Qué decir del audio con el que comienzo este trabajo, es impresionante, me paralizó el cuerpo entero, lloré cuando lo encontré, fue un escalofrío. Todavía cada vez que lo escucho en mi cuerpo pasa algo que no puedo explicar. Es para mí, uno de los audios más hermosos que he escuchado en mi vida.
Por un momento pienso en que esas mujeres ya no existen, sólo quedan sus voces. Pero estas voces son más presencia para mí que si hubiera visto una fotografía de sus cuerpos, de repente se me aparecen en esa noche calurosa, con los niños recién dormidos, hablando a través de un viejo micrófono de carbón junto a una pequeña grabadora de carrete abierto. Llegan a mí en sus vestidos sencillos con diminutas flores, sus rostros negros, brillosos y sus sonrisas blancas con sus arrugas, se manifiestan cantando, riendo, llorando; surgen y yo estoy allí viéndolas como embelesada, yo estoy ahí,
¿yo estoy ahí o todas esas voces son las que ahora están conmigo?
Son viejas voces sin cuerpo, de otro mundo sin tiempo, ni espacio, ni lenguaje.
El primer audio aparece un disco de diez pulgadas de acetato de aluminio bajo la etiqueta “Wilcox-Gay Recordio Disc”, el título de la cara A es “Greetings by Reg, Eva, Mrs. Sikes.” (Saludos para Reg de parte de Eva Sikes) la otra cara del disco se encuentra rayada y no puede reproducirse, se titula “Jokes, 12/6/49” (Chistes 12-6-1949).
Es probable que fuera una grabación, una especie de saludo de unas mujeres de Memphis a sus maridos que se encontraban en la guerra en Alemania. La pista comienza diciendo:
“Well, greetings to all our friends and relatives down in Memphis this evening. Friends, we’re over at Evalina’s I am tonight. Of course Miss Sikes is here and the babies are asleep; little Danny and Joyce both are asleep. Bucky’s gone downtown to see about a music job for this week; he and that fine musician that plays with him, Mr Kibbler. Oh he’s a fiddle player from way back. And we’re just kind of taking it easy sitting here. Miss Sikes, she’s very comfortable, and her mouth is fixed just like it usually is [laughter] and I’m just waiting to get into the same thing. So, Evalina how bout you sayin something now to the folks?”
(“Bueno, saludos a todos nuestros amigos y parientes en Memphis esta noche. Amigos, estamos en casa de Evalina esta noche. Por supuesto, la señorita Sikes está aquí y los bebés están durmiendo; el pequeño Danny y Joyce están durmiendo. Bucky ha ido al centro a ver un trabajo de música para esta semana; él y ese buen músico que toca con él, el señor Kibbler. Oh, él es un violinista desde hace mucho tiempo. Y nosotros nos lo estamos tomando con calma sentados aquí. La Srta. Sikes, está muy cómoda, y su boca está fija como suele estarlo [risas] y yo estoy a la espera de entrar en la misma cosa. Así que, Evalina ¿qué tal si le dices algo ahora a la gente?”)
El track termina con las tres mujeres que cantan a capella una canción de Gene Autry 1932 y Jimmy Long: “That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine”.
Audios utilizados:
Audio 01: Greetings By Reg, Eva, Mrs. Sikes (Wilcox-Gay Recordio Disc: December 6, 1949).
Audio 02: Dorsey Brothers “Stop, look and listen” 6-7-1944.
Audio 03: King´s men – Clementine – 1943.
Audio 04: Archivos de audio de la misión espacial Apollo 7 lanzado por la NASA en Octubre de 1968.
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What can I say about the audio with which I start this work, it is impressive, it paralysed my whole body, I cried when I found it, it was a shiver. Still every time I listen to it something happens in my body that I can't explain. For me, it is one of the most beautiful audios I have ever heard in my life.
For a moment I think that these women no longer exist, only their voices remain. But these voices are more of a presence to me than if I had seen a photograph of their bodies, suddenly appearing to me on that hot night, with the children just asleep, speaking through an old charcoal microphone next to a small open reel recorder. They come to me in their simple dresses with tiny flowers, their black, shiny faces and their white smiles with their wrinkles, they manifest themselves singing, laughing, crying; they emerge and I am there watching them as if enraptured, I am there,
Am I there or are all those voices now with me?
They are old voices without bodies, from another world without time, space or language.
The first audio appears on a ten-inch aluminium acetate disc labelled "Wilcox-Gay Recordio Disc", the title on side A is "Greetings by Reg, Eva, Mrs. Sikes. (Greetings to Reg from Eva Sikes) the other side of the disc is scratched and unplayable, it is titled "Jokes, 12/6/49" (Jokes 12-6-1949).
It was probably a recording, a sort of greeting from some Memphis women to their husbands who were away at war in Germany. The track begins by saying:
"Well, greetings to all our friends and relatives down in Memphis this evening. Friends, we're over at Evalina's I am tonight. Of course Miss Sikes is here and the babies are asleep; little Danny and Joyce both are asleep. Bucky's gone downtown to see about a music job for this week; he and that fine musician that plays with him, Mr Kibbler. Oh he's a fiddle player from way back. And we're just kind of taking it easy sitting here. Miss Sikes, she's very comfortable, and her mouth is fixed just like it usually is [laughter] and I'm just waiting to get into the same thing. So, Evalina how bout you sayin something now to the folks?"
The track ends with the three women singing a capella to a song by Gene Autry 1932 and Jimmy Long: "That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine".
credits
from Shorts for RADIO,
released May 5, 2023
Sonidos producidos por Sol Rezza:
Instrumentos virtuales sin conexión MIDI
Diapasón.
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Diseño original de Portada: Daniel Iván.
Rediseño: CALATHEA Experimenta.
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Re-Release 2012-2023
Mastering:
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