Emacs Eternal by janis lago
NYS#189
"Emacs Eternal was a phrase I had (rendered in lowercase) in my Twitter bio for a long time long ago, a manifestation of my existence by extension. It goes deeper than most people will ever care, which is the origin of this album's title."
I'm not going to say much about this one, I promise. It is not necessarily a homage to GNU Emacs (although it is my favorite text editor and perhaps also computer program of all time), and I definitely don't want you to come away feeling obligated to donate to the Free Software Foundation (you really shouldn't). Rather, this is a statement on function: I want to show you something that does everything, even if through idiosyncratic methods that may not make sense to my audience, ever. I do things my own way; nothing will change that, ever. Despite this self-confidence, however, I still fear misunderstanding and misinterpretation, a fear which has only intensified over time towards the vast majority of people as I continue to communicate idiosyncratically and make arguments in ways that check out in my head but not with other people, but that makes me myself. I won't back down until people previously deeply invested in independent electronic music stop making shitty trite rock albums that claim to say everything but really just deepen the misunderstandings which led them to create music about isolation in the first place (I can think of a few too many examples of this; also, you can swap "rock" for "future garage" if you're into bass). Just give yourself the space you need to make what the fuck you want and give no fucks. That's what counts.
Artists (primarily musicians, but a few of primarily non-auditory persuasions as well) other than my wife (the biggest influence of all) who significantly influenced the course of this record's development: Black Dresses, James Ferraro, 7038634357, Basic Channel, SOPHIE (rest in peace, no one will ever do what you did ever again), Jane Remover, Porter Robinson (Worlds-era. Sorry), David Rudnick, Skrillex, A.G. Cook, Arca, Oneohtrix Point Never, Donald Knuth, Kesha, Harmony Korine (AGGRO DR1FT film of the year).
Tracklist
| 1. | Prelude: Wifelove/fine motor skills | 10:23 |
| 2. | Continuation ~ C-x r b | 10:18 |
| 3. | Uxores contra omnes | 8:57 |
| 4. | Violence for girls | 6:26 |
| 5. | Late antiquity (Basic coney) | 19:22 |
| 6. | Guitardarling 2; skylight resonance | 15:34 |
| 7. | The end of "aftertrance" | 15:30 |
| 8. | In reality, borderlines love more | 14:17 |
| 9. | Always and beyond forever | 17:08 |
Credits
Janis Lago: production, laptop, vocals, sound design, composition, processing, field recordings, Digitone synthesizer, Microkorg synthesizer, H4n Pro recorder, electric guitar, mixer, mixing, mastering, cover art, additional artwork, titles, writing, typography, lyrics
Octa Möbius Sheffner: co-production of "Prelude: Wifelove/fine motor skills"
Recorded 20240718-20240801
meow nya nya Lolol - Octawife.
