for modular synths in open spaces
Composed by Sandro Mussida
Score realisation on modular synthesizers by Francesco Fabris
Outdoor location recording by Francesco Fabris and Sandro Mussida in the Highlands of Iceland, August 2022
Traditional wisdom references trees as transcendental forces and antennas of the divine. For some tribes, trees were means of intercommunication, representing the psychic catalyst between human beings in the domain of dreams. A few years ago, I began to envision invisible threads of waves floating through the air, transparently interconnecting everything. This image has accompanied me since and has inspired Still~ as a tribute to the ethereal domain and the experience of sound in the natural, open field. I have been familiar with Francesco’s skills and artistry for many years, jumping on the occasion to work together on something new without hesitation. After spending a few days in the confined space of the studio, using his modular synthesizers to give the score its voice, we travelled into the open lands of Iceland to project the audio and listen to it in the precise setting it was meant for.
