"Overall, its mood conveys something between sorrow and hopefulness, suggestive altogether of a contemplative pause in an overwhelmingly distressing moment."
(Thump.Vice)
"Experimental Single Made Completely From Women’s March Recordings Will Give You Goosebumps"
(Huffington Post)
davidbyrne.com/radio/off-site OFF-SITE! MUSICAL EXPLORATIONS OF PLACE
(Podcast on David Byrne Radio)
"Echoing as if its a whisper in the ear. All shimmering, though."
(Tiny Mix Tapes)
"The result is a humble, direct, and evocative translation of his experience."
(AdHoc)
"Silence and fear is death; ‘Day 1’ sounds, very refreshingly, like lived life, and the mellow opposite of helplessness."
(Baltimore City Paper)
"You hear chants, you hear snippets of dialogue, you hear percussive pounds, you hear laughter (also important in our politics: fun!), all held together by a quiet kind of Tim Hecker-like glow that is both triumphant and uncertain, melancholy." (Baltimore Beat, top 10 of 2017)
"Day 1" is composed of a winding softness, avoiding expected abrasiveness in favor of a pleasant presentation in line with the nature of the protest."
(allaroundsound)
This track was made out of manipulated and sampled field recordings captured from the Women's March on Washington.
THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROCEEDS WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THE PLANNED PARENTHOOD CLINIC LOCATED AT 330 N. HOWARD STREET IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.
ART:
by Wendy MacNaughton, drawn on site at the Women's March on Washington.
Wendy is an illustrator and a graphic journalist. You can see her work at
WendyMacNaughton.com