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Passion

by Vessel

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Bart Bruinsma
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Bart Bruinsma Shook me to my core. There's no words to describe it. Favorite track: Movement III (if the telephone rings i'll be saved).
nat lacuna
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nat lacuna an incredibly vulnerable exposure to an everyday monologue people with mental illness experience. circles of giving up, of struggling to trust in self and others, the mental presence of violence, the overlapping of everything.
it feels incredibly relatable and just the proper amounts of overwhelming at time while remaining very neutral in its presentation. truly gorgeous. Favorite track: Movement III (if the telephone rings i'll be saved).
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  • Passion - Limited Book Edition & Digital DL

    This limited edition book, designed and laid out by Sara Westermann centres around articulating the narrative of Vessel’s EP "Passion" utilising film stills from Maia’s companion film for ‘Movement III’ (if the telephone rings I’ll be saved).

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    These images sit alongside the movement’s lyrics, drawn from "The Passion According to GH” by Clarice Lispecto and re-assembled by Huw Thomas and Declan Pleydell to form the lyrical content.

    The piece explores the mental health of the artist, not in such a way as to dwell on the negative but more specifically describing “an unwell mind that, whether or not it’s a good idea, is prodding around in a wound in the hope of feeling something transcendental, or more realistically, just feeling less bad”.

    The images themselves, taken from the manipulated 16mm from Maia’s film, tell of a visual journey between light and shadow, exploring the space between joy and pain, stability and instability and the idea of constant transformation.

    The ambition behind this book is to create a more environmentally sound artefact to celebrate Paplu’s release of Vessel’s “Passion" than a standard vinyl release. Paplu will look towards ways to lessen their impact on the environment by looking to vinyl alternatives where there may be other options.

    Concept & Design: Sara Westermann
    Design & Layout: www.westermannstudio.com

    16mm scans courtesy of Pedro Maia
    Label: Paplu
    Catalogue Number Paplu002B

    Signed & Numbered
    Edition of 50

    Booklet Specifications
    Size: 170x250mm
    Finishing: Stapled & Trimmed
    Pages: 40
    Printing: Digital
    Paper: 55gsm Sustainably Sourced Improved Newsprint
    Printed by: Newspaper Club

    All proceeds from this will go to Mind, the mental health charity (www.mind.org.uk)

    This item comes with a digital download of the Passion EP

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1.
I give up I give up Tender, timid joy I give up Trust, trust Trust, trust I give up I give up I was far off I was far off I give up I give up I give up Life is just for me Life is just for me I adore it I adore it Tender, trust and joy And tender, timid joy I adore it I adore it I adore it I give up I give up I adore it Sit, with me Wait, with me Happy Happy Sit with me Wait, with me I can’t stand The Promise of it I can’t stand Can’t, stand The Promise Of It Love is before love Love is before love There is no salt In those eyes The nothing is Living and moist Mother, all I did was, want to, Kill Mother, all I did was want, To Love Is before love Is before love Is before Love Give me your hand Give me your hand Give me you hand Give me your hand Give me your hand It’s bad and sweet Give me your hand But let it be pretty But let it be pretty But let it be simple So simple
2.
I give up Hands clasped quiet Quiet to my lap Tender timid joy Trust Trust I felt that my face was smiling Oh I don’t know I was trusting Matter into my mouth I was far off Life is just for me Life is just for me I adore it Life is just for me Life is just for me Life is just for me I adore it I was far off No longer seek myself (trust, trust) ( I was trusting) (I was trusting) (I was trusting)
3.
Searching Searching Trying to understand Searching Searching Searching Trying to understand (listen) love is struggling plankton Those eyes, those eyes Those eyes, those eyes Those eyes Those eyes (Mother, all I did was want to kill mother all I did was want to love) the roach waits I see it’s brown thing silence the love of two roaches will happen If the telephone rings I’ll be saved If the telephone rings I’ll be saved I’ll be saved I’ll be saved I’ll be saved I’ll be saved I’ll be saved

about

Passion is the first of a triptych of three commissioned works to be released over the next 6 months.

All proceeds from this EP will go to Mind, the mental health charity (www.mind.org.uk)

Take care.

credits

released November 18, 2020

Music: Sebastian Gainsborough
Producer: Sebastian Gainsborough
Co-Producer: Rakhi Singh

Text: Declan Pleydell & Huw Thomas
Voice: Declan Pleydell, Huw Thomas, Alice Zawadzki & Olivia Chaney
Violin: Rakhi Singh
Viola: Rakhi Singh
Cello: Ashok Klouda
Cello: Sarah Macmahon
Bass: Christine Sticher

Mixed & Mastered by: Heba Kadry

Artwork by: Yuriko Shimamura

Inspired by: Clarice Lispector
Supported by: Goete Institut
Originally developed at: Somerset House Studios

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Music made by, with or loved by Seb Gainsborough (otherwise known as Vessel) and Rakhi Singh.

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