the new moon's out of the way

by Beth McDonald

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Two glass-mastered CDs, "syenite and sodalite" and "the new moon's out of the way," shrink-wrapped and packaged in separate 4-panel digipaks.

Photography and artwork by The Sausage Factory, CDs manufactured in Poland.

You'll automatically receive a digital copy of "new moon," and I'll include a code for "syenite." :)

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12x18" poster with 4 hand-pulled screens, printed by Christopher Williams of Plastic Flame Press.

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~6"x7" fabric patch with ink and dye printing (using various techniques), backed with interfacing.

Each print is one-of-a-kind, and several of these were used to create the album artwork for "the new moon's out of the way" and "syenite & sodalite."

These are suitable for framing or use as a patch. If you'd like to do the latter, please let me know and I'll scotchguard it for you. :) Otherwise, please do not get these wet, or the dye-printed components may run!

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	1.	do they even make dunes anymore? 24:22
	2.	northside fern corral 13:07

about

Beth McDonald, tuba and electronics with resonance

Recorded March 2023 in Electrical Audio Studio B
Textiles printed November 2022 through May 2023 at Lillstreet Arts Center

Audio recording, mixing, & mastering: Eliya Gwetta
Photography, design, & layout: The Sausage Factory

Thank you to:
Catherine Wilson and Christopher Williams for your textile printing guidance,
Jon San Paolo and Daniel Parker for your recording session assistance,
and to Isaac Turner, Ken Vandermark, Becky Grajeda, Sasha de Koninck, Brian Ewalt, and many others.

This project is partially supported by an Individual Artist Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events, as well as a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, a state agency through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.

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released August 17, 2023

Audio recording, mixing, & mastering: Eliya Gwetta

Photography, design, & layout: The Sausage Factory

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Beth McDonald Chicago, Illinois

... is a classically trained tuba player gone awry. She performs on tuba (w/ and w/o electronics), mainly in free improv / performance collaborations, but also in solo ambient / durational projects.

You can hear Beth play in:
-Edition Redux,
-the Duck Brain Ragtime Band,
-Majority Haircut,
-and many other things ... more

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