Altered States

Motivated by my fascination about experimental music and sound, the Altered States project arises from the curiosity and will to experiment. These are purely electro-acoustic experiments with noise, texture and moods, created with guitars, trumpet, percussion and software. for the first time, I use Pure Data to create some of the sounds and specially a PD patch called VirtualDroneLab for the drone. altered states takes its name from scientist John C.Lily who experimented with hallucinogenic drugs in sensory deprivation tanks, and subsequently from the movie about him, with the same name. the science-fiction movie explores the consequence of physical de-evolution and regression from these sensorial deprivation experiments, and the concept for my project also explores the idea of regression, letting the improvisation transport me to primitive states of mind and ultimately discover a 'beast within'. the songs are named after genetic disorders.