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01. Lea Bertucci + Olivia Block - The Number of the Sand
02. Lea Bertucci + Olivia Block - The Number of the Sand (Excerpt)
03. Lea Bertucci + Olivia Block - The Measure of the Sea
04. Lea Bertucci + Olivia Block - The Measure of the Sea (Excerpt)
ARTIST
TITLE
I Know the Number of the Sand and the Measure of the Sea
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
RM 4238CD RM 4238CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
4/4/2025

I Know the Number of the Sand and the Measure of the Sea is the first collaboration of Lea Bertucci and Olivia Block. This collaboration was set into slow motion some years ago, in 2017, when Lea and Olivia connected through an interview facilitated by writer Steve Smith. In 2022, the artists finally had a chance to collaborate, performing an improvised set at Pioneer Works in New York City. Since then, the New York based Bertucci and Chicago based Block remotely built out ideas stemming from their live performance, passing sounds back and forth, until I Know the Number of the Sand and the Measure of the Sea was forged into existence. The title is a famous utterance of the Oracle of Delphi, a cult of female priestesses who would inhale the poisonous vapors of nearby volcanic vents to induce mystical visions for their seekers, often changing the course of civilization. Getting high from the earth. That is what this album hopes to achieve for our listeners. This collaboration sees Block playing synthesizer and tape, and Bertucci using her own voice processed through reel-to-reel tape, as well as microcassette collage of field recordings. Recorded and mixed by Olivia Block and Lea Bertucci. Mastered by Lawrence English at Negative Space Special.