Released on June 27, 2025, Surface Disorder features music from Jonathan Uliel Saldanha's exhibition of the same name in Porto and Lisbon (2024-25). His work evokes a Ballardian near-future dystopia, delving into torment without a hidden moral.
“Information from Angels” presents a provocative AI oracle (The Mouth) amid lush harmonies and a subdued bassline, creating a 15-minute fever dream reflecting Saldanha’s longstanding themes. “Swarming the Pit” showcases Saldanha’s sonic wizardry through a dynamic swarm of granular textures, from falling coins to revving engines, representing an evolution of music conrète. The closing track, “Wolf & Virus Dialogues,” features The Mouth with a distinct texture, where voice articulations trigger instrumental sounds. This interplay highlights the tension between computational certainty and its unnerving realization.
You can preview it here.
Released on June 27, 2025, Surface Disorder features music from Jonathan Uliel Saldanha's exhibition of the same name in Porto and Lisbon (2024-25). His work evokes a Ballardian near-future dystopia, delving into torment without a hidden moral.
“Information from Angels” presents a provocative AI oracle (The Mouth) amid lush harmonies and a subdued bassline, creating a 15-minute fever dream reflecting Saldanha’s longstanding themes. “Swarming the Pit” showcases Saldanha’s sonic wizardry through a dynamic swarm of granular textures, from falling coins to revving engines, representing an evolution of music conrète. The closing track, “Wolf & Virus Dialogues,” features The Mouth with a distinct texture, where voice articulations trigger instrumental sounds. This interplay highlights the tension between computational certainty and its unnerving realization.
You can preview it here.
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