The older I get the more I realize that words don’t work sometimes. There are some moments in my life that I’m feeling something that literally words cannot describe. All across the emotional spectrum of our lives there are experiences, seasons, situations that we can’t express our feelings in regard. Feelings from extreme grief, extreme joy, calm, peace, but to a degree where maybe these words are not sufficient.
That is where I believe sound comes in. Certain tones, melodies, and harmonies are often used to enhance our emotional experiences in film or at sporting events, but what I’m talking about is trying to express an idea or feeling through the soundscape, the frequency spectrum.
I recently have been working on a project with my friend Wes that is an exploration of expression through the soundscape. It’s devoid of meter or rhythm it’s simple layers of tones and melodies that mean something to us. Our desire is not to be ambiguous but to tell the listener exactly what the song is about. We want to hear back from people regarding their experiences with the songs and what they felt while listening. We want to explore the possibilities of communication and emotional exploration through the frequency spectrum. Here are just a few tools that were inspirational on this journey. We’ll be finishing the project up early this fall and it will be available for free for a short time.
Tools that inspired us:
Thingamagoop 2
Drum Buddy
Bloom HD
Sound Art/Circuit Bending Tools
Wes
18 July 2010 at 11:21 pm
The sound of runnur!