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Small Tremble In Slow Motion

by Sally Decker & Briana Marela

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    Created in response to Small Tremble In Slow Motion, this colorful 22 card deck illustrated by Madeline Waits reflects the narrative of the piece and also loosely follows the structure of the Major Arcana. All of the words on the cards are sourced from the text of the piece. The cards join concepts from the piece with Waits’ artwork to serve as portals for reflection. Pulling a card offers a word and image combination to use for personal, creative, and magical practice, while also providing listeners an interactive, non-linear entry into the piece.

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Small Tremble In Slow Motion opens as a guided meditation. Through monologue, two storytellers emerge in a non-linear daydream, drifting between poetic cadence and plain spoken narrative. Together they tell a story of grief that shows up in the body before the mind, and engage in the revelation of new aspects of self that are exposed and activated in experiences of loss. These dreamscapes follow the grasping rhythms of the subconscious; words become texture within layers of self-study and self-tending. The final and title track, an improvised performance, offers resolution through a striking shift in tone. In opposition to the reflective, wandering pace of the composed material, the two voices engage in immediate mutual expression. Small Tremble In Slow Motion explores the expansive possibilities of being present with oneself within experiences of deep emotional contraction such as grief and loss.

This album is the result of a collaboration between Sally Decker and Briana Marela throughout the months of February to May of 2021 during a remote artist residency with Qubit in NYC. Small Tremble In Slow Motion was initially conceived as an audio-visual piece and performance, and has now branched into a number of forms.

Surface World will be releasing the piece’s audio in its entirety, augmented with the culminating performance that celebrated and concluded their residency. Carrier Records will be hosting the full-length video piece as part of a showcase of Qubit’s 2021 residencies. Small Tremble In Slow Motion weaves a series of audio-visual vignettes that examine characters within dynamics of presence. The camera tracks the fragile and empowered witness, revealing the simultaneously tense and liberating layers of self-study and self-tending, particularly in relationship with the body.

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released June 10, 2022

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