Energy States by Chamberz & Tim Gaze

A collaboration between Chamberz and sound poet Tim Gaze: two artists with an interest in expanded cognition, and an antenna for what is beyond the borders of consensus reality.

Chamberz likes to create with minimal hardware set-ups, seeking lifeforms in analog systems, and the spiritual in machines, viewing them all as manifestations in the natural world.

Tim has two main ways of making sound: pre-made home recordings and abstract vocals performed in real-time. The home recordings on this release include field recordings of environmental sounds such as birds, often severely altered with effects or other processing. The abstract vocals are what Tim calls 'sound poetry', linking with the tradition of Henri Chopin, Lily Greenham and others. On this recording Tim improvises with a mic through one or more effects (delays or Kaoss Pad), sometimes aiming for hypnotic repetition, at other times for disjointed surprises.

These sensory encounters took place at Tim’s place in the Adelaide Hills, using gear that was simple and intuitive to use. They are part human hardware explorations, part sonic séance, created and recorded in long form spontaneous sessions, which were minimally edited into the 12 tracks on this release. Such a process forms the preparation for a state of maximum openness and sensitivity to whatever is emergent; really free. When all that matters is the moment.