How does looking at the sky make you feel? [Going In 006]

by Like A Villain

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utahsteve I use music as accompaniment to keep me focused when I write. I love the sounds on this single-track album. Excellent accompaniment. Keeps me going and focused. There are other good things about it - but this is what matters most to me.

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Like a Villain, the stage alias of experimental composer and performance artist Holland Andrews, has offered Going In a sparse, moving composition that plays with a dynamic range of harmonic tones. Appropriately named How does looking at the sky make you feel?, the sonic world Holland creates is celestial and airy. It seems to induce a kind of mild synesthesia; sound takes on a visual quality. Listening becomes an act of watching; it’s as if we can see the sky unfold over the course of a full hour, or day, or week. Like clouds, the tonal forms in this arrangement change shape, at times shifting from bright chords to subtle, textured patterns. Deep into the piece, a muted voice enters among fluttering oscillations. Birds chirping and muffled piano punctuate the dreamy haze. What arises is a feeling of aerial suspension; the quality of the work is ethereal, as if emulating a sky filled with light.

On the whole, the composition is elevated and angelic, and yet there’s a hint of something unsettled beneath the surface. For example, a high-pitched note, nearly inaudible, almost induces a kind of spiritual madness—like staring into the sun for too long. This is then balanced by grounding forces: a metallic gong—distant, faded, reverberating—ushers in the final segment. Overall, How does looking at the sky make you feel? is a composition that harnesses the power of sound to take the listener into atmospheric, hypnotic realms.

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released September 3, 2020

Written, produced and performed by Holland Andrews
Mastered by Keith Fullerton Whitman
Art Direction by Loveland Studio of Design (L.S.D.)
Liner notes by Taylor Bratches

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Like A Villain Brooklyn, New York

Holland Andrews is an American extended technique vocalist, composer, clarinetist, and performer based in New York City. A multitude of dense vocal layers and textures are used to weave together a sprawling emotional tapestry to foster a space for both dissonance and intimacy. ... more

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