Jouska (mastered version) -- for violin and live electronics (Michiko Theurer, violin) by -

Performed by Michiko Theurer. Recorded at CCRMA, Stanford University; 10 December, 2018

Doug McCausland, mixing engineer

The word Jouska comes from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, a compendium of invented words written by John Koenig that try to “give a name to emotions we all might experience but don’t yet have a word for.” Koenig defines Jouska as “a hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head…which serves as a kind of psychological batting cage where you can connect more deeply with people than in the small ball of everyday life, which is a frustratingly cautious game of change-up pitches, sacrifice bunts, and intentional walks.”