Fugal States (pun intended) is a series of physically relativistic drones, composed using the structure of a classical fugue as inspiration. Simple tonal melodies composed in one register, were then transposed into registers above or below; if the fundamental melodic line was to be transposed up an octave, for example, the total melody would be scrunched to half of its original size, to fit within the original subject. Alternatively, if a melody were to be transposed down a register, the melody would be stretched to envelop the original melody twice.
Composing the pieces this way (flexibly,) would allow for all individual notes/tones to meet and intersect at least once during the composition, allowing the listener’s frame of reference to gradient-ly fluctuate, almost as if ambling atonally. Melodic lines recur, subject and answer fold back upon/within themselves and become inter-zones of woven sound, projected into space: through fugal repetition the looped striations reveal a platonic field of myriad physically navigable combinations for the listener to either tune out to or to tune in to.
I think and feel I ought to mention that not all pieces present are inherently fugues in the classical sense and definition... more
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releases January 30, 2024
Many thanks to Max Wolf for his soft yet tactile mastering of the aforementioned tracks, to Lawrence English for the cover art and encouraging coffee talks, to Ma and Pa for listening to me ramble about my silly little tangents. Thank you <3
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