THIS IS
GUNFYRE
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‘Gunfyre’ calls into question the ethics of powerhouse institutions. From corporate, to government, to religious corruption. Produced by Hayku Kyah and Ijale– the instrumental is dark, heavy on the bass, and full of rage.
We tumble into poetry and odd rap flows, that crack open ethos– art as a means of revolution.
LONG LIVE
THE ART(IST).
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE IN SAGITTARIUS
Power–
The Eight of Coins, clarified by the Ace of Cups and the Three of Sticks, Reversed.
Baggage–
Justice, Reversed, clarified by the Ten of Coins Reversed, the Prince of Coins, and The Empress.
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Guidance–
The Sun, clarified by the Six of Sticks and The Emperor.
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Leading up to the Total Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius, we are committing to practice and perfection of those skills that help us feel the most fulfilled: sensually, intellectually, and spiritually. Instead of allowing our feelings to waver from equilibrium, we are routinely feeling emotions and letting them go. Thus, we are training the inner craftsman to reliably construct our sense of stability and contentment in the face of adversity. But why now? The buildup of past disappointment has primed us to accept that there are some journeys that we no longer wish to travel, as well as many more that we simply cannot. We have realized that in any case, we will continue to move through time and space until we don't; hence, lingering on truncated relationships and incomplete projects will only serve to anchor us. >
The Total Solar Eclipse will solidify this awakening. Rather than giving time and energy to fleeting partnerships and allowing resources and opportunities to pass us by, within the energy of this transit, “we honor nothing but justice.” Someone has been lying to themselves and/or others up until this point, but “through screeching nails, justice prevails;” although uncomfortable, in facing the truth of the situation, all parties will be freed to gain momentum in other areas that will better serve their higher selves. With gentle self-discipline and determination, we will move onward and upward, to be rewarded with increased connectivity to our loved ones and nature. Not only this, but we will be more inclined to work on those things that will bring us success and notoriety in the future. >
Accordingly, the Universe calls us to embrace ourselves and allow our spirits to be filled with a newfound vitality. For some, summer is here, inviting us outdoors to thrive in the energy that has fueled our world for eons; and for others, winter is here, increasing the need for us to find those things that amplify and conserve our inner flame. By finding the strength to avoid unnecessary expenditures of energy at all costs, especially with regard to anything that seems immature or reactive, we can ensure that our contentment and productivity do not falter, or at least, not for long. There is no need to take action in cases where one is tested by low-vibrational individuals or situations. Remember: “karma lingers, finger on the trigger just in case anybody missed her.” Take control of yourself rather than trying to control others, and in doing so, you will protect your highest goals, with integrity.
NEW
MOON MUSIC
*What is it?
For me, the process of releasing music is physically embodied.
In the weeks leading up to a release– all of the emotions, people, places and moments that gave life to the lyrical content will cycle through my head. My sleep schedule changes, and the quietest hours of late nights/early mornings are where I find my comfort. In silence. I lay in bed and stare at the ceiling, seeing the stories behind these lyrics unfold all over again.
I battle escapism and try to remain grounded while my body is releasing emotions that have burrowed so deep– I had to give them their own physicality so as to leave mine in peace.
New Moon Music is the process of releasing music into the world, choosing to ignore the algorithms and typical industry trends and instead– honouring the cycles and sensitivities of the art, the artist and the audience.
There is fluidity in catching a wave like the New Moon. For me– the cycles of the moon, a governing force above most else, is the perfect time to release. Welcome to the wave.
