"COPIA" by People Like Us (Cutting Hedge SNIP003)
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People Like Us, the project of artist Vicki Bennett, announces the release of "COPIA" on June 7, 2024. This album marks the first new musical material since "The Mirror" in 2018, delving into the profound realms of existential collage and sampling, celebrating these forms as expressions of timeless connectivity.
The title "COPIA," meaning 'abundance' and 'copy,' reflects the essence of collage and sampling — art crafted not in isolation, but as a connective thread through time and space, linking ideas across generations in a seamless tapestry. By reconfiguring preexisting sounds and images, Bennett highlights the non-dual nature of creation — where distinctions between past, present, and future possibilities blur, revealing a shared foundation beneath. The album marks a return to not just solo works but collaborations with notable artists.
Drawing from the new People Like Us live AV performance, "The Library of Babel," sampling and edited sound collage, electronic music, combined with Ergo Phizmiz's lyrics and melodies, "COPIA" weaves and recombines a timeless blend of diverse elements that transcends traditional musical boundaries. This creative process...
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- 1. Glass Onion
- 2. You Wish (Dark World Mix)
- 3. I Was Born, You Live
- 4. Happy Jam
- 5. Hymn to Collage
- 6. Nature
- 7. I Only Have I's With PLU
- 8. LSD Cha Cha
- 9. People Like Us, Ergo Phizmiz, M.C.Schmidt, Hearty White, matmos - Buzzby B
- 10. Fate Is Kind
- 11. Marais In Mercury
- 12. You Wish (Babel Mix)
- 13. Lester Plays Trumpet, Gwilly and Lottie Sing, Hearty Plays Organ, Douglas Plays Melodica
- 14. People Like Us, Ergo Phizmiz, Matmos, Lottie Bowater, Hearty White, Matt Warwick, WFMU - Camera Obscura
- 15. Music Alone
