In ASMR Essentials, Splice teams up with Overworld Studios and Armenian folklorist, songwriter, performance and ECM artist Areni Agbabian. Areni, known for her work on highly technical vocal compositions of Tigran Hamasyan, took time to explain why her take on essential ASMR vocalizations and instrument/sound effects is personally relevant as a process-oriented artist:
A snapshot into a portion of her experience, “I wanted to deliver ASMR sounds using experimental vocalizations of sacred poetry from the Armenian church, approaching the words as opportunities for sonic exploration. Additionally, ancestral percussion instruments were hugely influential to me in my childhood, during my early music education.”
And the resulting pack is as mysterious as it is enticing to the ears – a sonic potion of sounds from plastic bags and breath, singing bowls filled with rice, and haunting, tempo-less melodies reverberating in binaural beauty, through the ears of a Nuemann KU-100 “head microphone”. We hope you enjoy this exploration of sound, spoken word, the soft flesh, and various unique instruments.
