Matthew Dunlap - Religion of Sound

[Listening to -|> Sigur Rós – Seaglopur]

I realize every day how important noise is to my being. To begin with, one of the aspects of noise, music, is something I find particular feeling in. The sound of bass line, the twang of a banjo, or the well placed sample from an educational record, they all give me pleasure. This is what initially drew me into music, and part of what now draws me to attempt to create my own noise. But pleasure alone does not encompass my experience with sound. When I strip away the euphoria, mesmerization and amusement, something remains. I find it impossible to place words on it, and every time I try to discuss it I feel doubt because of this.

But then I hear.

And what I hear fills me. The sound of an apple landing in the palm of ones hand. The sound of two cars colliding on the highway. The sound of the first drops of rain on a tent, heard from the inside. These are not just "pleasure", but things that resonate with the core of my being. Maybe I am wrong, and this is a misunderstanding of some primal reaction, but I feel it is something more.

For those who do not connect to this, I have no way of showing them. And for those that do, it is understood.