Time for another update and another Kore Instrument release. My new project titled Sonic Fiction was a labor of love. Immersing myself in the world of Science Fiction for inspiration, I have designed 100 instruments and 800 individual variations that might be described as alien and other-worldly. Synaesthetic soundscapes, playable and dynamic pads, strings, keys and percussion all made from acoustic sources influenced and embedded with the imagination of what lies beyond our very tiny planet. Expanding on the idea I had for my first Kore Instrument, Acoustic Refractions, this new project takes one giant leap beyond the recognizable into distant worlds of wonder. Much time was spent researching literature, films and other sources and finally to translate those ideas into playable sound. A good author will describe scenes, places and objects in a way that you can gather all your senses together to experience them. Many times when I read such books I can literally feel the sensations of, say, a cool dampness in a dark cave chiseled in the side of a mountain. And through the silence, the sound of water droplets echoing in the distance, resonating with a subtle but rising wind playing harmonically rich contralto and soprano solos through the cracks of textured rock. Through the brilliance of those artists and writers, Sonic Fiction was born. And for that I would like to thank them, particularly Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion, for the sources of inspiration they provided me in this long and incredible journey of sound. These sounds take you to places that have been thought of in different ways by many different people - residing only in the mind, they are reminiscent of a dream. And like a dream there is much depth, things can be guided in a specific direction. There are controls... but you are not necessarily in control.
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