The Living Mirror, by Matt Marble

The Living Mirror

by Matt Marble

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Pressed in the heart of the North East, UK. Living Mirror sees it's vinyl debut with our friends Echodelick Records (US) and Ramble Records (Aus).

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The Living Mirror Ltd. Artwork Foldout Cassette
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The Living Mirror ltd. cassette features a beautifully intricate booklet with high resolution art prints of each of the 7 images that accompany The Living Mirror.

Bound in a beautiful card stock cover sleeve.

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	1.	A \| Scintilla 04:13
	2.	A \| Spoke of Dew 05:51
	3.	A \| Wheelworker 07:17
	4.	A \| Zahar 04:06
	5.	B \| Scintilla 03:56
	6.	B \| Spoke of Dew 05:38
	7.	B \| Wheelworker 07:06
	8.	B \| Zahar 04:13

about

The Living Mirror is a collection of acoustic guitar improvisations recorded at home in Greensboro, North Carolina from July to October in 2021. Developed into mirror form, there are two different versions (A & B sides) for four titles: Scintilla, Spoke of Dew, Wheelworker, and Zahar. Like much of my recent work, The Living Mirror is inspired by my ongoing divination dreamwork (the astramira or "Wondering Stars"). This music also co-evolved with a series of acrylic paintings, ink drawings, and short meditative songs, all exploring metaphysical spaces and supersensual tangibilities.

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Matt is the author of Buddhist Bubblegum: Esotericism in the Creative Process of Arthur Russell ("groundbreaking work," New York Times), published by Coolgrove Press. He is also the host of Secret Sound, an audio series revealing the influence of esoteric spirituality on marginalized voices in American music history.

Matt's visual art and music are often rooted in his own dreamwork divination practice - the Astramira or "Wondering Stars" - which has been featured as a solo art exhibition at Greensboro Project Space. Matt holds a BA in Speech & Hearing Science from Portland State University, a PhD in music composition from Princeton University, and a totemic black rattlesnake from his dreams.

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credits

released November 11, 2022

Matt Marble - Guitar & Artwork
James Edward Armstrong - Mastering
Lucy Adlington - Graphic Design

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The Crystal Cabinet Durham, UK

Experimental, improvisation and electroacoustic boutique label based in the North of England.

discography

Vault of Heaven

Dec 2023
The Living Mirror

Nov 2022
Sarira

Sep 2022
Exorcism in America

Aug 2022
Form in Flow

May 2022
Mercury

Apr 2022

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