Trans Voices of Meditation, by Psychic Skin with Kelly Weaver & Rylee Short

Trans Voices of Meditation

by Psychic Skin with Kelly Weaver & Rylee Short

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1.	Returning to the Present (ft. Kelly Weaver) 11:02	buy track
2.	Ambience for Morning Coffee 18:57	buy track
3.	Morning Meditation (ft. Rylee Short) 06:34	buy track
4.	Positive Affirmations (ft. Rylee Short) 06:32	buy track
5.	Ambience for Rest 06:42	buy track
6.	Night Time Ambience 10:12	buy track

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For this installment of our Ataraxia guided meditation series, Louisville-based Psychic Skin (aka Joyce Barbour) offers gentle ambient music and a trio of guided meditations centered around trans voices from her community.

Kelly Weaver, currently interim ED at Out Loud Louisville, opens the cassette with a grounding exercise that encourages listeners to be present and accepting of their bodies.

Louisville-born but now Missouri-based Rylee Short offers a refreshing morning meditation to open the b-side, then a breath-centered meditation focused on positive affirmations.

Barbour intersperses these works with complementary sound baths, so listeners can use the entire sequence or break the tape down into several mini-meditations and rest periods.

A portion of sales will go to Kentucky Health Justice Network's Trans Health Advocacy program

Find out more about their important work at www.kentuckyhealthjusticenetwork.org

"Amazing . . . it just fits." -DubLab

CW: Gender Dysphoria, Transphobia

"Like many trans people, I have a complicated relationship with my voice. For some, our voice can be a great source of pain due to the fact we feel it does not always align with who we are. Ruminating on these feelings led me to the idea that perhaps utilizing the voice for a healing practice may prove empowering, and remind us that our voices not only bring pain but also joy, especially to those we love." -Joyce Barbour (She/They)

Psychic Skin is Lousiville, KY-based ambient composer Joyce Barbour. She has releases on a variety of labels, including the first installment of Stillness Editions, an imprint of Obsolete Staircases that curates ambient music with a strong therapeutic focus.

You can find more of her sound work on Bandcamp
psychicskin.bandcamp.com

Or explore a variety of multimedia projects at her website
cargocollective.com/jbarbour

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"Meditation isn’t something that’s easy for me, or that I can keep going for very long. My mind is very fast and nervous, but I practiced slowing down to read these words and found myself feeling very grounded as a result. Even if I can only stop for a few minutes and just breathe, that really does make a difference. I particularly loved reading words that centered feeling close to and caring towards to my body. I hope that the recording helps others do the same, particularly those whose bodies and selves may not always be appreciated or loved the way that they deserve. We are valid and wonderful exactly as we are, and as we change, and should find more time to tell ourselves this." -Kelly Weaver (They/Them)

Kelly Weaver is involved extensively with the local community via Out Loud Louisville, an organization designed to facilitate "the creative expression of girls, trans, and gender non-confirming youth through music."

Follow them on Instagram (@outloudlouisville) for more information.

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"I’ve struggled with maintaining a meditation practice and often find guided meditation works best. It’s rare that I find guided meditation works best. It’s rare that I find scripts that resonate with me as much as those written for this project and I’m glad to have gotten to participate in the creation of this release." -Rylee Short (They/Them)

Rylee Short is a composer and horn player from Louisville, KY, but currently based in Missouri.

Check out their website at ryeshortmusic.com

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Recorded in the Haunted Music Room, Rylee’s home studio, and the home of Kelly Weaver between 2020-21

Field recordings from Louisville & Bardstown, KY

Additional recordings from the beaches of Yakushima, Japan

All music recorded by Joyce S. Barbour

Cover photo by Sarah Katherine Davis
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Layout by Liz Pavlovic
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Mastered by Adam Donoval
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Tape photos by Emily Dodson

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released June 23, 2023

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