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Radio Universe by Human Oils

Human Oils is an ongoing series of collaborative multimedia performances between Leicester based artist George Sanderson and Coventry / Delhi based artist Indira Lakshmi. The performances use ritual, randomised textual, visual and sonic processes with spoken word to create visual and auditory performances combining drone and generating poetry.

Radio Universe is Human Oils debut full length performance, recorded on 08/7/21 at a private location, and with a running time of almost 80 minutes.

Textual references;
The Denial of Death - Ernie Beckett
The Astronomy Book - Big Ideas Simply Explained
The Sleep Book - Dr Guy Mead
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
The Laundromat - Jake Bernstein
Concepts of Modern Art - Nikos Stangos
Philippe de Montebello, Martin Gayford - Rendezvous with Art
The Divine Comedy, Inferno - Dante Alighieri
No More Rubbish Excuses - Martin Dorey

Released digitally via bandcamp and as a limited run of 22 cassettes in various colours of recycled plastic in early 2022.

The cassette will be comprised of the two tracks without breaks, as was originally intended, it will also have an alternate mix. Radio Galaxy is side a, Denial of Death side b.

Tracklist
1.Radio Galaxy - a) Part of the Universe is Missing8:32
2.Radio Galaxy - b) Part Lion, Part Goat, Part Snake28:25
3.Denial of Death - a) Analogues of Denial5:28
4.Denial of Death - b) Unutterable Murmurings5:30
5.Denial of Death - c) Don't Despair We'll Beat Them Yet8:19
6.Denial of Death - d) Sweet Terror; The Sights and Sounds of Earth9:38
7.Denial of Death - e) Analogues of Death12:38
Credits
released March 25, 2022

Instruments used -
Indie - Korg Volca,
PRS SE electric guitar > Cathedral Pedal > Big Muff, > HH guitar amp
Pure Data
George - Westfield bass > Boss Delay > Bass Big Muff > Peavey NitroBass
Alesis Samplepad Pro
Goodman's Digital Radio
Koala sampler
Both - spoken and sung vocals, Boss VE20 Vocal Processor, percussion.

Album cover art created in collaboration by Human Oils, layouts by I Lakshmi
Recorded by Human Oils, mixed and mastered by G Sanderson
LicenseAll rights reserved.
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Human Oils is an ongoing series of collaborative multimedia performances between Leicester based artist George Sanderson and Coventry / Delhi based artist Indira Lakshmi. The performances use ritual, randomised textual, visual and sonic processes with spoken word to create visual and auditory performances combining drone and generating poetry