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MAGNET

by ELLA HUE

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1.
MY POCKETS ARE FEEDING MY STROLLING SHOES. THE MENU OF SUGGESTIONS. THE TRAY IS TALKING BACK TO ME____THE SCREEN IS GIVING ME A CLUE/// A SIGN THAT FINDS MEANING IN ME...THE LATCH IS HELPING ME WITH POTENTIAL BOUNDARIES. THE WINDOW INSISTS I SLEEP [] TRY SLEEPING WITH MY CAN OF WORMS UNDER YOUR CUSHION~~~TRY DOING PILLOW TALK WITH THE BOTTOM FEEDERS AND THE DECOMPOSERS________________ /// ALWAYS PUSHING FOR SILENCE. TRY BEING JUST A LITTLE LESS VIOLENT WITH MY WORDS ON YOUR BRAIN—COVERING THE WHOLE CHARADE UNDER YOUR NAME, UNDER YOUR NAME. TRY TO REST NEXT TO THE HARDEST WORKING LIVING BEING~ CRAWLIN’ AROUND YOUR LIVER AND YOUR SPLEEN /// TRYING TO KEEP CALM. TRYING TO BE CLEAN. TRY TO HUSH THE OBSESSIVE MYSTERY{{{}}} COCKATOO AND BLOCKIN’ THE PSYCHOTIC FROM A PLAIN JANE—-___WELL, IT’S A PRETTY NORMAL SITUATION AND YOU’VE GOT ALL THE THINGS...I MEAN, YOU LITERALLY HAVE THE COZY BED TO SLEEP IN, AND A VERY FUNCTIONING ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD MAN!!! YOU EVEN HAVE REALLY GOOD OUTLETS... AND, HOT WATER /// AND AN IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN. YOUR ROOMMATE EVEN BUYS CAT FOOD AND WHEN THEY PASS YOU THEY SAY ‘PARDON’. SOMEONE YOU DON’T KNOW COMES AND PICKS UP YOUR TRASH AS A FAVOR—SOMEBODY CHOSE TO DIG THE WELL FOR YOUR ALMOST FUNCTIONING AUTOMOBILE AS YOUR SAVIOR !!! SO QUIT WHILE YOU ARE AHEAD! YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY EXISTING IN 77 PLACES AT ONCE {{{ EVEN THOUGH YOU KNOW YOU REALLY ARE }}}... BUT YOU COULD KEEP THE WORMS FROM COMING OUT TONIGHT____YOU HAVE THE CHOICE TO AVOID A SPAR. SO JUST PRETEND THAT AT LEAST YOUR HYBERBOLIC EXTENSIONS, YOUR EVER PRESENT INVENTIONS, YOUR PHILANTHROPIC INTENTIONS, YOUR SENTIMENTAL CONVENTIONS, YOUR FAVORITE PROJECTIONS, YOUR CAREFUL CONNECTIONS, YOUR CONSUMPTIVE REJECTIONS, YOUR ERUPTIVE PRODUCTIONS____WILL SPILL. SPEW. OF SPATTERED TATTERED WORN AND BATTERED--- CHASING TAILS OF MOTHS TO THE LIGHT. YOU KNOW YOUR FLIGHT...YOUR FORGOTTEN SLEEP...FUCK THE WEEK! YOUR SALES AIN'T BLEAK____YOU'RE JUST ANGRY WITH THE CALENDAR---FEEDING FAWNS A BUNCH OF SALAMANDERS~~~NOW YOU'VE LOST YOUR COOL. DON'T BE ANGRY. BE A SAILOR. NEVER BORED OF CHOOSING WIND, UN-MINDING LIMITS >>> --- ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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MAGNET 01:38
WANDER TOWARDS...SOMEWHERE THAT'S STAGNANT_____I TOOK A SECOND T0 ))) PULL FROM THE MAGNET ((( LULLING ME, FOLLOWED THAT WEAKNESS...FOUNDED BY REASONS THAT___FLIPPED WITH RESISTANCE ))) TURNING SUSPICIOUSLY ((( AND IF I DON'T CUM AGAIN, YOU WILL BE HERE IN MY ARMS. AND IF I DON'T RECOMMEND OUTWARDLY THERE FROM THE START... WE--- WOKE FROM THAT DREAM THAT CARRIED US BACK TO THE SEA____LOSING MY TIES (((I AM ))) HEADED STRAIGHT FOR THE ISLAND... ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3.
WAR (ROUND) 08:56
