desert_island | Alienation Index

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D e s e r t I s l a n D

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“Dreaming of islands—whether with joy or in fear,

it doesn't matter—is dreaming of pulling away,

of being already separate, far from any continent,

of being lost and alone—or it is dreaming of

starting from scratch, recreating, beginning anew.”

(Gilles Deleuze “Desert Islands”)

“Geographers say there are two kinds of islands,” - said Gilles Deleuze at the beginning of his “Desert Islands.” Continental that are accidental, derived, separated, “born of disarticulation, erosion, fracture,” and oceanic - the originary, essential ones.

This same titled sonic esse occurred in a manner of the first type..

The only sound source for this work was the noise that appeared between unconnected / partly unplugged wires with a multi-layered procession made in a series of improvisational live sessions.

Though what is precious here “aims not at words,” - many more words are coming with the whole album’s set.

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a limited edition CD with an exclusive art envelope including a 12-page booklet, individual bookmarks, and stickers.

sound - Snezhana Reizen

mastering - Andrey Guryanov

art | design - Snezhana Reizen

video - Mike iv

OUT 09/09/2025

Alienation Index

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Forming visual surfaces of this album, I resorted to a few instruments, one of which was “Gaia” - a software for making a generative landscape within which I elaborated on the speculative geography in the series of bookmarks attached to a printed version of the album. The bookmarks consist of fragments of imaginary landscapes and a number of incidental quotes from the notes I made during work. There are quotes by Deleuze, Lyotard, Laruelle, and others. Each attached set of bookmarks is unique, chosen by chance from nearly 150 unrepeatable pieces.

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