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Mulier Taceat in Ecclesia (feat. Josie Doolan)

from Divine Affliction, Vol. 1 by Orthentix

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Mulier Taceat in Ecclesia' translates to Let women keep silence in the church . Institutions of the church and government believed female expression as a threat to their power, due to this they imposed the impression of female expression as un-rational. 'Let women keep silence in church', during the fourth century was the earliest official censorship silencing women from music. Due to fear of the feminine the church placed the systematic control over both of the female mouths, vocally and sexually. The censoring of women from music is like the censoring of Lilith from history altogether. This song expresses the afflictions I have with the intersection of gender and music production and the historical censoring of women from music, which has led to the under-representation of female producers in the field today. This leads to barriers for females to access music production as we are not represented in this space and have no one to identify with. "You can't be what you can't see" (Mariane Wright Edelman, Spellman College, 1959).

Lilith was the first wife of Adam. She was banished from the garden of Eden when she refused to make herself subservient to Adam. Specifically, she refused to get into the missionary position with him during sex. When she was cast out she was made into a demon figure, and Adam was given a second wife, Eve, who was fashioned from his rib to ensure obedience to her man. Lilith and Eve were both banned from the Garden of Eden, like women censored from music. Eve's curse is a woman's dispossessed voice. Be like Lilith, never Eve. Lilith tells us to take back our power and with it, we will be silenced no more.

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Women have been censored and silenced throughout history
Due to the power of our feminine expression
Like Lilith censored from knowledge altogether
Due to her feminine power and independence
Our voices have been dispossessed and suppressed
Like Eve, fashioned from Adams's rib to ensure obedience
Our feminine expression was banned
Lilith and Eve, both banned from the Garden of Eden
Eve has always been the archetype symbolizing woman
Eve’s curse is woman’s dispossessed voice
Exhibited throughout history
With the censoring and suppression of woman
Women must conjure the archetype of Lilith
Lilith tells us to take back our power
And with it
We will be silenced no more…
We will be silenced no more, We will be censored no more
Been suppressed to the core, No longer be your whore
We be silenced no more, We will be censored no more
Been suppressed to the core, No longer will we ignore…
We will be silenced no more, We will be censored no more
Been suppressed to the core, No longer will we ignore…
We will be silenced no more, We will be censored no more
Been suppressed to the core, No longer can be your whore
I be silenced no more, I be censored no more
I been suppressed to the core, No longer will we ignore…
Censored and suppressed for all that I express
Caged up, mouth with a bit
Can’t speak, can’t handle this shit
Rendered with silence, Eves curse a feminine virus…
We will be silenced no more, We will be censored no more
Been suppressed to the core, No longer be your whore
We will be silenced no more, We will be censored no more
Been suppressed to the core, No longer can/will we ignore…
We will be silenced no more, We will be censored no more
Been suppressed to the core, No longer can we ignore.

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from Divine Affliction, Vol. 1, released December 25, 2019

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Music Producer l Artist l Blogger l DJ l Cultural Activist

Orphic, authentic, electronic music. Orthentix's music takes you on a transformative journey, like a sonic ritual. The orphic nature is entrancing, mystic, brooding & emotive. Her musical genre would be defined as a fusion of downtempo indietronica, resonating with deep chill, experimental bass, future ambient & trip-hop musical styles. ... more

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