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by South By North East

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1.
Forward 31:32
2.
Opaque 10:08
3.
Perception 18:13
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Within 11:31
5.
Path 12:16

about

We live in a loud, fast and stressful city, where we need to make music that cuts through all of that, that has a sonic and energy level that surpasses that of the city in order to be heard and not perceived as "too slow" or "west coast". Now everyone's lives have just changed. Everything became quiet outside (except for the sirens every 5 minutes), everyone is scared and retreated.

We used to live in a world where just being is boring, and arrived to one where "just" being became overwhelming. That idea, we want to represent with this music.

Each track on this 5 track journey goes many places. Just like we are going many places in our isolation. Every day contains so much space. When we recorded this there is no way we could have known where it would go. These tracks lay waiting for weeks untouched after recording because we were busy. Life was moving fast. And then suddenly it slammed to a stop, everything became small and moved inside. Suddenly things that were commonplace a short time ago are not possible. The loss is overwhelming. Both the loss of our heroes, friends and loved ones, and the loss of the lives we knew.

This music returned to Rodrigo, Elsa and Bam in the midst of all of this. In it they heard all the things they were experiencing. The fear and anger, the deafening silence of the empty streets of New York. But also the space to move within. To take the time to have those long conversations with oneself that used to be hard to find time for. To sit in stillness and confront their thoughts, their fears, their dreams, the realities of what they actually want out of life.

Listening to this music brought out so many thoughts. Opened creative doors. Elsa, Bam and Rodrigo wanted to share that space. A space to be whatever you need to be. To sit in stillness, or in turmoil. Right now, when time stands still like this, all things co-exist. South by North East invites you to join them in making something together. Bam is making stop motion animations. Elsa is creating mandalas for you to color that when combined will build the words of a poem. When you download this album she will send you a pdf of a letter, and you can get more on the bands website. Rodrigo is transcribing and building music around rhythms of important speeches and making life beautiful for his wife and son.

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released May 15, 2020

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South By North East New York, New York

South by North East plays improvised cinematic music with a touch of lava. The humans who play are Elsa Nilsson (flutes and pedals), Bam Rodriguez (Bass) and Rodrigo Recabarren (drums). You, the humans who listen, are more important to us.

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