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When I first became involved in electroacoustic music, I was fascinated with the way that technology could allow the composer to work directly with sound, in a similar way to how a sculptor or potter works with his/her materials. The ability to manipulate material at this basic level is a central aspect of my music and this can be seen most obviously from pieces which are concerned with the interplay between the ‘meanings’ associated with sounds and these sounds as pure sonic material, divorced from any mimetic connotation.
There is little in my music which can be likened to ‘broad brush-work’ — attention to detail and the exact positioning of sound objects within composed space is of the utmost importance to me. This allows the listener to become aware of the intrinsic qualities of the sounds themselves, and how they behave.
There are many uses of, and references to, real-world sounds in the pieces on this disc; the key in the lock opening the door at the beginning of Onset/Offset is, on one level, metaphorical, but at the same time, provides an opportunity for the listener to enjoy the spectro-morphological behaviour of this gesture. Playing with the potential ambiguities of listening is central to all these pieces; a door slides open to reveal a new sound space, but at the same time, the listener dwells on the texture and shape of that slide; a street scene is recognised initially, but with the subtle inclusion of other sounds, and gradually mutates into the unrecognisable — the boundaries between what is known and what is unknown become blurred. A roulette wheel is stretched and the outer surface peeled back to reveal new sounds beyond…
… sounds can hide one another…
Pete Stollery [iii-06]
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DVD-Audio — Advanced Resolution: Stereo (MLP 8824) •• DVD-Video — Advanced Resolution [NTSC, multi-region]: Stereo (4824) •• DVD-ROM: MP3 (320 kbps), AAC (320 kbps) files ••• Mastering: Dominique Bassal