From Below

From Below is a fixed media piece utilizing processed sounds from my electric and hollow-bodied guitars. Leading up to the creation of this piece, I had been lamenting my lack of instrumental and improvisational skills as a vocalist. Being only proficient with keyboards - and even less so with guitars - I felt somewhat limited when I had the idea to start making pieces that I could perform myself. However, I figured I could still realize some great sounds with my technical limitation by utilizing tools found in electronic media. The result is this piece.

The composition includes a series of timbral and spatial improvisations to create more ethereal textures while a low drone keeps us grounded throughout. This separation between “below” and “above” is further outlined through melodies that move between and outside of the electronic processes. The listener is immersed in a short, multi-channel sound bath, and are encouraged to allow the sounds to wash over them; never looking for its components and always accepting the whole sound result.

From Below is available in Stereo and 5.1 configurations.