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Welllll
the Qur'an is coming
Sharia is coming
the caliphate is coming

and the world is going ...
          to hellllllll
and ain't that
          swelllllll


Welllll
yeahhhh
wellllll

worldwide Islam is coming
and that is a bummer


     kill the gays
     get yourself some slaves

     jihad against me
     against all who would be free


Hellllll
ain't that
     swellllllll
the world is going
     to helllllll


     women dogs Jews
     the Qur'an is bad news


Helllllll
Wellllll

Maybe the Qur'an is going

and Sharia is going
and the caliphate is nowhere
'cuz we're all knowing

     too welllllll
     it ain't swell


     kill those who leave
     those who won't believe
     who know
         it's hellllllll

        to keep slaves
        to kill gays
        to keep women down


yeah all that is known

welllllll

the Qur'an is not
     swellllllllll
Sharia is not
     swellllllllll
the caliphate is not
     swell


if worldwide Islam is coming
the world is going ...
        to helllllllllll


and that's not swell

that is a bummer


worldwide Islam's not a comer

so if it's going


Swelllllll

swelllllllll

swelllllllllllllllllll

Welllllll


and the world's
     not going
          to hellllllllllllll
       

Elsa
January 6, 2013

copyright, 2013, 2015, Elsa Schieder, all rights reserved

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The Story of the Marking of Swell

The words, they came so easily, as usual.

But then the usual question: how to get them out into the world?

Mark, a friend I've been working with for years, is a patient guy.

We recorded one version - one voice - didn't like it.

At some point we tried another. That version was also put aside.

Then one day we went back to the original recording, listened to it for some reason or other.. Maybe that actually worked, we said to each other.

We fooled around with it. Or Mark did the work. I was there, giving input and listening to what Mark was trying out, suggesting.

The piece actually came together very quickly, once we were settled on a path.

The visuals. It's just a 2-minute piece, but I think the visuals took at least 20 hours. I knew what the first 2 images should be. No idea where to go from there. Stuck.

I spent an hour getting input from the videographer I've often worked with. She's the one who got the text to move, and added the wave.

At that point, there were still miles and milesto go to get to the final video - but I was not utterly stuck. Lots of ideas.

But nothing quite worked.

I know the story of Edison and the light bulb - over 10,000 tries.

Sometimes the only thing that keeps me going is stubbornness.

And then at some point it's clear: yes, this is actually working - for me, anyway - at that particular moment, anyway. Creative stuff - will it click with people or not? I never really know.

Anyway, there are still hours of work ahead. But I can see, sort of anyway, where I'm going.

And then ... out into the world. And we will see how people respond.


Elsa
December 24, 2014

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Political Music, Political Songs,
Political Rap, Political Rock.
if islam is coming, the world is going
to hell, and that ain’t swell.
Political Rap Song.

Political Music

beat music
for tough stuff
hard stuff
hard enough stuff
to hear, to believe

political music
political songs
they don't belong
to soft sweep music
not this
political rap
hard beat that
grabs the attention
with words we need to hear

we can close our eyes
reality continues

we can still hear
the political beat
of political rap
political music that
opens our eyes


Elsa
January 7, 2013




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