In the studio with Halina Rice
“… I’ve always been interested in what gives a piece of music emotional content, which for me derives from harmony as well as melody…”
“… I’ve always been interested in what gives a piece of music emotional content, which for me derives from harmony as well as melody…”
“… I’ve become immensely enthusiastic about emotional embodiment… I’d like to evoke specific feelings in the audience during the listening sessions…”
“… there’s no point in wasting a lot of time on a track which obviously isn’t going to work, the listeners can hear it’s not been fun to work on…”
“… I do not have a concrete strategy. I would say it is more philosophy. I try to avoid too much knowledge; that way, I can keep up a playful approach…”
“… I really embrace the warbly unsteadiness of tapes, the intentional sound degradation, and focus on deeply textural stuff…”
“… what I seek is to be like an empty vase that I fill by observing and exploring…”
“… I’m looking for objects with a story, linked to various people. Every tool I keep is linked to personal memories or has had a previous life…”
“… continuous modulation of all the parameters can create incredible sounds, cover an incredible spectrum of frequencies with wide presence, dynamics, and precision…”
“… I try not to force myself or become afraid of not finding what I need. Very often things just need a bit of time and a fresh mind…”
“… the liberating quality of experimentation is still what excites me the most…”
“… we are always trying to tell a story or create a cinematic adventure or experience in our work, and sound design is a huge part of how we create mood and atmosphere…”