{"product_id":"simon-parris-songs-to-console-insects-gov001","title":"Simon Parris - songs to console insects","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u2028\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGOV001\u003c\/strong\u003e - Simon Parris’ edition is part auto-compositional, a 20 minute 'musical' taking spirit and discreet majority form through found field recordings of insects and their environments. a processed reconciliation of life, death and regeneration in recognition of the great recyclers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003epart I: courting sémi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003epart II: shadowings I\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003epart III: 96 tears and 96 eyes\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003epart IV: shadowings II\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003epart V: enough\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003epart VI: environmental music\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003epart VII: admonition\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003epart VIII: forward\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eprompted by a visit to mushizuka 虫塚 (insect mound), kan’ei-ji temple, tokyo in may 2026. a memorial to dead insects erected by aristocrat sessai matsuyama in 1821. its purpose was to console the spirits of the flies, crickets, and grasshoppers that had been killed in the production of a scientific text - an anatomical study of insects that matsuyama himself had commissioned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eall sounds sourced, distilled and processed from earth, nature or machine by s.parris the first week of august 2026.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003etitle and insect artworks drawn by and with special thanks to Crow 鴉\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eeach side of this cassette contains the same material and presents as a single piece when downloaded.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ereleased October 7, 2026 through Gates of Vanitas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ecatalogue number GOV001\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eall rights reserved\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u2028\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduced in an edition of 25, comprising a cassette with bespoke \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecase, two pin-badges and photo print set within a customised box.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ePlease note that this edition is available to buy directly via the artist’s Bandcamp page\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gatesofvanitas.com\/collections\/artist-editions\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMORE ARTIST EDITIONS \u0026gt;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gates of Vanitas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58865976148349,"sku":"GOV-ART-ED-GOV001","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/5213\/7010\/files\/44686898-8A5C-4347-B17E-1E6FF53FDCCA.jpg?v=1791558752","url":"https:\/\/gatesofvanitas.com\/products\/simon-parris-songs-to-console-insects-gov001","provider":"Gates of Vanitas","version":"1.0","type":"link"}