Field Recordings ~ Vol. 3: Songs of Dissent to Fan the Flames of Discontent

Field Recordings is a series of mixtapes, part of Songs of Flax, a research project by Liza Prins and Marie Ilse Bourlanges
November 2024

The songs on this tape, 23 in total, were all sung in rage, be it political, affective, aimed at survival, or a combination of the three. The first part of the tape forms a transition from our earlier tapes, directly springing from pre- and early industrial labor, often sung from the worker's perspective. Some songs could be classified as descriptive, while others have assumed more active roles in workers’ revolts. However, these uprisings generally lacked organization. It appears logical to go from these songs to union songs, which are performed to reaffirm the movement's solidarity and to discuss issues significant to its members. Finally, we will arrive at songs that move beyond specific professions or organized groups to systemic critique of capital and empire. The songs on this tape often know many originals and more reiterations. These reiterations can transform the song's meaning, discover precedents in previous struggles, and introduce cross-historical forms of solidarity while the lyrics change frequently. The songs are alive, and because it makes no sense to try to trace genealogies to a single source among them, we have included the version whose connotations in its use spoke most to us or the version that we enjoyed listening to the most, which - better put - persuaded us the most.
عاشت الانتفاضة
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Concept, editing and introduction text by Liza Prins
Archival research by Liza Prins with Marie Ilse Bourlanges
Graphic design by Marie Ilse Bourlanges and Liza Prins
Sound editing by Bergur Anderson
Reinterpretation of songs nº7 and nº11 by Joana Guiné
Cover image by Alina Lupu
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Printed in riso at Terry Bleu
Edition of 50 copies
This mixtape is conceived for Fair Use and licensed under Creative Commons
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With the generous support of Mondriaan Fonds
Many thanks to Alina Lupu, André Avelas, Hugo Rocci and the Queer Choir Amsterdam
Proceeds of this tape will all go to Plant een Olijfboom, Medical Aid for Palestine and European Legal Support Centre