Islands (2018)
soundscape composition, text
duration: 5’31’’
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You were late for almost 1 and a half hour. I almost
decided to do it by myself. After I started walking, I ignored
you for a while, until the first crossing...i think?… i think i
almost got hit by a car and you stopped me.
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You were like a step or two on to the road. i didn't even
realise you were ignoring me, i thought you were just being
very professional : /
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Looks like the first crossing was a reminder for me to get
more involved haha. I thought the driver was gonna stop and
wait for me to cross the street but he didn’t. :(
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I guess london drivers are trash like that. it made me worried
about what to come that you were nearly hit in the first few
minutes lol.
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I decided to only cross the street
when the traffic light turn green at
the exact moment when i was
passing the crossing point.
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Were you walking across the road
when the lights were yellow? i was
kinda just following you around.
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I always hesitate. Sorry about
forcing you running across the street.
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There was a few times where i was
genuinely unsure of what you were
doing and didn't bother following you
until i thought it was safe.
I decided to only cross the street
when the traffic light turn green at
the exact moment when i was
passing the crossing point.
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Were you walking across the road
when the lights were yellow? i was
kinda just following you around.
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I always hesitate. Sorry about
forcing you running across the street.
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There was a few times where i was
genuinely unsure of what you were
doing and didn't bother following you
until i thought it was safe.
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woman who wore loud high heel shoes and
walked with us for 5 mins on the other side
of the small road.
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I was :-) we both wore boots. You were
much quieter. Our rhythm stayed in synch
for a while. It was really intimate.
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I hold my breath when we move from
one island to the other.
I wish I can close my eyes tho.
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i guess you can't see anything underwater.
it almost seemed like you were focussed
when we were off the islands, i guess you
had a goal.
I hold my breath when we move from
one island to the other.
I wish I can close my eyes tho.
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i guess you can't see anything underwater.
it almost seemed like you were focussed
when we were off the islands, i guess you
had a goal.
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We zig-zagged for
a while then the road
gets bigger when we
were close to old
street.
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They were side roads i guess.
the islands only became dangerous when
the roads were huge nearer the thames.
there was a few moments when we were
basically drowning and it felt very
dangerous.
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When we were in Bank?
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yeah.
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I was still very lost
even though I was standing on the safe point.
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It was very overwhelmed.
We were constantly escaping from everything.
I feel the same anxiety even
when we were on the islands.
There’s nothing to hide though.
It makes me feel thirty.
// I was still very lost
even though I was standing on the safe point.
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It was very overwhelmed.
We were constantly escaping from everything.
I feel the same anxiety even
when we were on the islands.
There’s nothing to hide though.
It makes me feel thirty.
You mean the anxiety?
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Yeah, anxiety was a part of it. But it’s more like…
…ummmm…
being enveloped in a dessert.
2018.