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ALPHA LYRAE

by MV & EE

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you 10:22
free as you & yr mind and the truth bending in the breeze you must wait until that time we gave you sunshine and peace that's real more than you we must be we need to be you we need to see you won't you come on down and stay won't you stay many that you know are in the earth many that you know are in the sky more than life you must know i see so clearly now you & me wine from the woods somewhere you could be the daughter of a star maker from the mountain once benign higher than the wood beyond the world more than you we must be...
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starchild 08:52
vega burnin' bright youth between us there's a year i wanna see only time between you & me i'll always be there even when yr out there well she's COMin' from the stars flowin' rays & the way she breathes is farther than we can feel even when yr out there avatar in yr eyes essential gift of mine gotta find peace of mind even when yr out there beautiful one i believe in you even when yr out there
4.
a '67 mustang with seeds on the floor two tone livin i couldn't ask for more had holes in my eyes had holes in the floor had holes in the floorboards i couldn't ask for more i wanna stop & roll on two ply vexations times had done got hard i stomped on my promised land took a walk on me i stomped on my promised land it walked all over me i wanna stop & roll on roll one
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got in trouble in guilford it ain't no use screamin' & cryin' lay there one evening cold wind was blowin' around lay there one evenin' you were gone so i moved way up green river i was floating in the fog the boo it was in blossom and there was hay to roll in we kept rolling on so i moved on from guilford gave 'em a piece of mind yeah i moved on from guilford i left a little piece of my mind i moved way up green river i was floating in the fog the boo it was in blossom there was hay to roll in and we kept rolling on
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i set out in the blazing midday sun in my antique honda craft the sky was modern & the roads were dirt i’m goin’ nowhere fast return from the stars i’ll wait for you i’ll wait for u the sun has returned to sender re-up from space divine light & the ray dead batteries left behind the engines unprimed cave walls covered in strange stylized signs mortgage sub prime return from the stars i’ll wait for you i’ll wait for u
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about

first ever CHILD OF MICROTONES MV & EE private press LP!

“i was feeling rockets all the time when we were creating and listening to this record. sometimes they were bottle rockets, imaginary rockets, estes, space crafts and gimongous star machines that haven’t been built yet. more importantly i was feeling stages, secondary...tertiary…beyond growth -> always liftoff/ground, fruit/roots. ∞ philosophies. those kinda sounds often bless our head to remind us heads, they peak and peek out of the spectra as explosions. hopefully that translates for you, it will if you are that kind. maybe dig it in headphones if at first you don't succeed. in many ways this lp represents the cosmic fire of orgasm. we waited for a long time…"
- matt valentine -> maximum arousal farm (vermont 2014)

“some people have a hard time picking sides, not me, not here: i ’ll take the flip. it starts high on the crazy horse, all gallop and fuzz, and begins to fray in the most glorious way. when the tambourine starts to shake, the jam goes to shambles — they coulda let it in, coulda made some rock heroism out of it, but they let it soak, standing outside, staring through the window as the storm rages on. it ’s one of those moments that makes it real clear why mv & ee end up on bills with boundary pushers as often as mellow jammers. of course, matt and erika being who they are and doing what they do, bring it back home, nice and comfortable like a loaned drug rug on a cold night, with some song stylings that showcase finger picking and ghostly harmonies and that inimitable siren’s wail of ee’s slide. i’ve got plenty of shelf space given over to the road ramblings of the various incarnations of their band, but the studio outings are always something special, and this one gets better with every spin.”
- peter meehan/lucky peach (nyc 2014)

“brother...u’ve outdone yrself on the ‘alpha’...this is one of the best sounding records i’ve heard in forever...y’ve taken it all to another plane...wow...
spectra-4-life…”
- matthew “doc” dunn (the wolf king of TO)

