The debut EP of Seattle-based Vibrant Mortals, “6 songs for dancing / weeping / laughing” is candy-pop electronic dance beats wreathed by a 7-piece live orchestra and dark, urgent lyrics. We hope to dance beautifully, knowing full well that we are going to die.
lyrics
In and out and in and out
catch your breath
I want to hear you shout
the song of little death
Push and pull and push and pull
through my eyes
Let your mouth open with a language of sighs
We better sweat
We better stretch
We better stretch
Be in your body
Be here in your body
Up and down and up and down
ask for more
I need you to lay your body down on the floor
And the counters and the walls
and the couches and the halls
and the tables and the chairs
the front door, on the stairs
the rooftop, in the pillows
our skin against windows,
pushed up against the windows.
Flex release and flex release,
you are safe here,
you can let go of your tensions and your fear.
In and out
and push and pull
and up and down
and flex release
I want your laughter
I want to fall back
into the glow that comes after.
It’s real, it’s real,
it’s not a dream,
I’ll be right here when you get back
but now
I need to hear you scream!
Be in your body.
Be here in your body.
Remember your body.
I’ll be in your body.
credits
from 6 songs for dancing / weeping / laughing,
track released December 18, 2022
Cornet, trumpet, and french horn by Eric Padget
Baritone saxophone and clarinet by Kate Olson
Trombone by Ben Swanson
Violin, viola by Alex Guy
Violonello by Maria Scherer Wilson
Drums by Galin Hebert
Violin, vocals, electronics by Nathan Langston
Vocal recordings, mixing and mastering at Rack Recording
Engineered by Greg Blaisdell
Acoustic instruments recorded at JackStraw Cultural Center
Engineered by Daniel Guenther
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