THE MACHINE ELVES

OBJECT RECORD

One piece of music.

Its surviving traces.

Its history, where it can still be reconstructed.

OBJECT 006 // TRANSMISSION

An individual archive record within the twenty-four object Lights Arise sequence. Historical description, publication evidence and later interpretation are kept separate.

SIGIL

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OBJECT RECORD

SEQUENCE

006 / 24

ALBUM

LIGHTS ARISE

PUBLICATION

27 MARCH 2013 — SOUNDCLOUD

CREATION

2011–2013 PERIOD — EXACT DATE UNDER RECONSTRUCTION

STATUS

ARCHIVED / CHRONOLOGY OPEN

HISTORICAL TRANSMISSION DESCRIPTION

“Transmission For Positive Nano/Dimensional Beings. Observations and Reflections. For Archives and Earth.”

This description is preserved as a historical document of how the recording was understood. It is not presented as a scientific claim.

LATER READING

The Machine Elves introduces positive non-human or dimensional beings into the transmission vocabulary. The description is preserved without treating those beings as established entities.

PRODUCTION CONCENTRATION

The artist recalls The Machine Elves being made on 26 March 2012 in a concentrated session of several hours.

SOURCE // ARTIST RECOLLECTION

UNRESOLVED

When was the recording actually created? When was its title chosen? When was the transmission description written? Did its position in the final sequence reflect an original intention or a later recognition?

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TONALITIES // INDIVIDUAL BANDCAMP PLAYER

2018 Tonalities recording / selection.