Notes From a Heavenly Soup, by James Gentile

Notes From a Heavenly Soup

by James Gentile

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maxbranigan Sounds like the audio hallucinations you would experience as you were being assimilated by the Borg, but like, in a good way that makes you excited to be a Borg. Bristling solar kissed swells punching into brutal electronic rhythms. Favorite track: Purge Puritan Purge.

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1.	Brain Fog Horn 04:26	info	buy track
2.	Solo Ensemble 02:25	info	buy track
3.	Purge Puritan Purge 01:49	info	buy track
4.	Spoiled Fanfare 00:41	info	buy track
5.	Wait, Have You Tried Breathing? 02:02	info	buy track
6.	Comfort for Power Tools 01:21	info	buy track
7.	Roll Out the Spores 01:57	info	buy track
8.	Little Enby Drummer Boy 02:16	info	buy track
9.	Chew My Clock 03:04	info	buy track
10.	Melody for Push 02:02	info	buy track
11.	Fermenting Ellipses 01:55	info	buy track
12.	A House Named Starlight 04:04	info	buy track
13.	Leisure's Teeth 00:49	info	buy track
14.	Nebula in the Cradle 01:11	info	buy track

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“Deep swirling reverberations follow you through hazy clouds as the temperamental sputters of a synth whine in the distance. Grimy guitars screech with feedback while a jackhammer massages your brain. You are finding and losing the thread.”

“Notes From a Heavenly Soup” is James Gentile’s debut collection of music and soundscapes. These compositions emerged amid a profound period of isolation brought about by the convergence of the pandemic and a move to a different state. This significant change hastened a form of a quarter-life crisis, prompting a deep exploration of their inherited perceptions of identity and the concepts of community, belonging, and interconnectedness.

Striving to shift away from ingrained perfectionism, Gentile’s path to self-acceptance unveiled their nonbinary identity. During this journey, they created music that delved into expansive possibilities rather than adhering to established genres. Learning how to use synthesizers to create sounds from scratch and manipulating recorded audio with software allowed Gentile to sonically shape-shift, no longer feeling confined to the rules or expectations of their musical training. There is room for intentional making and happy accidents.

This post-genre “mixtape” documents experiments of transformation and play felt from the cellular to the celestial realms. It has assisted Gentile in dispelling anxiety about conforming and, instead, embracing existing gray areas.

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released February 9, 2024

James Gentile: electric and acoustic guitar, electric bass, ukulele, Ableton Push with virtual instruments, drum programming, analog and modular synthesizers, voice, saxophone, and household objects with contact mics

Composed, produced, recorded, and mixed by James Gentile

Mixing help from Zubin Hensler
zubinhensler.com

Mastered by Angel Marcloid at Angel Hair Audio
angelhairaudio.com

Artwork by River Scales
riverdraws.com

Wordsmith collaboration with Sacha Vega
www.sachavega.com

Special thanks to Max Branigan, Sacha Vega, and Zach Kelly-Onett for their generous feedback and support throughout the creation of this album.

1. Brain Fog Horn
Excerpt from the live score of Sacha Vega’s “The Choice Part.”
Performed September 2022 at Mason Gross Galleries, New Brunswick, NJ
www.sachavega.com/yield-copy

9. Chew My Clock
Composed for Sacha Vega’s “a canon, a tightrope, a trust fall.”
Performed May 31st, 2023 at Westbeth Gallery + Courtyard, NYC
www.sachavega.com/yield-copy-1

11. Fermenting Ellipses
Composed for Tura Oliveira’s opening reception performance for “What a Glory to Be so Euphoric and Weak.”
Performed August 26th, 2023 at La Mama Galleria, NYC
www.lamama.org/shows/tura-oliveira-2022

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