一生一世 [1314] Variations On A Theme At The Gates Of Ouzhou Palace

Pro-dubbed C-30 ferro tape (Chinese Red). 77 copies in 11 x 7 different covers in snap box (Dark Full Moon Yellow): Side A: 13:00 (Themes #1-#6) Side B: 14:00 (Theme-emehT #7 & emehTs #6-#1) Cassette inlay reads: "123456 [7] 13 x 4-bar loops = 52 bars á 100 bpm = 2 minutes & 4 seconds length for each variation of the originary theme. in terms of consistency 4 bars of silence were added as intro and outro respectively to the compositional framework in order to be able to match the overall length to the sum of yonder two numbers (13 & 14) and thus keep intact the implicit equilibrium of 一生一世 [1314] according to chinese numerology. “[...] au seigneur véritable non plus, le palais, dans son opulence, ne lui sert de rien dans l’instant. il n’occupe qu’une [des 1314] salle[s] à la fois.” [7] 654321 -->||<-- in this sense the composition “一生一世 [1314] variations on a theme at the gates of ouzhou palace” shall be understood as potential key to 1314 unforeseen atmospheres that like those 1314 halls of the aforementioned imaginary palace invite one to delve into a total of 1314 differently perceivable spaces, hence <atmós> [vapor] & <sphaîra> [a solid geometric figure whose surface is at all points equidistant from its center]. & to bring these thoughts to a close, i shall quote an adequate kôan... “a monk asks dung-chán: what is it with buddha? dung-chán replies: three pounds of cannabis.” <--||-->