A friend sat me down recently and played me a sound piece they had made. They made me aware that they had created it with the intention of it being purely ambiguous. They had followed no form, no structure, used no melody, harmony, or played any rhythm; they just played around with sounds and manipulated them based solely on what they felt to use in the moment. While listening to the track I was strangely mystified by the listening experience. What struck a chord inside me was the fact that I was transported into a visual storyline while listening. I think that the fact that there was no rhythm, music or lyrics for me follow led me on an instinctive journey inside my mind.
Sonically, the piece wasn’t something I’d return to for pure enjoyment, however the imagery and distinct pictures I gathered to myself from the piece was memorable to me above everything. Since then, I’ve been keen to try to create something like this myself. I am fascinated with the idea of somebody else hearing my work and entering a visual storyline in their head that’s completely personal to their imagination, but wholly inspired by my work. I feel that imagination is momentous to the art of sound and through this, I wish to explore that.