"LEM would be proud"
- spanish wolfman

credits

released February 4, 2021

matt “MV” valentine
vocal, vocal harmony, acoustic & electric guitars, bass, drum programming, percussion, dov_bantar, tambura, electronic tabla, moog, vocoder, prophet 600, oscillators, swarsangam

erika “EE” elder
vocal, vocal harmony, lap steel, mandolin, electric firebird mandolin, autoharp, tambura, ethereal dialpad, crucible fuzz, frequencies

special guests THE GOLDEN ROAD -
vega - sonar (baby's heartbeat)
mike MUSKOX smith - moog/clavinet (YOU), bass (ROLL ON)
simon “THE DOOZER” loynes - harmony vocal (YOU)
tim barnes - drums (BOO WOE)
doc dunn - drums (ROLL ON)
marc wolf (SPANISH WOLFMAN) - rhodes (BOO WOE) + linn 9000, hammond organ, electric bass, drums (BOO JAM) drums, hammond organ, hofner bass, pianet, ondes martentot, EMS Synthi, shaker (RETURN FROM THE STARS)
rafi bookstaber - electric guitar (RFTS)paulie G - vocal harmony/space whisper (RFTS)
orion russell - “acoustic” drums
“chorus” 3 (starchild)
adam “paesano” langellotti - percussion (starchild)
ged gengras - moog/modular synth (BOO WOE/ROLL ON)
jeremy earl - percussion (RFTS) tambourine (ROLL ON)
mick flower - space drums (RFTS)
willie lane - guitar (BOO JAM)
john moloney - drums (BOO JAM)
chris livengood - bass (BOO JAM)
janane tripp - vocals (BOO JAM)
sparrow wildchild - vocals/flute (BOO JAM)
nemo bidstrup - guitar (BOO JAM)
coot moon - drums (MAYAN FEEDBACK), risset drum (RFTS), spectrasound assistant/audio janitor (ALL SELECTIONS)


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YOU
MV/EE/MUSKOX/DOOZER
maximum arousal farm (guilford, VT)
all set coin (toronto, ON)
al-rehab mobile (fes, MOROCCO)

STARCHILD
MV/EE/PAESANO ADAM/ORION RUSSELL
maximum arousal farm

ROLL ON > MAYAN FEEDBACK
MV/EE/DOC/MUSKOX/GED GENGRAS/JEREMY EARL
the manor (toronto, ON)
bank row (greenfield, MA)
bisquiteen (amherst, MA)
green machines II (East LA, CA)
buttermilk falls (warwick, NY)
maximum arousal farm

BOO WOE (when it’s all gone) > BOO JAM
MV/EE/GED GENGRAS/TIM BARNES/SPANISH WOLFMAN/WILLIE LANE/JOHN MOLONEY/CHRIS LIVENGOOD/
JANANE TRIPP/SPARROW WILDCHILD/NEMO
maximum arousal farm
green machines II
la maison des eaux grises (louisville, KY)
dreamflower north (goldens bridge, NY)
st. lawrence church (portland, ME)

RETURN FROM THE STARS
MV/EE/JEREMY EARL/MICK FLOWER/
SPANISH WOLFMAN/WOLFPACK
maximum arousal farm
dreamflower north
flowerhouse (leeds, UK)

all songs p & c child of microtones
all rights reserved

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mick flower appears
courtesy of FLOWERHOUSE
jeremy earl (WOODSIST)
tim barnes (QUAKEBASKET)
marc wolf (FURIOUS ARTISANS)
rafi bookstaber (HUMITO)
paulie G (donkey disk)
the doozer (AL-REHAB)
m. geddes gengras (PECCANT TAPES)
doc dunn (COSMIC RANGE)
visitations & prisma (TIME-LAG)
drona parva (TIME-LAG)
willie lane (CORD-ART)
john moloney (MANHAND)

engineers -
coot moon (maximum arousal farm)
dawn rider (maximum arousal farm)
james anderson (the manor)
justin pizzoferrato (bisquiteen/bank row)
dutch tenor (dreamflower north)
warren gray (la maison des eaux grises)
brendan evans (st. lawrence church)
gregor at the controls (all set coin)

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much obliged - mick flower, carson arnold, canada goose, p.g. six, matt “HERBCRAFT” lajoie, tim barnes, marc wolf, willie lane, three lobed recordings, jeremy earl, blackest rainbow, volcanic tongue, cristian ceia, gary held, samara lubelski, john moloney, peter meehan, spectre folk, visitations, prisma, J mascis, ayal senior, ged gengras, lois tresize, emily batchelder, ron schneiderman, brandi solomon, aurora ferrara, home comfort, zuma

cover photo/stim/source:
michael schmelling

mvandee.blogspot.com

THIS WAS C.O.M. 41!

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