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(ii) is the only interlude on the album, following on from the ambient soundscape presented in album opener (i).
In (ii), Shura samples an old conversation between her and her father, a documentary filmmaker. It’s presumably taken from a home video of some sort.
The track evokes childlike innocenc...
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[Spoken Interlude]
Young Shura: Oh, what are you doing?
Shura's Dad: Wha- don't come too close, I can't see you
Young Shura: Oh, what are you doing?
Shura's Dad: What's your name?
Young Shura: Alexandra
Shura's Dad: And what's your brother's name?
Young Shura: Nicholas
Shura's Dad: Do you love him? Give him a kiss
Young Shura: Not very much
Shura's Dad: Not very much? Give him a kiss. [Pause] Do you love your sister, Nicholas?
Young Nick: Yes!
Young Shura: But I don't like Nicky very much
Shura's Dad: Why not?
Young Shura: Cause I... I'm really cross with him a little bit