The sound of brass instruments has a very strong physical presence. This feature gave me the idea of working with the acoustic space (source’s position and acoustic quality of a place) by manipulating and transforming this corporal nature of brass instruments, to produce different listening sensations. Throughout the chameleonic development of the piece is possible to get a glimpse of the thick eyebrows of Edgard Varèse’s phantom.
The close-talker don’t whisper to you; he speaks loud, some centimeters off from your nose.
2011