Telegraphic Epidemic by Chia-Chun Xu & Daniel Ditlvson

Chia-Chun Xu:

digital samples, shortwave radio, contact mic, tape loops & modified cassette player

Daniel Ditlvson:

*This is a collection of sound collages using tape manipulations, loops, and feedback processing of various field recordings (but some do feature layered, performed instruments).

**sound sources: shortwave radio; Taiwanese jet fighters; street cleaners, tingsha cymbals; violin, guqin; street singing; guitar feedback; deconstruction of a 7/11; flute; cooking; Keelung River; Léo Delibes’ “Flower Duet from Lakme”; piano; temple gong; cicadas; burning paper; social media notifications; tv; internet videos; birds; taishōgoto; LIN Shih-Hao /林氏好’s “Spring Grief”; acoustic guitar; (and others mangled beyond memory)…

***All field recordings were recorded on cassette tape, Spring-Autumn 2021, throughout Taiwan.

Tracklist

1.	A1 - Chia-Chun Xu - Tropical of Number Stations	23:42

2.	B1 - I'm Full of Radiation Therapy	4:50

3.	B2 - Everything You Past	4:18

4.	B3 - Cast Paper Light	3:06

5.	B4 - Sift	4:20

6.	B5 - Wanting Someone to (.....)	3:51

7.	B6 - These Dogs Lick the Ground and Kiss My Face	4:19

8.	B7 - We're Still Recovering from It All	2:05

Credits

released August 14, 2023

Cover art by Daniel Ditlvson
Layout by Chia-Chun Xu

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