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Dilettante Ball

by pen palindrome

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    Hand stamped and dubbed one at a time in Madison, WI. Each tape comes with an original linocut by Jason plus some other goodies.

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Pavement 05:54
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Ohio 03:45
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More Again 06:13
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Keybored 01:52
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about

Dear listener,

The songs on Dilettante Ball are home-recorded demos/exercises that got me through writer’s block and a winter spent in isolation. Most of the tracks were written in one sitting, and almost all of them were recorded over the course of two days onto a zoom recorder. They were also a tribute for Mozart’s 16th birthday (my cat).

The collection ended up being more than just exercises in songwriting and came to mean more to me… as the first songs I felt comfortable playing in front of people for a full set, the first cassette tapes I ever made, the first physical copies of my music I’d sold, and also the first time I put something of my own creation into the world without first asking for feedback.

Thank you to Raha, Dad, Anna, Niab, Teresa, Elie, David, Michelle, Lu, Almila, Robby, monarch butterflies, and anyone else that supported me over the past year. Having you all in my life makes it worth living. Also, thank you Mom for making me feel connected to a thread in the universe.

“Pavement" was released on the Boy Tears Number Five compilation. "Ohio" was released on Z Tapes' Spring ’19 Compilation.

Thank you to Steph of Boy Tears and Filip of Z Tapes for including these songs on your respective comps.)

Lastly thank you to Jason Lambeth of Painted Blonde for believing in and wanting to collaborate with one another on this re-release.

Your Pen Palindrome,

Ava

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released July 1, 2019

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