Andrina Bollinger and Marena Whitcher are fishing in the Unconscious, hunting for emotions in the depths of their own bewildering psyches. Pleasure and pain can be found in the furthermost corners of this territory. There they are close to one another. Between them lie the nuances of all other imaginable emotions. Using their vocal organs, Eclecta weave a net that is fine enough to catch a wide range of impulses, to observe them in hyperzoom under the microscope, to view them through the glass of an aquarium. And then Eclecta let them go again, back into the Psyche’s vast ocean. Mastery alone grants no access to the Unconscious; the only ticket to entry is the path of playfulness. Pleasure and pain are the swings and slides of this playground. Joyful laughter can be heard emanating from “Pleasure and Pain,” a laughter that becomes a rhythm, structuring the composition, transforming a swirl of emotions from an oppressive chaos into a graceful dance.
“We go (what is it)
Fishing (what is it, what?)
For pleasure and pain (what, what, what is?)
In our (what is it)
Mind- (what is it) oceans”
lyrics
It chews and grinds
Peaks and winds
Motivates, keeps us alive
A fool bolts fun
But what is it, what is it?
If pain’s the same
Then what feels good?
One shows up, the other one not
A fool bolts fun
But what is it, what is it?
Rejecting it is easy ‘cause
I’m not easy to please
My claims are high
A key thing, sure, can’t tell it quite
Surprising, sure, can feel it right
It’s doing what you can’t do
This is it, this is it!
We go (what is it)
Fishing (what is it, what)
For pleasure and pain (what, what, what is)
In our (what is it)
Mind- (what is it) oceans
We’re throwing our lines
We go (what is it)
Collecting (what is it, what)
The good and bad (what, what, what is)
In our (what is it)
Mind- (what is it) oceans
We’re taking our lanes
credits
from Open Other Doors,
track released September 25, 2020
Music, lyrics & production by Andrina Bollinger
All instruments performed by Andrina Bollinger
Vocals by Andrina Bollinger & Marena Whitcher
Recorded by Andrina Bollinger & Manuel Egger
Mixed by Manuel Egger
Mastered by Matt Colton
Track Art/Photography by Nicole Pfister
Marena Whitcher and Andrina Bollinger transform everyday life into a sonic playground. Collecting sounds like shells on the
beach or dead insects on the hot summer asphalt, the duo of multi-instrumentalists called Eclecta use their field recordings to create samples and beats that serve as the raw ingredients of their studio album «Open Other Doors.»...more
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