Reaching for Andromeda, by Flooded Access

Reaching for Andromeda

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1.	Deneb Kaitos 03:29		buy track
2.	Reaching for Andromeda 27:44	info	buy track
3.	BL Ceti 03:50		buy track

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"Cetus undulates its scaly back, it rises aloft upon a spiral of coils and splashes with such a belly as drove the sea beyond its proper shores when it appeared from the waves to destroy the daughter of Cepheus exposed upon the cliffs..."

Manilius, "Astronomica", 1st century AD

The shorter pieces are named after the brightest and dimmest stars in the constellation Cetus, and are accidental companion pieces. Whilst I have generally been creating my improvised works from scratch with no prepared material, a lingering percussive element that had not been deleted found its way from "Deneb Kaitos" to "BL Ceti". In the Greek legend of Perseus, Cetus is a sea monster sent by Poseidon to destroy the princess Andromeda as punishment for her mother Cassiopeia’s boasts of her beauty surpassing that of Poseidon’s sea nymphs. As my sound work attempts to connect with an expansiveness as evoked by both outer space and deep sea, these images came to mind readily.

The cover is taken from my photomontage of a whale’s vertebra found in the Hastings Fishermen’s Museum, which brought to mind the fate of Cetus, vanquished by Perseus through no fault of its own, combined with elements from fishing huts near that location.

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released December 3, 2020

All tracks by Martin Lau (electronics, flute). Performed in single takes without overdubs.

Cover by @martinlauartist, www.martinlau.net

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Flooded Access London, UK

Flooded Access is the performing name of sound and visual artist Martin Lau. His sound work involves the creation of improvised noise/soundscapes, largely using electronics and flute. He curates the monthly experimental music event Ealing Extranormal in London (@ealingextranormal on Insta/FB). His performances often involve live scoring NASA footage, silent films & other public domain visuals. ... more

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