound.. excellent work, regards M
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ageofthedeathtree said 746 days ago (November 7th, 2007)
great tune!
really interesting and cool mood this song provokes. i'm really liking it...gonna go check out some of your other material!

age
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Doug Somers said 744 days ago (November 9th, 2007)
A fascinating piece
that completely absorbs the listener into this sonic world you have created. Wonderful!
Thanks for bringing this one forth,
Doug
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