EPISODE · Jun 15, 2016 · 3 MIN
Frau - Storm Over Cut
from Casco Art Institute: Working for the Commons · host Casco - Office for Art, Design & Theory
"Storm Over Cut" is about the diverse strategies that artists have employed to cope with budget cuts. The first verse presents those who are actively fighting policy, either through protest or through negotiations, The second shows how some are dealing with the situation by adapting, for instance by adopting entrepreneurial newspeak. Finally, in the third verse, there is "Parasite Lottery" itself as an attempt to create collectivity and solidarity. This song is part of Parasite Lottery, a pilot version of a collective lottery system for art organizations in the Netherlands and their communities proposed by Wok The Rock and Casco. Download the song and comic on www.parasitelottery.com. Produced by Wok The Rock & Casco Music by Leilani Hermiasih Lyrics by Leilani Hermiasih & Wok The Rock Vocal & Keyboards: Leilani Hermiasih Comic stips by Wok The Rock Vocals recorded by Daniel Hollos in Berlin, Germany Mixed and Mastered by Brian Esselbrugge at Studio Brainwash, Utrecht, The Netherlands Liner notes: Steyn Bergs
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"Storm Over Cut" is about the diverse strategies that artists have employed to cope with budget cuts. The first verse presents those who are actively fighting policy, either through protest or through negotiations, The second shows how some are dealing with the situation by adapting, for instance by adopting entrepreneurial newspeak. Finally, in the third verse, there is "Parasite Lottery" itself as an attempt to create collectivity and solidarity. This song is part of Parasite Lottery, a pilot version of a collective lottery system for art organizations in the Netherlands and their communities proposed by Wok The Rock and Casco. Download the song and comic on www.parasitelottery.com. Produced by Wok The Rock & Casco Music by Leilani Hermiasih Lyrics by Leilani Hermiasih & Wok The Rock Vocal & Keyboards: Leilani Hermiasih Comic stips by Wok The Rock Vocals recorded by Daniel Hollos in Berlin, Germany Mixed and Mastered by Brian Esselbrugge at Studio Brainwash, Utrecht, The Netherlands Liner notes: Steyn Bergs
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