perf. by the National Estonian Symphony orchestra, cond. Olari Elts
concert recording / 10.9.2021

Commissioned by Musica femina München and composed for the Münchener Kammerochester, cond. Clemens Schuldt

"Hier ist alles Abstand, und dort wars Atem". R.M.Rilke. Die achte Elegie

Following the series of my aquatic pieces, “Apnea” (in latin “absence of breathing”) for string orchestra, written during the pandemic winter, reflects the importance of breathing whilst exploring the physical and emotional transformation during the immersion under the water. The macro form of the composition reminds of a very long breath-in and a gradual breath-out stretching the time in between while continuing to delay the climax and increase the tension until the limits. The orchestra is playing without any pause taking both the players and listeners through the existential odyssey.

"Apnea" for strings (2021)

made at the kitchen table
mixed and mastered by 40mg of vyvanse and a very very bad feeling

blunt force trauma

Thoughts Scatter across the Universe

Digital Spirituality

mixing homemade bells, metal junk with synthetic sounds and resynthesis, inspired by NaviarHaiku 564 :
Fog clears away:
the waterfall shows up
bit by bit. 
Natsume Sōseki

Curling Wisps And Tumbling Clouds Of Fog (NaviarHaiku564)

sundial

Video here https://youtu.be/0akHuIXUIgk?si=ggg7av6axK7fU7xX
Disquiet Junto Project 0669: Phonosynthesis
The Assignment: Make music to help a forest regenerate.

A scientific research paper this month documented evidence that sound can help fungus grow. The conclusion: “Demonstrating a tangible impact on fungal activity, our findings suggest that carefully tuned acoustic parameters might be able to enhance ecological processes.”

Record music to help a forest grow. Imagine an array of solar-powered speakers is spread through a forest-in-need. Or come up with another deployment scenario of your own imagining. What sort of music would you play for the forest to encourage its regeneration?

The research paper: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2024.0295.

Coverage in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/science/fungus-sounds-growth.html

The paper is the work of four people from the College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, in Australia.

Thanks to Michael Rhode for having shared with me the research coverage.

Phonosynthesis  - disquiet0669

Disquiet Junto Project 0670: Right of Way
The Assignment: Music for turn signals.

Step 1: Record the sound of a car’s turn signal (or, alternately, use a prerecorded one, for example at freesound.org 7).

Step 2: Improvise on top of the recording of the turn signal with as many or few layers of additional sound as you like, emphasizing rhythm (versus melody or harmony), and retain the original turn signal sound, so it is still audible for most if not all of your finished track

Left turn - disquiet0670

Musique: Les Antonymes
Visuel: Stéphane Jossart
Poème: Shantala Pèpe
~
Dans les veines de la terre
Se frayer le chemin
Se lover entre les pierres
Jaillir au détour d’une colline
S’écouler, s’écouler
En mille lieux
I r r i g u e r
Faire naître la fleur
Étancher les soifs
Se déverser dans l’immensité
Renaître en crustacés
Naviguer les profondeurs
Glisser le long des failles abyssales
Se laisser emporter par les courants
Surfer les lames irrisée
Atterrir sur la plage gelée
Cristalliser dans la roche
Ruisseler des métaux précieux
Retrouver la terre
Se laisser absorber, engloutir, transformer
Hibernation obscure
Tiédeur du cocon
Potentiel d’éclat de vie
Éclosion à la lueur perçante
Assaut silencieux vers les cimes
Poussées vert profond
Bourgeons vibrations
Explosions multicolores
Soleil ! Soleil !
Respirer le soleil
Jouer avec les vents
Franchir le temps
Saisir le vide

Feuilles de joie
Enfantent les symbioses
Et les dévorations
Et dans la suie des temps
Sur la terre devenue sacrée
Tout renaîtra
~
https://antonindebemels.bandcamp.com/album/artrose-exfolio

ArtRose ExFolio

ArtRose

Coming Home

Daylight

The works of Justė Janulytė claim to build a "monochrome music" collection: they explore time-space perception through large-scale multilayered textures and extremely gradual metamorphoses. Justė Janulytė's catalogue, balancing between the aesthetics of minimalism, spectralism and acoustic electronica, has become one of the most fascinating focal points in the contemporary musical world. (Universal Music Publishing Classical) 

More on www.justejanulyte.com

"Apnea" for strings (2021)

Juste Janulyte