Cities And Memory

I came to this field recording by chance, yet I still remember the first time I listened to it, standing in my kitchen with headphones on, looking out the window. The second I pressed play, the singing moved me; it was abstract to me, yet full of movement, texture, and power. As I listened multiple times, different sounds and tones in the singing became noticeable. The sound felt alive and overpowering in a positive way. Later, the question for me was how to respond to this recording.The process of creating the piece was slow at first; it took several deep listening sessions of the original recording, along with jotting down any ideas on how to proceed. Then, in a brainstorming session, I paired listening with drawing. I started with no preconceived notion of an outcome, just unrestricted flow. It was then that the piece's overall concept and structure became clear to me. Drawing helped visualise the number of elements the piece would have and their interactions and relationships with one another.In this pie