Carretera, by Alex Wand

Carretera

by Alex Wand

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9.	I Wish I Could Disappear 02:37	buy track

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In the fall of 2018, Alejandro Botijo embarked on a cycling trip through migratory paths of the monarch butterfly from Los Angeles to Michoacán, Mexico. He composed these pieces upon arriving in Mexico during his residency at Guapamacátaro Center for Art and Ecology in Michoacán in January 2019.

These compositions investigate migration from the monarch’s perspective. The field recordings and spoken word are meant to be ways of listening-with the monarchs by capturing moments of stillness and space on their journey, as well as outlining myriad challenges such as predators, pesticides, and habitat degradation. Alejandro loops, time warps, and pitch shifts the musical sounds to express overlaying temporalities and to articulate the repetitive aspects of migration. With these elements, the music seeks to trace the experience of the monarch/cyclist on their journey to the oyamel forests of Michoacán.

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released August 23, 2020

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Composed, recorded, and mixed by Alex Wand

Mastered by Daniel Eaton at Little Castle Mastering

Album artwork by Trevor Coleman II & Tchad Cousins

Digital Release & Lathe Cut Vinyl via Symbol Group Records

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Alex Wand Santa Cruz, California

Alex Wand is a composer interested in folk music, ecology, futurism, social practice art, tuning systems, field recording, and dance/multimedia collaborations.

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