Dog Versus Shadows – Oracle Mama Dot

MOONBEAM WHITE VINYL. This is an album inspired by British-Guyanese poet Fred D'Agiuar's 'Mama Dot' sequence (1985). It explores the different strands of a mighty, mythical grandmother figure who has the task of creating a place away from (but rich in the memories of) Africa. I have taken the idea of an Oracle figure watching over a mythical place, but all is not well. There is disharmony and threat and the real and metaphorical landscape is tainted with nostalgia - a longing to be understood as a place of hope and dreams where everyone, regardless of their origin is welcome." Lee Pylon (Dogs versus Shadows)."

1. By the Lake, Surrounded
2. Shut That Gate!
3. Pier Collapse in Slow Motion
4. Bridge Collapse at High Speed
5. Trent Fog (Hold on Tight)
6. The Room Where Everyone Goes
7. Burnt Out Atlas
8. Fully Submerged
9. Nightlandings
10. Chernobyl's Imprint
11. Heritage Site Wildfire
12. Mrs Jones Is a Witness of Rural Decline
13. Tower Block Stairwell Decay
14. The Moon (Looks Alien in the Day)

Label: Subexotic

Catalog: 8662148

Genre: Dance