Spevy
Jonáš Gruska

Chaotic (poly)rhythms generated by natural elements such as wind and water, extended and combined with micro-improvisations. Field recordings of trains, crickets, grasshoppers are joined by a generative synthesis, inspired by the traditional music of Laos. Sounds of Jonáš’s childhood, sounds of immediate surroundings, ultrasounds pitch-shifted to our hearing dimension.
The main theme of the album is erratical behaviour of the environment and fauna in collaboration with attempts to find a pattern and order; exploration of ASMR phenomenon through unconventional microphone techniques and deep focus on meridian-response-inducing timbres. Each used sound has a strong emotional connection with Jonáš’s past and has its own story in the overall experience.

Catalogue number | LOM13 |
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Release date | 14. 9. 2017 |
Media | digital, LP |
Text | Tristan Bath |
Music | all tracks recorded and composed by Jonáš Gruska, "Spev Cvrčka" performed by Merak Jagad gamelan orchestra |
Mastering | Rashad Becker at Dubplates & Mastering |
Cover | Birch Cooper, Brenna Murphy |