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Somnambulist

by Automating

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1.
Alpha Wave 00:51
2.
Neuronal Response 02:19
3.
Rosetta Stone 02:42
4.
Hypnagogia 02:55
5.
EEG Test 01:35
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Beta Wave 00:27
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Lucid Dreaming 01:32
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Acoustic Encoding 09:26
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PET Scan 06:10
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Delta Wave 01:11
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Voices of the Dead 06:32
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Emotional Transference 01:45
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Repetition Compulsion 02:09
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Gamma Wave 02:03
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Hypnopompia 06:49
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Synaptic Transmission 08:06
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Projection 03:05
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Theta Wave 02:01

about

Originally conceived as a demonstrative show reel for various psychoacoustic techniques as a form of data delivery and an approach to a philosophical understanding of the world; the accumulation of material began to imply that the initial focus became an investigation of sleep-states, hypnagogia and hypnopompia. Still, the main thrust of the initial proposal – to make sense of the world – remains valid. While there is still no agreed-upon scientific explanation as to why we need to sleep, a popular theory is that it’s the time required for our unconscious to unpack the experiences from the day and transfer them into memory. The stream of false sensory information we experience as both sleeping and waking dreams may well be a side-effect of this.

Here then, is the mind’s process working in reverse. The vast majority of sounds present here stem from real documented experiences, however much cut and treated. The representation of the material now closely resembles that of dreams, with their loops, confused narratives, and seemingly unrelated material that nonetheless makes sense while we are experiencing it; it is only later, upon waking, that confusion, puzzlement, or trepidation sets in when we attempt to analyse them.

Headphones are preferable, then a proper stereo setup (ie, left and right speakers forming an equilateral triangle with the head) with flat response monitors. Laptop/computer speakers are not desirous. The work is designed to be listened to as a whole, however track markers have been inserted for convenience. Some dreams are better than others.

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released September 8, 2012

www.newweirdaustralia.com.au/music/automating-somnambulist-wood-wire/

All tracks written and produced by Automating.
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Wood And Wire (2012-2015) was a New Weird Australia netlabel focusing on experimentation in Australian music across all genres.

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