Name: SL(o)(e)W by Pradit Saengkrai
Duration: 3 min 15 s
Description: Just the sketch of the idea and finished it in one day. That’s it.

Jamming with an illegal call center call recording.

I'm A Lizard Boy With A Foot Sole In My Mouth

Just the sketch of the idea and finished it in one day. That’s it.

SL(o)(e)W

Fire was commissioned by the Nation Multimedia Group for the Concert for the Green Global Village. The piece is based on a sound synthesis concept called granular synthesis, where sound is spliced into small grains which in turn are recombined to create clouds of new timbre. A performance by saxophonist Shyen Lee was recorded and cut up into small bits. These grains are controlled in realtime by the algorithm coded in Actionscript and has a general tendency of moving from the first stage to the last. This however is offset by the controlled probability that at times reverts the direction. The score, a translation into graphic symbols of selected passages from Mark Z. Danielewski's experimental novel "House of Leaves", is likewise controlled at runtime by the script and is dependent on which grains are selected. A performer can either resist or support the progression of the piece by tapping various keys on a computer keyboard, an analogy to adding combustibles or water to the fire.

Fire

This sound project consists of two parts: an electroacoustic piece and a sound installation. Both serve as a personal interpretation of the first chapter of the Genesis book in the Christian/Catholic Bible, aiming to foster active reflection on the concepts of “The Creator” and “The Creation.” The piece is structured into six short movements, each functioning as a sonic narrative-landscape representing one of the six days of creation.

On the first day, God organises the universe through His word. On the second, He divides a vast dome of dark waters—once the entirety of the universe—into the waters above (the sky) and the waters below (the ocean). On the third day, He commands the earth to emerge from the ocean. On the fourth, God creates the celestial bodies—the sun, the moon, and the stars—establishing time itself. The fifth day sees the creation of creatures of the sky and great sea monsters, which He commands to multiply and fill the earth. On the sixth day, He creates all land-dwelling creatures, including those that crawl and walk, as well as humankind, man and woman. God blesses the seventh day and rests, contemplating His creation.

Binaural version.

In the Wake of Seven Dawns

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SL(o)(e)W

Pradit Saengkrai

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