This piece was really wild! It starts out with a low rumbling sound, and then these crazy flute lines come in. I'm not even really sure how they did it, but it sounds like there are flute runs up and down the scale (more like a slide) that are way too fast to be possible normally. They overlap recordings of the smae flute sounds (or maybe just use a lot of reverb?) to create this electronic sound with the flute runs. It sounds like the computer music from some science fiction film or something. Then the voice comes in, slowed down a ton so you get this interesting low scoop up. Even with all the reverb on the voice lines, it feels like the words are just beyond comprehension, like maybe if I listened a little harder I could understand it. This really kept my attention. Then A really strong piano chord comes in, followed by what I'm going to assume is more crazy flute lines. Underneath of that is an interesting voice line that's been altered and sounds like a weird moaning. After this flute mixes with piano for a bit before ot kind of dies out.
This piece is such an interesting mix because of the two different styles of its composers. Ussachevsky liked to cut and splice tape and play with borrowed sound, and Luening liked to play his flute and just add recordings and speed up and slow down. Putting the two together created something unique and exciting
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