FUCK THE
ALGORITHM…
…THE ICON
ERA IS DEAD
Cake by Mali Bakes with lyrics from Gunfyre, @mali_bakes
Shot by Monica Larosa
Lyrics–
Death to the warlords
This world is not yours
These bodies are not commodity
Nor currency
Collateral for damages
Financial status turned the world into scavengers
They give us bandages as solutions
To curb the revolution
When we need a second skin
Death to the mayors who keep laced pockets while the roads are concaved with potholes
Death to all those who uphold the cogs in the system
Ignore the glitches
Yet honour the stitches of colonial bridges
Death to any protector, insistor, resister to the resistance
Today’s choices dictate your participance
You either stand up, or be the reason why we kneel
We honour nothing but justice
You have persecuted these people
Not for what they believe in
But who they sleep with
Choose to steep with
Like love is cheapened by the crevices you forced them to keep it
Hide it in
Opposed to your blood diamond ring
When the white bird sings, she cries
Like bloody murder between these thighs
Purity is a fictitious superstition
An honorary tradition
Let love be free
Let it be fluid
Let this tongue slide, all through it
Along the ridges of every nuance
Pulsating like prudent movement
The only thing to it is to breathe into the music and let the confines of your mind loosen
Ripened fruit
Ripened truth
Ready for consuming
Holy consumption like pineapple that bites back as a
Final function
Or a cherry that bleeds into teeth dampening your speech with the sweetness of empathy
The tenderness of supple skin
Flesh caught between this grin
There is a part of me that loves to see the world burn
It’s the same part with a soft heart
And I really do pray
For the lives lost
For a new beginning
For a better way of living
Empathy is a lesson learnt
I pray it guides our decisions.
Watch the hands of the clock turn
The hands that threw rock burn
Pedestals turn guillotine
Pray your routine was jesus clean
Kneeling, wheezing, retching
Plague of the people, the demon’s undressing
And we dressed her right
Money in her bag she's a stepford wife
She's so polite and it's so contrived
Leave a thorn in your side santoku knife
This can't be right, credit card froze and the going’s tight,
Wonder if you’ll ever see a homeless night
Hive mind on overdrive
Found yourself in another boneless fight
It was a distant plight
Rough sleeper
Fault of the people
Call for the steeples, gatekeepers, to widen the peephole
Down with the doors if you serve only Jesus
Down with the doors if you’re here for the people
Down with the doors it’s the only way peaceful
Empathy summoned to pasture
The rich take more than what we ever asked for
Funding the schemes they repent at mass for
Ask for forgiveness with cash or a big cheque
Cashing the witness
Expedite the interest
Through screeching nails justice prevails
Karma lingers, finger on the trigger just in case anybody missed her
Wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, gluttony, envy
( Wrath)
A lost list of repentance
Pray they get their sentence
Let these be the bars that line their cage,
Venom, venom, nothing but rage
Venom, venom, nothing but rage, nothing but rage
Venom, venom, nothing but rage, nothing but rage
This is Gunfyre
This is Gunfyre
Little simulations,
Influx populations,
Hostage to inflation
What really births a nation?
Masters?
Slaves?
Different journey to the grave
A people deprived is a people depraved
That’s how you rig the game,
Fresh fruit, lasoo noose
Squeeze the people make fresh juice
Fresh juice, fresh juice
Squeeze the people make fresh juice
THIS IS GUNFYRE
The concept behind the art–
“You arrive from your travels in a boat, carrying a plant.
Plants for me represent growth, healing, sensitivity and authenticity.
When I went through the visual references for Gunfyre and touched on the elements you
personally related to– water, open space, peaceful and calm surroundings– this is what I noted and tried to incorporate; hence I went with the ocean.
I added rough textures to give it a rustic feel.”
VENUS FLY TRAP,
SOUNDS OF FLORA
THIS IS GUNFYRE.
The Earthseed Series by Octavia E. Butler–
“Parable of the Sower works beautifully as an examination of how smart resistance functions—and I, growing jaded with respectability politics, black patriarchy, and other shallow solutions to the problem of racism, needed that badly. I needed to know how to bide my time. I needed to understand the difference between good intentions and good outcomes.”
–N.K. Jemisin’s Foreword
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“ For every attempt made by marginalized people to express anguish and seek change for historical (and ongoing) harm, there’s always pushback from those who demand that we suffer only in the expected ways, express that suffering with an acceptable tone, and end both our suffering and our complaints on demand.”
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Book recommendation by Vuma Phiri, The Diaspora Reader
LONG LIVE
THE ART(IST).
