THE ILLUSION OF WITCHCRAFT

This soundscape delves into the dark history of witchcraft on the island of Jersey, creating an unsettling atmosphere that depicts the horrific trials and torture faced by the convicted witches. Manipulating sounds from the original sculpture of the same name, designed by Mike Woods in 2006; the soundscape portrays the unsettling journey of these accused individuals, evoking emotions of fear, injustice and mystery.

"...it is therefore strictly forbidden to all the inhabitants of this island to receive any counsel or assistance in their adversities from any witches or diviners, or anyone suspected of practising sorcery, under pain of one month's imprisonment in the castle on bread and water..."
"...i cannot say there are no witches, but since the difficulty of convicting them has been recognised in the Island, they all seem to have disappeared, as though the evidence of time gone by had been but an illusion..."

THE ILLUSION OF WITCHCRAFT

📍 LONDON, UK / JERSEY, CI
💿 EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC DUO
SAMPLED EDGES is a collaborative project by composers Sam Pugh and Emily de Gruchy. This project brings together their passions for contemporary compositional techniques and electronic music production. Their music consists of soundscapes rooted in experimental nad ambient sensibilities; complemented by elements of glitch, spatialization, indeterminacy, and sampling.