Night Vision by Nichola Scrutton

Night Vision is an experimental music work for voice ensemble. The source material comes from a large body of text written in a semi-conscious state during the night over a two-year period. Parts of the text were later developed as a script/score for several distinct iterations of the work – audio release, live performance, with a film/installation and publication in development.

Performed by an ensemble of singers and actors, Night Vision unfolds as a contemplative dynamic work that crosses territory between concert, theatre, and live art.

Over the album's seven tracks, as a fixed sound offering different from the live performance, spoken word excerpts unfold in chronological date order set within an atmospheric soundscape composed using ensemble improvisations and my own voice/studio recordings.

Tracklist

1.	Six Seasons	5:29

2.	Fuzz Grain	4:01

3.	Pulsing Light	3:45

4.	Shaft of Light	7:03

5.	Circles	5:36

6.	Flutter Flicker	7:57

7.	Ice Descends	9:20

Credits

released April 7, 2023

TRACK DETAILS

1 Six Seasons
Excerpts performed by Alison Peebles

2 Fuzz Grain
Excerpts performed by Nalini Chetty

3 Pulsing Light
Excerpts performed by Louise Montgomery

Shaft of Light (7’03)
Excerpts performed by Ian Spink, Louise Montgomery

Circles (5’36)
Excerpts performed by Mairi Morrison, Nalini Chetty

Flutter Flicker (7’57)
Excerpts performed by Alison Peebles, Mairi Morrison

Ice Descends (9’20)
Excerpts performed by Nalini Chetty, Ian Spink, Louise Montgomery

CREDITS

Composer: Nichola Scrutton
Words: Nichola Scrutton
Ensemble Vocalists: Alison Peebles, Louise Montgomery, Nalini Chetty, Ian Spink, Mairi Morrison
Additional vocals: Nichola Scrutton
Conductor: Nichola Scrutton
Recorded by: Jim McEwan at Solas Sound Studio
Mixed and Mastered by: Jim McEwan at Bark Bark Dog Studios
Design: Sarah Praill
Cover Artwork: Nichola Scrutton
Producer: Nichola Scrutton
Outside Eye: Nicholas Bone

Special thanks to: Nicholas Bone, Alison Peebles, Matthew Whiteside, Jim McEwan, National Theatre of Scotland, Julie Broadfoot, Creative Scotland, and all the Night Vision vocalists for their collaboration and insight.

This is a Sound Encounter production

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