Before the Raga Comes the Drone

Category: sound system design, sound spatialisation, flute and clarinet
Exhibition dates: February 2024
Venue: Errant Sound
Artistic Collaboration with Errant Sound resident artist Alifiyah Imani
Audio excerpt:

Experienced in a spatial sound set-up, Before the Rāga Comes the Drone is a contemplative exploration of sound and form through the enigmatic intricacies and energy of age-old acoustic instruments and the spatial dynamics that unfold within vibratory relationships. The resulting interplay of multiple instruments saturates the space with shifting overtones, a polymorphic variety of sonic textures that, at times, unite in resonance or become their own element, constantly undergoing continuous change in emphasis and location, revealing their nuances to careful listening. For this installation, I did the sound system design, coded the double quadraphonic panner, and contributed with sounds of clarinet and flutes.