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Future Landscapes

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1.
5000 years Old memories 5000 years Old stories Planetary library Preserved for centuries Melting into oblivion Layer after layer Dirty past Bleeding into the present Ancient air In deep decay Traces of what we were Float away When it dissolves Will we break free From history? The blockbuster Of blockbusters A spectacle of decadence Overflowing evidence Broadcasted live Right in front of our eyes Right in front of us In an entertaining show We’re touching our own Doom.
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We hear the call Simple and clear We hear the growth In the gentle rustle of nutrients Running through the capillaries of the pipe system We hear the call Simple and clear We hear more When we don’t Fear the fall Locked in vats Fish are silent witnesses Of difficult conversation Of difficult decision making How we will approach it We hear the call Simple and clear We'll hear more When we stop Fearing the fall.
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I’m drinking my reflection I'm all that arises and ceases I’m drinking my reflection I'm the rain I'm the sea The ocean I’m the dam The river that flows into it I’m the stream that flows into the river I'm the spring that turns into the creek I’m a drop A tear My reflection is drinking me I’m a drop A tear I'm the spring that turns into the creek That turns into the river That turns into the sea That turns into the ocean That turns into the rain My reflection is drinking me I'm all that arises and ceases.
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Peaceful & quiet On the surface Aggressive and violent Under the ground We’re holding tight to our comfort We measure everything by the amount of comfort In our lives Fruitful & beautiful On the surface Ugly and violent Deep under the ground We’re holding tight to our comfort We measure everything by the amount of comfort In our lives We’re burying our bad habits We’re burying our breath We’re burying our sins Burying deep within.
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Whatever it is that you see Don’t give it a name Whatever it is that you hear Don’t give it a name Whatever it is that you feel Don’t give it a name Whatever it is that you think Don’t give it a name Whatever it is that you need Don’t give it a name Whatever it is that you believe Don’t give it a name Whatever is happening Whatever will be Whatever it is that you have Whatever you never will Whatever is the place you are at Whatever is the place you want to be Don’t give it a name.
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Whistle, hum, heat steam spins turbine Ash carried by flue gas covers the streets A dark spinning growl Fading shine The rain washes away The thick air The ash from the burning coal Turns lungs into stone Splashing water Dripping coal Powerful steam Elemental control It seem The sound of the burning coal Is the sound of politics Tricks We hear The feeling of emptiness And nothing Nothing comes again The rain washes away The thick air The ash from the burning coal Turns lungs into stone.
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We share the blame Like sucking on a candy We were enjoying the treat Now our teeth fall out We share the shame Like sucking on a candy (For far too long) We were enjoying the treat Now our minds explode And our hearts break Because there's no way back No, there's no way back Because We can't keep on moving Only forward all the time We can't keep on climbing up We can't We can't We just can't We're looking for a priest, To confess to We're looking for a priest, To take away our guilt For too long we were Accepting the gift That kept on giving Without ever giving Anything back For too long we were accepting The gift That kept on giving Without ever giving anything back Never giving anything back We're not needed here.
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What is the color of noise? What is the sound of silence? Who's behind the fence? Can you buy moral authority? Can you buy meaning? Can you buy reason and truth? Who's behind the fence, really who? Horses or farmers? Farmers or horses? Who's domesticating whom? Humans animals Or animals humans? Who's cultivating whom? Humans the environment Or the environment humans? Who's raising who? Parents children Or children parents? Children parents Or parents children? Who sets the rules? Who's behind the fence, really who?

about

This recording is a part of the interdisciplinary project Future Landscapes produced by Era Production. Music on this recording is composed of sounds from selected natural and industrial locations in the Czech and Iceland. The music takes the listeners to the spots that are crucial to the functioning of contemporary civilization. Sonic expedition took place in eight locations where our society finds vital resources including electricity and gropes to find methods that would slow down the arrival of the climate collapse. The sounds were collected by Sara Pinheiro and Magnús Bergsson by field recording methods. fyield translates the factors and consequences of how human actions often inadvertently affect climate change into a unique and captivating sound form.

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released October 31, 2022

Václav Havelka: vocals, guitar
Kryštof Kříček: field recording manipulation, synths, beats
Pan Thorarensen: ambient, electronics
Sara Pinheiro: field recording in the Czech Republic
Magnús Bergsson: field recording in Iceland

Produced by fyield
Sound processing, editing, mixing and mastering by Kryštof Kříček

Lyrics: Václav Havelka / Andrea Janoudová
Proofreading: Alasdair Bouch
Inspired by philosopher Lukáš Likavčan’s expedition field notes and filmmaker Ivo Bystřičan’s short essays.

Thanks: Tera Hof, Matěj Piňos, Šimon Špidla, Jan Kalužný, Václav Flegl, Iveta Černá, John Grant.

Future Landscapes executive producer: Tereza Swadoschová

All rights reserved. No part of this recording may be used without the prior permission of the author.

The album was produced with the financial support of EEA and Norway Grants 2014-2021.

www.futurelandscapes.cz

© Era Productions 2022

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fyield Prague, Czechia

In their new music project Václav Havelka, Pan Thorarensen and Kryštof Kříček fuse music composed of sounds from selected natural and industrial locations in the Czech and Icelandic landscapes with electronics, beats and music instruments.

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