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The Circular Ruins, named after Borges’ depiction of the
phenomenon of the simulacrum, was formed using a different
approach. The idea of the simulacrum and the environmental
depiction within the story is important to the
fabric of the material - I wanted to evoke an ever shifting
instrumental texture through simple material and flexible
sound shapes that consistently shift in terms of onset, continent
and termination. The realtime electronics become
the mirror of the instruments, before eventually engulfing the material completely. I often use spectromorphological
analysis as a way to contribute to my understanding of formal
coupling in mixed works, and these sound shapes are
also a useful method of viewing ensemble material. I used
my harmonic wraparound function to generate a new tonnetz
(arbitrarily navigated in a circular fashion), and created
a very simple rhythmic palette. The emphasis here
was the textural change of the ensemble body rather than
any particular rhythmic interest (the movement has no time
signature).

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from Labyrinths, released June 6, 2016
ISON quartet and Xica

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Xica Edinburgh, UK

xica == Jess Aslan. Electronic music featuring a combination of synths, drum machines, live interactive software and whatever else she feels like. Sometimes algorithmic, sometimes visuals, sometimes beautiful www.xica.co.uk

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