MIDI Sans Frontières by X ! l i X

Squarepusher - MIDI Sans Frontières (X ! l i XR ! M i X)

While i live in a different part of the world than Tom Jenkinson, i feel the concept behind MIDI Sans Frontières is equally relevant. It is important that we continue with the progressive movements that have began and existed over the past century. While there have been several leaps forward in a movement towards equality and understanding of one another despite our differences, it appears that there have been several steps taken in the reverse direction and this seems to be happening in places throughout the world. i am not geographically informed enough to comment on exactly what is going on or where, although i feel the current state of mind in the US is also becoming more xenophobic once again. i believe these circumstances have a more potent and detrimental effect than we may even realize, when this state of mind is perpetuated thought societies it effects the way people interact as individuals; this anxiety and hostility is often then directed at the people in the immediate environment. Friend and family connections can suffer as a by-product of political and societal scenarios and this can be quite detrimental. Through my interpretation of MIDI Sans Frontières i chose not to alter the composition itself, but to modify the sounds used and create a very different space through the sonic textures and fragments. It is a very “into the void” feeling and my hope is that it may take the listener into that sea of consciousness where those boundaries and borders don’t exist, that singular point of emotional awareness where there are no words or discrepancies. In this state there should be no fear of that which is different because to anyone that does experience this state (i believe that) it is essentially the same feeling, the same emotional experience that is something every human is capable of, and is a common thread between us all.

This collaboration is open to all sound makers, please join in..
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