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Umbilicus (The Gift of Life)

from Songs for Coralyn by Logos

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This piece is a recreation of one I wrote in 2002 called Vargansangen. It is meant to be a sonic depiction of birth from the perspective of the child.
The piece starts with the sound of my partner Allison singing the gospel tune, "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot." She was pregnant with Coralyn at the time it was recorded. Slowly the music fades into a soundscape depicting the sounds of the womb: the muffled sound of the mother's voice mingled with the sounds of Cora's heartbeat and the blood pulsing through the umbilical cord (which we recorded with a doppler microphone).

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Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home,
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home.

If I get there before you do,
(Coming for to carry me home)
I'll cut a hole and pull you through.
(Coming for to carry me home)

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from Songs for Coralyn, released December 21, 2013

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Logos Asheville, North Carolina

Logos is the musical identity of composer and producer Jim
Genaro.

His music uses the sounds and textures of electronic dance music to tell stories, taking the listener on a musical journey.

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