Big thanks to Daniel Valencia for letting me use his written Orb account. Thanks to Nick Chiarella for reading it. Thanks to Joscelyn Godwin, Annette, Donna and Ronnie for letting me record their fairy encounter. Thanks to Shannon Taggart for connecting me. Thanks to Scotia Birdsey for recording with me in the Winter Solstice Chamber. And big thanks to C. Lavender for letting me use two of her tracks -- "Intercellular Relay (ft. Anthony Child)" and "Glistening Mosaic Observatory" -- from her new album, "Convex Umbra."

Happy Solstice forever. X

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Waft through the mists of the quantum field: you are the beforetime and the aftertime all at the same time. You'll encounter forgotten and found sounds, haunted sonics, obsolete audio, distorted vocals, and maybe even some Wurlitzer organ. We'll explore the unseen, the rarely known, the unheard of. What lies after death? Who visits from other dimensions? How does one time travel? Where do the elementals live?

When will we listen? The Warped Echo broadcasts roughly around each solstice and equinox (3/31/25, 6/30/25, 9/29/25 + 12/29/25), and each one investigates a theme: Death, Visitors, Travel, Elementals.

Sarah Van Buren (SVB) is a raver, soundmaker, soothsayer, DJ, and library worker living in Stottville, NY. She works with music, sound, and collaborative performance to investigate buried histories and the unseen. Sarah facilitates communal rituals and resonates well with others: as the Youth Services Manager at Hudson Area Library, founding member of Community Rave Network, certified Deep Listening® facilitator, and longtime co-curator of 24-HOUR DRONE at Basilica Hudson, 2014-2024.