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This strange nostalgic piece was first performed at Tangente in May 1983 as part of a sound tape for “25 Postcards of Rage Part 1” by Tanya Mars and Rina Fraticelli, a performance which explored the anxiety felt by women in relation to pornography and rape. The treated guitar patterns by David Lindsay, recorded one interweaved and repeated with additional material bridging the transition points — transposing different qualities upon each of the successive segments. They are the realization points in the fear of unrequited attraction. The theme reveals the desires, dreams hope and longing of an individual. Well, that is what it's supposed to be. Perhaps it's something entirely different. Materials used were sustained guitar and effects, digital delay, Synthi AKS, Juno 6 and the whole thing was recorded and mixed down at home.