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Inner Plains
The first full-length sound collaboration between an{EEL} and Eddie Lee Sausage, released by Steve Davis and Love Earth Music in March 2024.

Eddie Lee Sausage:
I first met Neal D Retke [an{EEL}] at dreamtime village in rural Wisconsin thirty years ago. We were assembled to investigate life applications of the great tome “A Thousand Plateaus” by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari. It was the beginning of our exploration together. We crossed paths again elsewhere in the Midwest, later in the Northwest, and more recently in the digital realm. Interacting with an{EEL} in any landscape is always a joy. A remarkably thoughtful, responsive, playful, impossibly prolific, seasoned explorer of free artistic expression. Now deep within our own creative grooves, it turns out that we had arrived at a similar destination in terms of ‘musical’ expression – some sort of outsider electro-acoustic improv-generated sonic collage.

an{EEL} invited me to ‘send some sounds’ for a possible collaboration. While pondering this prospect on an afternoon drive, I suddenly spotted a pile of cellos on the side of the road. I pulled over (of course) and procured a weathered cello from a yard sale. When I arrived home, the first thing I played on the cello in one single improvisational flow opened the recording process of “Inner Plains.” With the sun pouring into the room I moved from one instrument to the next – mbira, autoharp, piano, electric bass (treated with springs, screws, and metal bits), air organ, shruti box, melodica, and a toy megaphone. Within 3 hours I had recorded seven sound foundations for an{EEL} to add to, compose from, arrange, and (hopefully) derange. A week later his clever, delightful, surprising contributions, productions, and dis-assemblies arrived. We handed it off to ElZombie Espacial for expert mastering.
For the cover art it seemed obvious to turn to another master of chance operations, Craig S Wilson. Craig had also attended the “Thousand Plateaus” playshop where I met an{EEL} 30 years ago. Legendary noise champion, sound collagist himself, infamous “Bananafish” publisher, and my favorite living writer Seymour Glass rendered the liner notes.

Welcome to the “Inner Plains.” Travel with us, have a listen.
Inner Plains can be purchased via Oblivionbooks.com HERE:
https://oblivionbooks.com/.../inner-plains-audio-cd-by.../

Inner Plains via Eddie’s bandcamp here: https://infinitearticle.bandcamp.com/album/inner-plains

Inner Plains can be purchased via eBay/Paypal here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/186363310845?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e12000.m113256.l116967&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=92b7aef06fe54ff384f5d49ea5a2f33c&bu=43185607904&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20240326071255&segname=12000&mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e12000.m113256.l116967&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=92b7aef06fe54ff384f5d49ea5a2f33c&bu=43185607904&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20240326071255&segname=12000

Inner Plains CD directly from the label Love Earth Music HERE:
http://www.loveearthmusic.com/

Inner Plains via Love Earth Music’s bandcamp here: https://eddieleesausageaneel.bandcamp.com/album/inner-plains

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