Hiko [Disquiet0314] by Suss Müsik

The first sound that Suss Müsik recorded in 2018 resembles a throaty belch. You can hear it at the beginning of this piece entitled Hiko, which is named after one of several words used by Eskimos to describe snow and ice. The ice hit the glass with surprising force, the compression was turned up, and that’s what happened. Welcome to 2018!

According to the theory of linguistic relativity (also known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis), the structure of one’s language is tightly bound to the culture in which it is spoken. From that, we might determine that Eskimo sociology is largely formed by the way they navigate wintry landscapes. It’s more likely, however, that Eskimo languages are polysynthetic, meaning that they simply invent morphemes as they go: a suffix added here, a prefix deleted there. Perhaps there’s a hidden tribe in the great white north where a belch means “ice,” like how in Suss Müsik headquarters a loud swear word means “I believe the intonation is off again, good fellow.”

Suss Müsik agrees with our esteemed Junto ringleader that it’s important to step back every now and again to pause and reflect upon one’s place. As Sapir and Whorf wrote, “The ‘real world’ is to a large extent unconsciously built upon the habits of the group.” Suss Müsik wishes everyone in the Junto many weeks of creative joy and fulfillment in the coming year.

More on this 314th weekly Disquiet Junto project (Cold Start: Record the sound of ice in a glass and make something of it) at:

https://disquiet.com/0314/

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