Voluntary In Nature
10 years later
As a producer and music historian, I don’t feel that everything from the
past is worthy of reappraisal. There are fragments of creation that are
fleeting or simply disposable, more suitable for the dustbin that the crates.
Still, there are other works that linger, sustain or even take on greater
meaning with the passing of time. I’m not going to say under which category
I feel Voluntary In Nature falls, but
10 years later, it is something that
I’d like to revisit and share with any open to listen.
Voluntary In Nature
was created for Tokyo-based clothing brand Sandinista during the first half of
2006 under commission from head designer and friend Vincent Cook. Available as
an exclusive and limited audio stream at sndnst.com in May of that same year, Voluntary
In Nature was comprised of original edits, sound collage, and voice. Some
of the segments date back to the early 2000s and appear in different forms in other
places. Without giving away too much information, Voluntary In Nature fulfills Canadian content regulations fully and
completely, an intentional direction.
Looking back, Voluntary
In Nature represents an era of great self-discovery: Digging, reaching,
thinking, celebrating, meditating, and always learning. It was the conceptual
precursor to 2007’s Sipreano with Decaf and The Stunt Man (1777rex) and the genesis of my blog and outlet for sharing.
Note: I would like to acknowledge the engineering skills of The
Stunt Man, vocal inspiration from the Psychic Ills, and the Trans Continental
Pop Festival (1970).
More to come…
More to come…
PEACE,
Sipreano
