D.A. #013 - A.D. 2021 | Stephen Spera

D.A. #013 - A.D. 2021

by Stephen Spera

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polinos At the same time gritty and delicate ambient soundscapes, characterized by a quality af mystery and otherworldlyness. Very nice indeed.

offthesky lots of gorgeous textures, subtle grit, and many layers of melodic detail weaving in and out in each song. like gazing into a kind of sonic forest. my kind of listen.

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1.	A.D. 2021 - SP#044 \| The Oldest New Day 06:36	buy track
2.	A.D. 2021 - SP#045 \| Dem 04:26	buy track
3.	A.D. 2021 - SP#046 \| M 05:53	buy track
4.	A.D. 2021 - SP#047 \| Them 03:11	buy track
5.	A.D. 2021 - SP#048 \| Broken Road 03:49	buy track
6.	A.D. 2021 - SP#049 \| Broken Road - Coda 03:27	buy track
7.	A.D. 2021 - SP#050 \| Voice on Voice 06:32	buy track
8.	A.D. 2021 - SP#051 \| Vapour Helix 05:48	buy track
9.	A.D. 2021 - SP#052 \| C 03:16	buy track

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After Dust Archive made public the finding known as "A.D. 2020" the existence of 4 other boxes was reported to us. The boxes appeared at different locations in different times (all prior 2020) puzzling the discoverers, them referring to the content as "familiar but not identifiable", "a far memory, but from someone else", "photos of places I might have dreamed of". Strangely enough, on top of any box a code, in blue ball pen: "A.D. 2021".

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Name: Stephen Spera
Location: New York
Date: 29.04.18

What follows is the content of the box
Dust Archive protocol code: D.A. #013 - A.D. 2021

∙ [SP#044] to [SP#052] spools of tape
∙ [IT#030] abstract print
∙ [IT#031]* VHS tape
∙ [IT#032] sepia picture of a man standing near a reflecting sphere;
on the back of the picture written in elegant handwriting:
"memory of a perfect day, yours T."
top right corner: "Africa, 1946"
∙ [IT#033] torn sheet of paper, containing notes handwritten with a black ballpen. Transcription follows:

"Sitting at the cafè I’m looking at the faces outside the window
strangers walking the busy sidewalk
What if I’m you? It could be
What if my inner self was cast in another shell?
Someone born in a time I’ve never known
from a mother I’ve never known
owner of a future I will never own"

* excerpts from the tape can be seen at www.instagram.com/dustarchive/

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released April 29, 2021

D.A. #013 - A.D. 2021

Aural findings digitization:
Stephen Spera
stephenspera.bandcamp.com

Spools curatorship: BIAS
www.bias.space

Visual items curatorship: Vita Tae Zorat

VHS curatorship: Arnoux
fabioarnosti.com

The box and its content is now in storage at our facility.

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