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harvest

she moves around effortlessly
stretching her uterus
bending space around her
dislocating each particle
she now bears a new being
an emotional trace in herself

warping each moment into the fabric of her own suffering
she is working around the clock
raising her dough
unaware of the stimuli

her lips parted
revealing a cavern
absorbing all into it
accelerating everything

as gravity obeys and remembers her master
we plough for her deep straight arteries, obliged
worshipping our new prize
applying gentle pressure
the iron eternally dragging on

though the crevices can not help but merge
converge at the pit
leading the finger
where waters had once flowed
remains the traces of intimate strokes and embraces
engraved in the sediment
deepening, gaining strength
at every curbs and turn congregate, accentuated
helping the release

muted by the immensity of the task
we gaze
realizing the futility of our endeavor
astonished by the unforgettable landscape
whispering
we can not help but mutter to ourselves

this soil has been sown and we are the seeders
for the fruits of her sorrows
we will harvest
this land has been raped and we are the rapists
collecting water and preventing the flood
this crop has been engineered and we are the architects
growing strong and well nourished
but ready to be broken
now we must retreat in our palaces, a kingdom of suffering
trying to forget an entire empire built on shame

credits

from the laos song cycle - part I, released March 19, 2023
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François Minaux: vocals, flutes (C flute, piccolo, G flute, bass flute, contrabasse flute), theremin and zither (detuned).

Pascal Minaux: modular synthesizers, field recordings.
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art by Chantala Kommanivanh, Nat Quinn and Pascal Minaux;
editing and mixing by François Minaux.

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François Minaux Austin, Texas

François Minaux is a French singer, multi-instrumentalist, multi-disciplinary artist, lyricist and composer based in Austin, Texas in the USA.

His music combines experimental, free improvisation and contemporary classical genres.
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