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It’s where fragments of memories,
snapshots of personal experiences,
smells, sounds, fears
and constructed views of reality,
are privately and secretly kept.
It’s a vast lonely place
but meaningful and revealing,
like a closed museum on Mondays.
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The Aisle of 5 Doors
01:24
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It’s been said that there are 5 levels of consciousness.
I think of them as doors
which open to different perceptions and awareness
about ourselves and the world.
One of them is the door to the consciousness
of who we are as individuals.
It seems to me that the other 4 in the aisle
can open more easily
if the key to this first one is found.
The key is Knowledge,
self-knowledge.
Knowledge is always key,
isn’t it?
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Angstown
03:40
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A nickname for all big cities
where pressure,
insecurity,
stress
and anxiety
charge a big daily toll in serotonin.
It’s where life is always on the fast lane
and the mind is constantly trying to keep up.
In Angstown some people go to the bar,
some go to the drugstore
and some try to escape it
on holidays and weekends.
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From Alley to Valley
02:40
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An analogy for illustrating the feeling
of getting out of squeezing stressful moments
to a state of relief.
From narrow to wide.
From darkness to light.
Surprisingly, the light at the end of the tunnel
is something that a lot of people search for
without noticing
that the only way to get to it
is to understand first
what is that tunnel
before the light.
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Dive In
02:43
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Even if both actions point downwards,
diving is not falling.
As an archetype, “The Fall” is described
as a descent from a higher to a lower state of being
- from innocence and bliss to loss.
On the other hand “To Dive In”
is metaphorically meant as a voluntary descent
from a superficial state of knowledge to a deeper one
- from ignorance to acknowledgment.
So, going down in this case
ultimately leads upwards.
One thing is certain:
you won’t find yourself in shallow waters.
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A Deeper Depth
05:58
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The record for the deepest dive in history
is set at 36,000 feet
at Mariana Trench on the West Pacific,
the point most distant
from the water’s surface on Earth.
Ironically,
even at such extreme depth,
that diver may still have remained
superficial.
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Tresouq
03:16
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Tresouq is an anagram of “Quetros”,
a medication prescribed as an antipsychotic.
I created the anagram for naming
a dark sinkhole I imagine existing
at the abyssal plain of our fears.
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Light at the Hadal Zone
05:15
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The Hadal Zone is the deepest region of the ocean.
Its name refers to Hades,
the Greek god of the Underworld.
But while sunlight progressively fades into darkness
when diving towards the bottom of the Hadal Zone,
the opposite happens in a self-awareness dive
as the deeper one goes,
the clearer things get.
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At the Bottom
09:08
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Getting at the bottom of things is challenging,
whether it is at the bottom of places like the Great Blue Hole,
or in the depths of the mind.
I don’t know about the first one
but I do know that those who hit rock bottom in life
and bounced back,
fear very few things in the world.
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Arrival
03:13
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We all have our Comfort Zone,
that stable but stoney ground
with as many rocks as dormant things
conveniently held under them.
We can either sit down and rest on those rocks
the entire life,
or go lifting them to deal with what lies underneath.
The rocks may be big and heavy
but it’s perfectly possible to remove them
since we were the ones who actually laid them there
in the first place.
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Ataraxia
03:44
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The French writer André Gide once said:
trust those who seek the truth,
but doubt those who say they have found it.
So, perhaps Ataraxia is as mythical as Atlantis.
But it’s the journey, not the destination
that is important,
because even if the place is a metaphor,
the quest for self-awareness and knowledge
creates understanding and peace of mind.
I guess that truth lies in the searching
and not necessarily in the finding.
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ALEGAMA São Paulo, Brazil
ALEGAMA is a producer/musician, audio-visual creative pro, and a writer. He creates and plays instrumental electronic music working mainly with modular analog synths (he also plays the guitar and bass). His approach is bringing a conceptual and experimental angle to ambient, minimalism, electronica, synth wave and avant-garde music. ... more
ALEGAMA recommends:
SCURO CHIARO
by Alessandro Cortini
In "Scuro-Chiaro, Cortini creates compelling textures and atmosphere, evoking a darkness-light mood as the title in Italian implies. It's highly creative, haunting music in its own character and way.
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Music for Film and Theatre
by Hania Rani
In this album, Hania's unique playing style brings impressionist sensations and feelings only her music is capable of provoking. It's a kind of vivid dream state her fingers create on the keyboard.
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Ecstatic Computation
by caterina barbieri
In this album, Caterina sounds like an architect designing building blocks of music. There are influences of minimalism and she shows that less is really more, when you know how to take it to the max.
go to albumIf you like ALEGAMA, you may also like:
Doctrina Quadraginta Dystopian
by Various
This absorbing compilation showcases the cutting edge of electronic music in Lima Peru, all of it both tuneful and exploratory.
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This ambient pop album from Chute Records label head Jan the Man captures melancholy, contemplative moods simply, and without words.
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A beautifully haunting record from ARIGTO with atmospheric drones that shapeshift constantly.
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