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Earthseed was created using Abelton and went through many many revisions but originally started as some Suicide covers. Ben Vida had been guiding me through digital composition while I was plowing through all of Octavia Butler's books.

Of course, Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents had a huge impact on me.

Lyrically, Earthseed is a direct reference to Parable of the Sower and Tacitus is more a reference to what happens in Parable of the Talents when certain types of people rule over the land. A land that is burnt to a crisp, a land full of violence and discordance and slavery and lawlessness. And that is fine, you can have it, you can have your shitty kingdom.

Because I like having different ears and approaches with each project, I reached out to Victoria Cheong who plays in the incredible band New Chance and Alaska B who plays in Pantayo and also creates incredible pieces as a composer, please check them both out! They did some great work here and I am lucky to have worked with them.

Likewise, Mira Martin-Grey and I had been corresponding and Bill Brovold sent me found sound tracks that he had recorded years ago and I found I loved approaching music as a sound collage, though in this case, quite literally. Hope you enjoy!

Picastro began in Toronto in 1998 and has continued on in many forms with various members. The current line up consists of Alex Fournier on bass and effects, Tim Condon on guitar and synths and Liz Hysen on vocal, piano and guitar. The band has toured North American and Europe extensively, performed on BBC 6, WFMU and VPRO as well as various festivals worldwide.

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