A work combining close-up microphone recordings of a bicycle and field recordings from the Elbe tunnel in Hamburg (Germany), a 426-meter tunnel for pedestrians, bikes, and cars. Drawing on the cyclic, continuous nature of the material, the evolving sounds reference the never-ending structures found within such spaces.

The spatial environment subtly transitions and morphs between the two sound sources, taking the listener on a journey to different places, drawing on the philosophy of reality tunnels and this poem by Atticus:

Life is a tunnel
not a cave
keep walking
and you will find again
the light
you left behind.

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Isochrone was realized in 2020 at the Electroacoustic Music Studios of the University of Birmingham (England, UK) and premiered on February 20, 2020 during the Electric Spring Festival 2020 in Huddersfield (England, UK).

Premiere

• February 20, 2020, Electric Spring 2020: Louise Rossiter, Phipps Hall — Richard Steinitz Building — University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield (England, UK)