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Sigh, Run, Cry

by Tristan Zaba

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This piece is mixed to be listened to over headphones. A new version will be incorporated into the sound design of an immersive new music concert entitled Here Be Sirens on November 18, 2023 at Toronto’s Tranzac Club, to be entirely themed around siren song and produced by my and McKenzie Warriner’s company, Slow Rise Music. All proceeds from sales of this track online go directly towards paying the show's artists.

Here Be Sirens Facebook event: fb.me/e/84Mrw5jHj


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This experimental electronic (electroacoustic) piece is a vision of individual humanity being subsumed by mindless forces and driven into patterns of the past, specifically represented by human sounds battered by oppressive inhuman sounds until they themselves are twisted to the point of inhumanity. Special attention is paid to gender, gendered sounds, and symbolism surrounding Greek mythological sirens (the title is a homophone of “siren cry”). For those unfamiliar, sirens were said to be half woman/half bird creatures who inhabited rocky oceanic areas and led men to either jump overboard or run their ships aground with their transfixingly beautiful songs. Many feminists consider this myth as being deeply tied to various patriarchal cultures’ associations of women’s voices with danger. Much of this piece is rooted in recognizable soundscapes, a choice I made in order to convey a sense of realism, as well as to allow for audience identification with the perspectives of imagined listeners. With the exception of a synthesized drone, I personally sampled all sounds at locations around the greater Toronto area, including beaches, highways, my studio space, and my apartment. I was surprised, upon completion of this piece, at its bleakness. However its point is not nihilism, but to hopefully prompt introspection.

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released September 1, 2023
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Tristan Zaba Toronto, Ontario

Canadian composer, performer, and producer.

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