A series of dreams… Awake? Or still dreaming?

The sensations of falling, walking, moving vehicles, flowing water… what does this symbolise in our dreams? What images and thoughts does this evoke as we meander through the conscious-unconscious states of our minds? Awake? Or still dreaming?

This work surges between field recordings and close-up microphone recordings; blurring and shifting between abstract and real sound worlds. The textures highlight the complexity of these states, warping and distorting to provide an insight into our deepest selves.

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Distorted Illusions was realized in 2018 at the Electroacoustic Music Studios of the University of Birmingham (England, UK) and premiered on January 25, 2019 during the Fingerprints + Awakenings concert in Milan (Italy). Distorted Illusions was awarded a Prize in the Ars Electronica Forum Wallis (Leuk, Switzerland, 2019).

Composition

• 2018, Electroacoustic Music Studios — University of Birmingham, Birmingham (England, UK)

Premiere

• January 25, 2019, Fingerprints + Awakenings, Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan (Italy)

Awards

• Prize, Ars Electronica Forum Wallis 2019, Leuk (Switzerland)

Mastering

• January 20 – 26, 2024, Adaq Khan • London (England, UK)