Ritual by Pumpkin Friend

Ritual is an experimental sound collage or “sound ritual” captured during one evening on October 2, 2021 with the equally collaborative effort of my enlisted family members.

It is essentially a "live" recording with very little editing (except a bit in the final track). As such it is very raw.

Following some loose parameters, we used the following items to perform "a ceremony to welcome the season":

Neighbor’s dog, passing car, shears/scissors, coffee can, whirly tube, damp wash rag, back scrubber, wooden skeleton, electronic Halloween tree, box of matches, 6-sided die, rubber squeaky rats, white noise machine, bathtub mat, rubber licking mats, stomping feet, dinner bell, bin of cat balls, cat tunnel, deck of cards, tin foil, cat hard food dish w/hard food, vitamin container w/vitamins, Jenga blocks, plastic bicycling pumpkin man, metal trash can, coffee brother, Scooby-doo lunch box, guitar foot stool, glass nail file, empty kombucha bottle/bowl, electronic cat meow, spray bottle, grill brush, rock, popcorn, stove, tea kettle, bubble wrap, necklaces/chains, shower curtain rings, poker chips & case, selenite & amethyst on copper plate, microphone case zipper, microphone on/off button, daily planner pad, wax paper, glass drops in ceramic paperclip holder, cellophane-wrapped canvas, Tibet singing bowl and wood mallet, crinkle ball cat toys, wooden ice mallet, wooden ruler/desk, wooden sowing box, gua sha stone, cat ball tower, baseball hat, computer mouse, Polaroid camera, empty DVD case, flashlight, chip clip, cardboard boxes w/sliding compartments, jar of aquarium rocks, stuffed fish, sparkling water can, paperback book, hardcover book, 3D porcupine greeting card, Among Us squeak toy, plastic toy box w/electronics, bubble mower, Barrel of Monkeys, View-Master, rubber ball, dishwasher, dryer, mixer, cupboards, pots & pans, voices, and more…

Sounds & Words. Outsider, bedroom, experimental, folk, indie, spoken word.

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