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The Illusion of Permanence

Posted: September 19th, 2008, 2:14pm BST

This spontaneous outpouring came as I realised very strongly that all the wealth that surrounds us in the developed world makes us believe in the illusion of permanence… later I took the audio and used it in musical composition which embodies abrupt and dramatic change.

I get it slightly wrong as I stream the thought directly into the phone, but that's ok - what's a little initial confusion between permanence and impermanence between friends, especially when you are speaking as you are thinking? I make up for the mistake later on.

I shamelessly quote myself in this audio, remembering something I wrote June 2005.
The Flip Side of Not Much: The Illusion of Permanence

Posted: September 19th, 2008, 1:58pm BST

This spontaneous outpouring came as I realised very strongly that all the wealth that surrounds us in the developed world makes us believe in the illusion of permanence… later I took the audio and used it in musical composition which embodies abrupt and dramatic change. I get it slightly wrong as I stream the thought directly [...]