Queen City Sounds Podcast S4E18: Je est un Autre

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1.	Je est un Autre Introduction 03:13	buy track
2.	Je est un Autre Interview Part 1 04:43	buy track
3.	Je est un Autre Interview Part 2 03:44	buy track
4.	Je est un Autre Interview Part 3 03:50	buy track
5.	Je est un Autre Interview Part 4 05:54	buy track
6.	Je est un Autre Interview Part 5 05:22	buy track
7.	Je est un Autre Interview Part 6 05:03	buy track
8.	Je est un Autre Interview Part 7 06:11	buy track
9.	Je est un Autre Interview Part 8 03:17	buy track

about

Je est un Autre is a solo project from Dylan Desmond who is perhaps most well known as half of cosmic doom band Bell Witch. Borrowing the name, which means “I is another,” from poet Arthur Rimbaud’s declaration on the nature of being, Desmond has crafted a set of six songs for the project’s debut album Flatworm Mysticism (released March 1, 2024 ) that embody an evocative style of soundscaping and composition reminiscent of the soundtracks to the existential science fiction and adventure noir films of the 70s and 80s like Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Stalker, Sorceror and Blade Runner and more contemporary manifestations of similar creative impulses like the films of Robert Eggers, Alex Garland and Rose Glass. Desmond had some opportunity to exercise these creative skills when Bell Witch launched its Patreon in 2021 and he beagan writing original pieces to be paired with sections from influential films. But he set aside the bass he usually plays in Bell Witch and took on synths as the vehicle of expression. The album has titles that suggests ideas from obscure science and esoteric knowledge with sounds that perfectly embody those resonances.

cestrum-nocturnum.bandcamp.com/album/flatworm-mysticism

credits

released April 6, 2024

Interview by Tom Murphy, the intro music is “Liminal Historical Moments” by Haikyo Cartographer, photo courtesy Dylan Desmond.