WAR HAS NOT BEGUN. IT WAS NEVER FREE. WAR HAS NEVER WON, IT WAS ONLY ME. WAR WAS ALWAYS CHOOSING SOMEONE TO FEED. ANOTHER WAR WAS TORN FROM IT'S SEED. THE SEED ARRIVED FORM THE BELIEF...PULLING GRIEF FROM ITS TRUEST CHILD. THE FEELING WAS SWEET, TEETHING GREED---IT WAS WILD, IT WAS FAR FROM RELIEF. AGONY OF OBJECTION---BEING RIGHT TO SUFFER A WRONG PRAYER. WAR HAS NOT BEGUN. WAR HAS NEVER WON. WAR IS ALWAYS. WAR HAS BEGUN. WAR HAS ALWAYS WON. WAR, AS ALWAYS. WAR IS ALWAYS. WAR AS ALWAYS. WAR IS ALWAYS. WAR BEGAN. WAR HAS COME. WAR IS NOW. NOW ITS WAR. NOW IS WAR. NO MORE WAR. WAR HAS COME. WAR IS SUN. WAR IS WATER. WAR IS WARMER. MORE THAN WATER. WAR IS BOIL. WAR IS SOIL. WAR IS TURMOIL.WAR’S ON FIRE. WAR IS DESIRE. WAR IS A LIAR. WARS A CRIER. WAR WAS THEN, WAR IS NOW. MORE THAN EVER WAR IS NOW.WAR BEFORE. WAR A LORD. WAR A RING. WAR IS GREED. HYPOCRISY. WAR IS GREED. WAR IS GREED. WAR IS FEED. FEED THE WAR. WAR SORE. WAR TO COME. MORE INDEED. WAR; SEED. WAR A THIEF. WAR OF GRIEF. WAR RELIEF. WAR A CHIEF. WAR THE LEADER. LEAD THE WAR. MORE THAN EVER. SEED OF WAR. TO BE OF WAR. WAR; KILL. WAR, TO SPILL. WAR A KILLER. THRILL OF WAR. WAR;GUN. WARM GUN. WAR BLEED. WAR BLEED. WAR IS ALWAYS. WAR AS ALWAYS. WAR AS ALWAYS. WAR, HEAR ME OUT. WAR TERROR. CROWN OF MEAT. WARS A FLOWER. WARS THE STREET.HANDLE ME NOW. DOWNSTREAM. WARS IN BLEED AND BLOOD. WAR MEET ME WHERE I’M SUFFERING.WAR, TEACH ME HOW IM NOT BEING. WAR, SEEK ME OUT, UNCOVER ME. WAR, SPIT ON ME, DISCOVER ME.WAR WHY’S OF WAR. TRIALS OF WAR. WAR WILD IN BORROW. WAR FEIGNING IT’S SORROW. WAR SIGHS OF MORE.WAR CRIES OF SOARING. WAR IS MIGRATING. WAR IS BURSTING. WAR IS SKY MAKING CHEMICALS. HELL OF SPELLS. WARNING MY HYPOCRISY. WAR IS GUILT. WAR THAT TEACHES THE DOWNWARD SWORD. SPEAK TO ME.THE LIVER OF INTENSITY. FEEL WAR FEEL WAR KNEELING. WAR TANGLE TAINTED TYRANT.THIS SANCTIONED ISLAND. WAR CAME. WAR SAW. WAR NAMED MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS. MEETINGS TO SPEAK ABOUT LOOSE FAVORS. TALK ABOUT YOU TALK ABOUT YOU TALK ABOUT MORE WAR. WAR FELT. HEAR ME OUT. WAR IS THE DOUBT. WAR SPILT WAR SPILT. WAR A CHILD. WAR GUILT. WAR THE TIME OF IT ALL. WAR ROSE. WAR LIES. WAR CRIES.WAR, TELL ME THIS IS NOT WAR. TELL ME THIS IS NOT FELT. WAR FAKING FAME. WARE CLAIMS TO THE AUTHOR.WAR NAME TO THE SOFTER ONE. WAR SHAME. WAR CLAWS. WAR GIVES. WAR GIVES. WARS LIVING, MELTING, FEELING DEVIL EAR EYES.WAR OF DREAMS. WARS A FIRE. WAR A LIST. WAR DESIRE. WAR IS PISSED. WARS A KISS. WAR IS HIRED. WAR A SAINT. WAR BAIT. WAR TROUBLED CHOIR. WAR LOVE. WARS A DOVE. WARS NOT ABOVE. WARS THE GROUND. GROUND WAR. SEED THE WAR. WAR TILLS. WAR SPILLS. WAR MILLS. TAKES US DOWN. TURNS ME AROUND. WAR. FIGHTING FOR. TELL ME MORE.WAR TURN ME OUT. WAR HAVE ME THERE. WAR HAVE ME CARE. WARS ALWAYS THERE. WAR IS ME. WAR IS YOU. WARS A FEW. WAR IS TWO. WAR IS ONE. WAR IS DUE.LEAD ME TO. SETTLE WAR. METAL WAR. WAR IS SALT. WARS A CULT. WARS ASSAULT. WAR IS CALLING WAR BACK. WARS ON TRACK. WARS A HACK. WARS A SACK OF WHORES. WAR MATTER. WARS DISASTER. WAR COLLAPSE UPON WARS FAVORS. WARS A SAVIOR. WAR IS BREAKING HAZY WAR IS HIDING ALWAYS IS HERE. ALL WAYS.WAR IS NOW. WARS A COW. WAR IS SOMEHOW. WAR IS TETRIS. WARS A BLOB. WARS A MOB. WAR IS GOBBLING UP WAR. SMALLER WAR. WARS A GOBLIN. IS NOTHING, SOMETHING I AM GIVING. WAR