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DROMEDARIES x ALEXOTERIC - The Burning Bright Light

Recorded in a single high voltage burst of cosmic collaboration on an October afternoon at Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Soundworks, THE BURNING BRIGHT LIGHT is a sonic document like no other. A mind-meld between improvisation trio DROMEDARIES and sci-fi writer/vocalist ALEXOTERIC (Alex Smith), the album emerges organically on a foundation of speculative fiction, free jazz interaction, avant-garde textures, and freestyle refrains. With no rules set in advance, each participant brought their entire creativity to bear on a session that birthed a constellation of shimmering stories narrated through equally deep music and words. While it retains all the power and excitement of a spontaneous meeting, the album also reveals deep and atypical shared affinities that are simultaneously sonic, musical, social, political, and cosmic. A key figure in multiple Philadelphia arts subcultures, Smith's literary voice is unlike any other, and on this recording he stretches his vocal acrobatics to their greatest extent yet. We hear references to grounded, earthly concerns and figures shot through the farthest reaches of spacetime, always with Smith's incisive queer afrofuturist lens. DROMEDARIES is a collaborative improvisation trio active since 2014 comprised of saxophonist Keir Neuringer (Irreversible Entanglements), Shayna Dulberger (Chaser; Warrior of Light) on double bass, and percussionist Julius Masri (Mephisto Halabi; Spectral Forces; Night Raids). They climb deep into their instruments and play hard to reward listeners for their time, grounding their work in technical virtuosity, instrumental physicality, and a rigorous approach to form. Each has received critical praise for their solo work and collaborations. DROMEDARIES has previously released studio recordings on Relative Pitch Records (2020) and Already Dead Tapes (2017), as well as a live recording released in 2021 by Fire Over Heaven. ALEXOTERIC, aka Alex Smith (Spectral Forces; Solarized; Arkdust short story collection), is a Philadelphia artist and activist whose writing⁠—from science fiction, to superhero comics, to music and art critique⁠—delves into worlds often forgotten, inhabited by people often marginalized. His work as a critic has appeared on Bandcamp and Pitchfork, as well as in local press for Artblog, The Key, and Philadelphia Gay News, highlighting the strange worlds inhabited by gender, class and racial outliers. As does his fiction.  All music composed in real time by the artists Recorded October 1, 2022 at Rittenhouse Sound Works in Philadelphia by Mike Richelle This recording was supported by a grant from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia

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[mashanda]

Perf 2020 reading alert: ARKDUST by Alex Smith (@alexoteric). Alex’s juicy descriptions command a nearly meditative level of focus that obliterates whatever I was dwelling on before. They are currently sold out, but you can still order one from theyarebirds@gmail.com #queerblackartists #queerblackwriters #afrofuturism #blackscifi https://www.instagram.com/p/CBTjElAlCUc/?igshid=f8usy1toafbt