Melodic Fictions by Merinda Dias-Jayasinha

Contemporary choral, improvised, multi-layer solo voice work.

These pieces were created for five wonderful humans - Rachel, Belle, Siobhan, Emma, and Claire.

I am releasing this EP a few years on because I still look back so fondly on that creative time and am still in awe of these women.

I had the opportunity to work with these performers across 2022 for Siobhan's 'Rhythmic Fictions' and had the pleasure of singing with them all (my favourite thing to do with anyone). The work concluded in a sound bath and that period of time was just the loveliest, most inspiring experience. It only felt right to offer them a sound bath each when we wrapped the show - five layers of solo, improvised voice forming each piece for five dancers.

Merinda Dias-Jayasinha is a unique genre-crossing Australian vocalist, recognised for preternatural intonation, artistic versatility and sweetness and variety of tone, whether in a haze of vocal layers or a single heartfelt lyric.

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