: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: Alex Dowling : Album.......: Reality Rounds : : Label.......: Carrier Records .. .:.. . Genre.......: Electronic : Catnr.......: carrier 039 . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2021-06-27 Str.date....: 2020-01-31 Quality.....: 262kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://alex-dowling.com ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. Channeling 6:53 2. Reality Rounds 3:19 3. King of Thumbs 3:38 4. Atoms 5:32 5. In Silence, In Cold 3:16 6. Vesper 1:56 7. Channeling II 4:01 8. God Rays 1:53 9. God Rays II 4:16 10. Rills 3:51 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 38:35 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 76.12 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: After years of experimenting with electronic vocal effects to :, : extend the capabilities of the voice, Irish composer Alex : :' Dowling has released his debut album, Reality Rounds, on ': ,: Carrier Records. Written for æAutoTune choirÆ and synthesizer, :, : the work was performed live by four singers, each controlling : :' their own vocal effects in real-time. The innovative use of ': ,: effects allows for a stunning array of sounds from rapid :, : flickering textures to unusual tunings that would be impossible : :' for a normal choir to sing. Breaths build into propulsive ': ,: rhythms by imprinting amplitude modulation on the singersÆ :, : voices (Channeling II) and two-voice hocketing with delayed : :' harmonizers forms complex interlocking patterns (God Rays). ': ,: :, : Influenced by the writings of Yuval Noah Harari, Reality Rounds : :' is a future ritual of æDataismÆ, a new religion that worships ': ,: the eternal flow of data. The performersÆ voices are digitally :, : extended beyond their physical boundaries allowing them to : :' connect with the information stream and become imbued with its ': ,: spiritual presence. To begin, a form of sΘance is enacted where :, : the performers chant symbolic playing cards in order to connect : :' with the Great Data Flow. From this, streams of information ': ,: cascade through the singers creating a swirling blend of :, : thoughts from the mundane to the profound, like fragmented : :' memories ricocheting in the subconscious. They give praise for ': ,: the vast data centers that sit underground like inverted :, : cathedrals (æRoom 48 and the Citadel in RenoÆ in Atoms), and : :' sing hymns for Instagram filters (Vesper) and the fear of ': ,: isolation (In Silence, In Cold). :, : : :' ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / Shout out to all our homies from: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / RAGEMP3 MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ 2 0 2 1 \/