Selected Ambient Works 1990-2020 (Vol. 1)

by Soft Promises

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Lots of stuff here because I can't afford: shelter, food, clothing, education, transportation, healthcare, therapy, "career development" and so on.

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1.	Ghost Swoon 05:37	info	buy track
2.	A Little More Vacant Each and Every Day 08:12		buy track
3.	Something 03:45		buy track
4.	Rough Draft Of Oblivion 07:50		buy track
5.	Luxury Identity Commodities Trading 05:00	info	buy track
6.	Clean Suburban Teeth 05:00		buy track
7.	One Minute Northwest of Heaven 01:00		buy track
8.	Utility Hassles 07:47		buy track
9.	Swamp-Type Thing 03:13		buy track
10.	At Long Last Lost Again 07:49		buy track
11.	Adherence to Norms 07:06		buy track
12.	I Said No 00:48		buy track
13.	And I Mean No 05:08		buy track
14.	I'm Caught In a Trap and I Can't Walk Out Because I Ran Out of Money 06:05		buy track
15.	My So-Called Lifestyle 02:11		buy track
16.	Ugly Magic 07:22		buy track
17.	Not Quite Forgiveness 05:35		buy track
18.	What's Behind Error Number Two 04:04		buy track
19.	Ballpark Theme Park History Museum 04:29		buy track
20.	You Remind Me Of No One 07:16		buy track
21.	Over and Out 04:58		buy track

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Part one of a series of collected works either made 1990-2020 or else made starting in 1990 and finished this summer. Proceeds of this volume go to me; future volumes will benefit charities specializing in LGBTQIA+ and disability rights/activism. My current situation is grim, but it's a lot worse for many other people.

Titled after the Aphex Twin album because that was very formative for me both in making tracks like this and being a kind of/sort of classical composer. There are some tracks here, and coming soon, with scored parts for choirs, string orchestras, and so on, but hiring performers is contingent on how much money I earn from this: work is work.

Priced at $1, but sharing this with people you know who might like this type of music is just as important. I'm poor, disabled, and chronically ill: I can't tour or do much promotion even if there weren't a pandemic.

Finally: I don't imagine there'll be a clamor but all this work is "some rights reserved" meaning I'd like attribution and notification but I'm not asking for fees or writing credits, etc.

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released September 14, 2020

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