Sonian Tales by Bobbi Watson
"These stories have grown slowly, like moss spreading over bark. Now they're ready to step out of my imaginary forest and find new connections with other listening bodies.
I picture this EP as a wander, each track opening onto its own biotope. It begins in an emerald woodland — Sonian Tales — a forest waking after the rain. Then comes the ascent of an amber slope with Knock Knock. Beyond that ridge lies a rocky valley, where the purple mists of Quartz Symphony swirl.
Coming from a background in stage direction, storytelling is central to my composition process, which is also deeply inspired by the living world.
I gather sounds and let them meet to create imaginary microcosms.
An old stump from the Sonian Forest encounters a ruined piano from a hidden valley in la Drôme.
Drum elements become lively characters.
The human voice dissolves into the biotope, existing as one element among others.
A non-anthropocentric mixing choice where no single species dominates the soundscape.
This music grew alongside my residencies at two radios: Kiosk Radio — where joyful experimentation during my Organic Tales show crystallized into Sonian Tales, and GIMIC Radio — where I happened to meet a violinist the same week I began dreaming of collaborating with one for Quartz Symphony.
A special thought goes to all the attentive ears along the creative process, and to my non-human studio companions, my indoor ficus, and Bernarde & Chiba the cats."
— Bobbi Watson
Tracklist
| 1. | Sonian Tales | 4:32 |
| 2. | Knock Knock | 5:29 |
| 3. | Quartz Harmony | 6:32 |
Credits
Written and produced by Alice Vogt aka Bobbi Watson
Mixed by Arto & Bobbi Watson
Quartz Harmony Violin Constance Gérault
Recordings/Voices Bobbi Watson
Mastered by Vincent Villuis aka AES Dana at Ultimae studios
Artwork by Ivan Murit
Set free into the wild by YUKU
License
All rights reserved.
Bobbi Watson builds spellbinding journeys, between atmospheric pads and telluric grooves. Blending techno, breakbeat, acid, ambient, dub techno and other carefully-chosen spices to shape a contagious and cosmic trance.
Multi-faceted artist, her project is an invitation to travel in time and space, game of contrast between dark and powerful basses, interstellar melodies and ecstatic percussions.