Sonic Phantoms: Composition with Auditory Phantasmatic Presence

Contents

• List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements 1 Phantasmagenics
• 1. 1 Sonic phantoms as emergent presence
• 1. 2 Presence by apophenia
• 1. 3 Apophenia and creativity
• 1. 4 Creativity with ambiguity
• 1. 5 Ambiguity as intentional practice 2 Inducing the phantasmatic
• 2. 1 Compositional phantasmatic strategies and techniques
• 2.1. 1 Repetition
• 2.1. 2 Persistence
• 2.1. 3 Layering
• 2.1. 4 Noise
• 2.1. 5 Accentuation
• 2. 2 Realms of sonic phantasmatic experience 3 Phantasma Instrumentalis: The Realm of the Instrument Compositional Series: Harp Phantoms
• 3. 1 Sonic exploration of the instrument
• 3. 2 Instrument preparation & sonic blotscapes
• 3. 3 Ritualization in performance
• 3. 4 Structure and possible variations
• 3. 5 Inherent patterns
• 3. 6 Auditory streaming
• 3. 7 Sonic figure and ground
• 3. 8 Listening modes and perceptual competition
• 3. 9 Accentuation of harp sonic phantoms
• 3. 10 A second life of Harp Phantoms in the studio 4 Phantasma Materialis: The Realm of the Object Compositional Series: Drawing Phantoms
• 4. 1 Initial material explorations (for a literal 'phono-graphic' performance)
• 4. 2 The Drawing Room
• 4. 3 Transcendent 'boundary loss'
• 4. 4 Automatic drawing - ghosts and dissociation
• 4. 5 Drawing Phantoms performance
• 4. 6 Expanding by narrowing: everyday and induced trance
• 4. 7 Loop multiplicity
• 4. 8 Drawing Phantoms seance
• 4. 9 'EVP' and 'OVP' 5 Phantasma Humana: The Realm of the Voice Compositional Series: Vocal Phantoms
• 5. 1 Katajjaq
• 5. 2 Vocal Phantoms#18 (for live voices)
• 5. 3 Ancient and recent vocal techniques of illusion
• 5.4. CyberSongs: Text-to-Speech-to-Song
• 5. 5 Micro-temporal mechanisms
• 5. 6 Semantic satiation and semantization 6 Phantasma Naturalis: The Realm of Nature Compositional Series: Natural Phantoms
• 6. 1 Listening and recording
• 6. 2 Natural polyphony
• 6.2. 1 Layering
• 6.2. 2 Interlocking
• 6.2. 3 Transitions
• 6. 3 Natural Phantoms
• 6. 4 Beyond composition 7 Coda: Otoacoustic Emissions: The Phantom Within References Index