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The Blue Room

from A Palagi In The Rain by dead lizard grin

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Today, Sili Village (located on Olosega Island's western flank) has only one proud family living in it. After being nearly destroyed by cyclone-stirred seas in the '80s and early '90s, most homes in the village were abandoned to be quickly claimed by the jungle.

Far up the coral-strewn beach and set back against the mountain is what remains of Naisina's blue house. Only the ghosts of the old village were there the morning I captured this recording. It is silence articulated, a hot breeze over a million leaves and through the empty windows. I stood there awed by the the stillness magnified by what was but was no more.

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from A Palagi In The Rain, released May 1, 2012

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dead lizard grin Rock Island, Illinois

I grew up in the Midwest of America. I've lived in the remote Manu'a Islands in the South Pacific and Southern California.

My youth was experienced through the sonic lens of '70s European electronic music, the ambient sounds of Eno, and the darker side of '80s new wave, post punk, and new romantic.

Today, I create the soundtrack for my life; an accompaniment for the existence that I've known. ... more

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