One of our first encounters with your work was “Zizzlerz” from esstends-esstends-esstends(2012). Though abstract, it felt melodic and intimate. Was that something you
aimed for? And how do you view melody or emotion in abstract compositions?
This
probably just goes back to my love of Morton Feldman’s
music. His ability to create compositions that introduce harmonic complexities
and dissonance but without ever forfeiting beauty. There is no harmonic/melodic default for a
truly experimental music. It is easy to get caught up on the surfaces of a
music in determining style or genre, but this is very limited and a
conservative way of thinking about what makes a music experimental. Music is so
effective at using abstraction to spark emotions. This is what it might do best, and why would I want to avoid this thing that is
so potent in the medium?