Yeule Concert & Inspiration

Concert Experience

After seeing Yeule and her gorgeous soundscapes live, I am thoroughly inspired to push myself in my practice. Her show included two opening acts, the second one piquing my interest. The artist, Kin Leonn, only had a soundboard and piano where he constructed sounds nonstop for about thirty minutes. The sounds he created were ambient and lush, making the show feel almost transcendent. I found interest in this because, though he did not sing, he created a set that was engaging with materials I have at my disposal, making it feel more personal. This inspired me by helping me realize how simple it can be to create a sound performance like so. (seen in figure 1) Once he finished, the main act, Yeule, performed. Her music is dark but at the same time, light. The video game-Esq soundscapes she creates are expanding and rich, going perfectly with her lyrics. Though I love all of her music, I took the most interest in the last piece she performed. It started off as a beautiful stripped-down piano, but quickly shifted into a loud, stressful collection of sounds with lots of feedback. The chaos she created immediately after the beautiful piano had a gorgeous contrast that was incredibly engaging. (seen in figure 2) Wishing to move forward into sound arts, this entire show captivated me.

Inspiration

Seeing this show, I had the idea for a potential sound piece to do on my own. I began to think about the contrast in her final song and put it in my own work and concept. My mind had the rough idea of ‘What would a Renaissance painting sound like in our current time and place, technologically?’. Though the concept needs, work, it excites me to move forward with it. I impulse bought a small hand harp on amazon and I want to mess around with running the sounds through Ableton (Digital Audio Workshop) and see where it takes me. I am excited to make progress with this personal project.