ARFI - À la Recherche d'un Folklore Imaginaire

LabelTrains… Calamity roll with passengers

Trains… Calamity roll with passengers

Christian Rollet solo

CC03

The perception of time is unique when one recognizes cycles. Life affirms itself in that it does not repeat identically but instead produces thousands of singularities.
The old trains made these concepts tangible for the passengers, subject to vibrations, shocks, and sounds: the hypnotic hum of metal sliding against metal; the brief disengagement of the switch, that fleeting disruption of the regularity of the train tracks which calls for attention without triggering an alarm; then, after crossing a level crossing, the reassuring return of a familiar cycle, accompanied by the sense of moving inexorably forward, while one becomes delightfully numb...
It's the same with the drums, except without the numbness—otherwise, it's too late.