COPERNICUS - IMMEDIATE ETERNITY II

• copernicus: immediate eternity II
      (2014, cd, usa, nevermore)

In 2001, Copernicus released a Spanish version of his "Immediate Eternity" album. On "Immediate Eternity", Copernicus explains that the reality as we know it, does not exist. The truth is to be found in the atomic and sub-atomic level. What everyone sees is just a deception.
It's a very clever point of view and Copernicus uses it to point out the things that go wrong in our world.

When "Immediate Eternity" got released in Spanish as "La Eternidad Immediata", Copernicus did 25 concerts in Ecuador. These recordings led to a remake of the original album in 2005, entitled "La Eternidad Immediata II".
This remake got recorded and released in Spanish (due to the concerts in Ecuador). Only recently, Copernicus re-recorded the vocals in English.
The results can be found on "Immediate Eternity II".
This is a very energetic, powerful album with a furious Copernicus on vocals and an excellent band behind him.

Out on Nevermore.
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COPERNICUS - L'ETERNITE IMMEDIATE

• copernicus: l'éternité immédiate
      (2013, cd, usa, nevermore / moonjune)

Englert and Higgs received the Nobel prize for physics earlier this month for their research on the boson particle.
Poet, visionary, philosopher and recording artist Copernicus will be glad to hear that the very essence of matter is getting all this attention.

Copernicus claims that nothing exists.
On a subatomic level, nothing can stay the same from one moment to the next, therefore nothing can exist. We are all living an illusion.

Originally released in the English language in 2001, "Immediate Eternity" is getting a French re-issue on Nevermore / Moonjune Records.
Copernicus put french vocals (spoken word) on the already recorded (improvised) music.

An impressive release.

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Here's a track from the original (English) release

COPERNICUS - WORTHLESS

• copernicus: worthless
      (2013, cd, usa, nevermore)

Performance poet Corpernicus (real name Joseph Smalkowski) states that nothing exists, the esception being the subatomic level. Everything you see and hear is just an illusion.
Copernicus says:

You are not your body.
You are not your mind.
Your are not you.
There is no you.

In 'What Is Existence', he continues:

Existence means that there is the capacity to remain the same fromon moment to the next.
Nothing can remain the same from on moment to the next.
The atoms in your blood are spinning at the speed of light.
The atoms in your bones are spinning at the speed of light.

and he concludes:

Nothing can remain the same from one moemt to the next. Nothing exists. Nothing can exist. Nothing will ever exist.

Copernicus' lecture is accompanied by a(n answering) backing vocal and by free jazz / improvised music.
Contrary to Copernicus' previous albums, the music is much more prominent. Nice.

The album ends with Copernicus' statement that everything is worthless. After saying that everything is an illusion, he dictates:

I must live with the awareness that all human endeavor is probably worthless.

I like this. A Copernicus album asks for all your attention. The reward is a fine journey.

Out on Nevermore. Distributed by MoonJune Records.
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