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Carretera

by Alex Wand

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High Desert 02:40
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Depredadores 01:36
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Texaco 02:29
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Mercado 00:55
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Stream 01:23
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Carretera 03:50
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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

Vinyl through Symbol Music Group

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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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