on the marionette theater

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1.	false note 00:30		buy track
2.	woodflesh soul 02:37	info	buy track
3.	the tragedy of birth 00:58	info	buy track
4.	not human 05:28		buy track
5.	puppet and god 02:12	info	buy track
6.	the puppet play 03:59		buy track
7.	illusion of self 01:30	info	buy track
8.	the acquaintance 01:55		buy track
9.	the acquaintance pt. II 04:48	info	buy track
10.	the acquaintance pt. III 06:10	info	buy track

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"On the Marionette Theater" is based on the essay of the same title by Heinrich Von Kleist. Most of the lyrics of this album (with the exception of those on the tracks "not human" and "puppet play") are directly from the original text (available online here: southerncrossreview.org/9/kleist.htm).

Cosmic Ache seeks to push Kleist's theme (the "divinity" of the puppet) into uncanny territory, juxtaposing the biological with the inanimate, the human with the inhuman, and life with death. Centered around pure tones, distorted ambient soundscapes, computer generated vocals, and a recording of an Indonesian puppet play with gamelans ("Wayang Golek Yogya"--see track credits for sample information), "On the Marionette Theater" is not intended as an easy listen. Here, Cosmic Ache seeks to unsettle, haunt, and goad the listener to a glimpse of the uncanny beneath the façade of the self.

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released December 2, 2020

All performances, unless otherwise indicated in the individual track description, by Cosmic Ache.

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cosmic ache Austin, Texas

cosmic ache is a noise/ambient project straight from the desk of a bored author and editor of weird fiction.

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