IS THINKING. THINKING WAR IS ALLURING. WARS A GAY CRIME. WAR OF IDENTITY. WAR IS TIME. WARS BEHIND. WAR MORE HAZING WAR IS CHOOSING, USING, LOSING WAR—- IS FOUR, IS THREE, IS TWO, WAR IS ONE.WAR IS ORANGE. NOTHING RHYMES WITH WAR. WAR IS ONE OF A KIND. WAR IS COPY CATS AND MOCKING. WAR IS CONSUMPTIVE SELLERS FILLING CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS. WAR IS ROBBING AUTONOMY. WAR IS ROBBING SOVEREIGNTY. WAR IS FOLLOWING SHEEP NOT THINKING WAR IS A CRIME. WARS SUBLIMINAL MIND.WARS TRANSACTION. WAR OF HATE AND SEPARATION. WAR OF GATES. AND BALLS AND CHAINS. WARS DEVOTION. WAR NOT ATTAINED NOR A POTION. WARS THE OCEAN. WAR OF REMEDY AND HALLUCINATION. WAR OF DELUSION, HESITATION. WAR OF LACK. WAR OF SHAME OF GUILTS NAME. WAR OF GRACE. COULD BE A WAR OF SPACE. TENDED TO SEE THE WAR. BE THE WAR. LOVE THE HATE OF WAR SPORES MATING. WAR DEBATE, DELINEATE.WAR UNSATISFIED BY MORE WAR. WAR OF STATES AND BORDERS. WAR OF OWNERSHIP AND HOARDERS. WAR OF RELATIONSHIP AND SORTERS. WAR OF MATHEMATICS. WAR OF MATHEMATICIANS ORGANIZING QUARTERS. WARS A BRICK. WARS THE MORTAR, RIGA MORTIS-THE WHOLE RIGAMAROLE, THE HAIR AND THE TORTOISE-THE GROTESQUE, THE GORGEOUS BOREDOM, LOTUS HUMDRUM POSES. WAR WON’T CALL IT QUITS. WAR WON’T CALL IT QUITS. WAR A QUILTED BLANKET OF WHITE FLAGS, BLITZ! WAR DICHOTOMY. WAR OF BINARY. WAR A MORAL COMPASS. WAR OF TENSION AND INTEGRITY. WAR OF PLEASURE. WAR TO MEASURE LIMITS. WAR OF FEAR AND SILENCE.WARS A BORE. WAR OF GLORIFIED CHAMPIONSHIPS. WAR OF ENDINGS. WAR OF LINEAR SENDINGS. WAR SIZING SORES. WAR CULT. WARS ASSAULT. WAR IS SOLD. WAR IS CALLING WAR BACK. WAR OF WASHING DEVOTION. WAR OF OPTIONS AND NOTIONS. WAR OF IDEAS AND MOTIONS. WAR IS MOVEMENT DANCING TOWARDS… ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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ROUND 02:31
IM ONLY HAPPENING WHEN IM AROUND. IM ONLY HAPPENING WHEN IM AROUND. IM NOT A LINE, I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LIE. I’M NOT A LINE I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LIE ABOUT TIME. WAR. WAR. WAR IS MY MIND. WAR. WAR. I THOUGHT IT WAS YOURS, BUT IT’S MINE. DO THEY PLEED BY THE COMFORT OF YOUR EYES? WHY DO THEY CHOOSE IT AGAIN AND AGAIN? DO THEY PLEED BY THE COMFORT OF YOUR LIES? WHY DO THEY CHOOSE IT AGAIN AND AGAIN? WAR. WAR. THIS WAR IS MY MIND. MY WAR. I THOUGHT IT WAS YOURS, OH NO IT’S MINE. I KNOW THE BEST FOR ME IS NOT THE BEST FOR YOU. STILL IM MAKING THE WORST OF ME FOR THE BEST OF YOU. I KNOW THE BEST FOR ME IS NOT THE BEST FOR YOU. STILL I’M MAKING IT WORK. STILL I’M YOU. WAR. THIS WAR IS MY MIND. I THOUGHT IT WAS YOURS, BUT ITS SHACKLED IN THE HIGH LINE. WAR. THIS WAR IS MY MIND. IMY WAR IS MY WAR. MY WAR. IM ONLY HAPPENING WHEN IM AROUND. IM ONLY HAPPENING WHEN IM AROUND. IM ONLY HAPPENING WHEN IM AROUND. IM ONLY HAPPENING WHEN IM AROUND. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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WAKE UP! WHERE DO OUR LIMITS BEGIN AND END? WHEN DOES ATTRACTION TRANSFORM INTO REPULSION? WHEN DOES REPULSION TRANSFORM INTO ATTRACTION? I CHOOSE TO AERATE STAGNATION. THERE IS RELIEF HERE.

