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men being butterflies is a composition by Matthews live sampling and processing a two minute extract of Marcus Stockhausen’s trumpet playing a Jonathan Harvey work for CD release, Other Presences, SCD28057 Sargasso.
It was also performed as a twenty-five minute 8-channel performance at PRESENCES électroniques celebrating 50 years of GRM at the Salle Olivier Messian, Maison de Radio France, 75220 Pari, 28.03.08.
men being butterflies is also used as the soundtrack in Matthews’ shark film, Hammers gather.
The title is inspired by a moment post workshops in Vietnam.
” I lie , soft and salty sea. Coconut palms rustling endless with breeze that blows subliminal sound tracks to my fast fading urban loaded movies internal – wham.
Bang.
A sudden mass noise voices dense flood shouting wooping and I’m sitting up NO!
But there, on the sea, are one hundred men. Alight in the sun and softly flying. Flying on boards with huge curved wings turning pink with the dipping dipping light.
Men being butterflies. It’s the most beautiful thing. ”
Improvisations from the Pod Studio, January 2008.