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the noise that comes from your trophy room | won't let you sleep at night: | each in its own cage handsome birds half your age | an overwhelming sight | each fallen feather you picked up | lined up by color and by form | to build the wings that you lack | which won't stick to your back | or even keep you warm || meanwhile your life branches out | like a tree stretching towards something | of which you don't know what it is || the noise that comes from your trophy room | will wake you this night, too | never mind what you've heard | it's the cage not the bird | that is singing to you || meanwhile your life branches out | like a tree stretching towards something | of which you only know that it is | not this not this not this

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from Cages, released January 12, 2015

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200 lurkers Cologne, Germany

Two friends, two continents, a series of happy accidents. What once began as an exchange of letters morphed into a collaborative process of crafting songs from opposite sides of the Atlantic. The resulting catalog reflects the patina of many rounds of revision and accumulation. 200 Lurkers blends two distinct musical aesthetics into songs that feature glimmering moments and makeshift voices. ... more

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