IS THERE A POSSIBILITY TO COEXIST IN A STATE OF SUSPENSION? WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHY IS YOUR WAR OF TENSION AND INTEGRITY? ACTION. KNOW WHAT YOU VALUE. WITNESS YOUR EFFORTS. ALIGN THEM WITH YOUR VALUES. PAY ATTENTION. KNOW THAT YOU ARE ENOUGH. THE HOLDER KEEPS THE CHANGES. HOWL AT IT, LIL FLUFF. GO ON THEN, HAPPEN!

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released October 6, 2023

Credits and Thank You’s

Recorded in Ojai, CA at The Laundromat

Written by Ella Hue (Guitar, Vox)
Mastered by Sarah Register
Wade Ryff- Engineer, Mixer, Bass
Sage Stoneman- Drums

Album Cover. Photograph by Maiwenn Raoult, Graphic by Molly Minot Hubley

My Hues <3
DINAH, WHIP, MOLLY, BEN

My Mentor G.

Thank you artistic collaborators- MOLLY, MUM, Nelle, Lee, Maiwenn, Natasha, Devin, Simon, my mentor G, and any of you (you know who you are who have synthesized worlds with me)

Thank you to all my loved ones, muses, and mentors. I am forever grateful for the ways in which you have inspired me to be curious and courageous about exploring the simultaneities inside and out of the tyrant within and without---to remain in complete awe of the miracle mystery of mosaics, patchworks, and grids that proliferate all experiences between the grotesque and the gorgeous. Thank you to my ancestors and all of those who have walked before me with your wonder and fearlessness. Thank you for doing so much work for my generation and for generations to come. Thank you to the land and all of its relations and peoples who have inhabited and connected with its spirit long before me. I am forever at your service, in a good way, I vow to be a better version of myself everyday. Thank you to all the sweet and crazy punks who have decided to think for themselves and share their stark authenticity.

Thank you Sister Rosetta, Nina, Jeff, Jeff, Sinead, Bob, Lou, Patti, PJ, Lucinda, Laurie, Karen, Chan, Thome, Kim, Carrie, Jason, Connor…and many more- some still here and many have passed, but all live deep in my heart and on my altar so to speak. Thank you for being so badass and vulnerable. I honor you!

Special thanks to Sage and Wade for being such an integral part of my creative process. Your trust and influence is GIVING.

Special love and thanks to my RTS community,
to Jim & Natasha, Sadie Jane, and Vaughn.

Thanks to Eliza Edge

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