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Alcestis on the Poetry Circuit 2​​​.​​​0 [Roberto Rodriguez Mixes]

by Vanessa Daou

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Alcestis on the Poetry Circuit 2.0 (Roberto Rodriguez Rooted in Bondage Mix) 05:56
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Alcestis on the Poetry Circuit 2.0 The best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself. Not with a leather whip, or with stick or twigs, not with a blackjack or a billyclub, but with the fine whip of her own tongue & the subtle beating of her mind against her mind. For who can hate her half so well as she hates herself? & who can match the finesse of her self-abuse? Years of training are required for this. Twenty years of subtle self-indulgence, self-denial; until the subject thinks herself a queen & yet a beggar - both at the same time. She must doubt herself in everything but love. She must choose passionately & badly. She must feel lost as a dog without her master. She must refer all moral questions to her mirror. She must fall in love with a cossack or a poet. She must never go out of the house unless veiled in paint. She must wear tight shoes so she always remembers her bondage. She must never forget she is rooted in the ground. Though she is quick to learn & admittedly clever, her natural doubt of herself should make her so weak that she dabbles brilliantly in half a dozen talents & thus embellishes but does not change our life. If she’s an artist & comes close to genius, the very fact of her gift should cause her such pain that she will take her own life rather than best us. & after she dies, we will cry & make her a saint. Written by Vanessa Daou, Peter Daou and Erica Mann Jong Published by Almo Music Corp / Vandal Publishing (ASCAP) / The Zipless Company (ASCAP) © 1994
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Alcestis on the Poetry Circuit 2.0 (Roberto Rodriguez Rooted in Bondage Instrumental) 06:14
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Vanessa Daou continues her inspired series of modern reworks of classic tracks from her landmark 1994 solo debut ‘Zipless (Songs From The Works of Erica Jong)’ with the release of ‘Alcestis on the Poetry Circuit 2.0 [Roberto Rodriguez Mixes]’.

The follow up to the steamy 2.0 mixes of “Near the Black Forest” and “Becoming a Nun”, the single is the latest offering from the electronic jazz-pop chanteuse’s forthcoming ‘Zipless 2.0: Remixed and Reimagined’ project - an ambitious retelling of her groundbreaking collaboration with pioneering feminist/poet/novelist Erica Jong. Slated for release in early 2020​, the anthology is part of Vanessa's "Year of Zipless" campaign - a year-long celebration marking the 25th anniversary of her definitive timeless masterpiece. ​

​With ​"Alcestis 2.0", Daou enlists Helsinki tech house wunderkind Roberto Rodriguez to transform her sly jazz-inflected spoken word tome (about self-sabotage and women’s internal battle with their inner saboteur) into a narcotic dancefloor seduction. Rodriguez creates a deep-pulsing opus intricately layered with thumping kick drums, pumping sub bass, simmering soulful rhythms, warm pads, moody atmospherics and throbbing hypnotic keys embellished with hazy melodic jazz riffs, subtle tropical flourishes, crisp accented hand claps, heaving synth stabs and thunderous rolling snares. Topped with Vanessa's compelling lyrics and creamy trance-inducing vocals, the feverish mix steadily unfolds into an unrelenting late-night club banger that effortlessly blurs the line between deep house, minimal tech, electro and cosmic disco..

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released May 24, 2019

Remix A&R: Craig Roseberry for KID Recordings

Mastering: Mike Degen | Stimulant Sound [NYC]

Cover Photo by Vanessa Daou
Artwork & Design: Vanessa Daou and Craig Roseberry

Executive Producers: Craig Roseberry and Vanessa Daou for DAOU Records

℗ 2019 DAOU Records
© 2019 KID Recordings, LLC, under exclusive partnership with DAOU Records
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Vanessa Daou is an American singer, songwriter, poet, visual artist and dancer. Most notably a musician, her work is known among electronica, nu jazz and trip hop circles for her trademark spoken word and aspirated singing style as well as its erotic and literary subtexts.

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