Phonos Files #16

October 2021

In this 16th installment we interview Japanese composer Reiko Yamadawho talks about his project on quantum noise developed at the Institute of Photonic Sciences in Barcelona, which will be presented at the Artificial Intelligence Festival co-organized by Sónar, the UPC and the CCCB. In addition, we talk with Reiko about music and identity, East and West, and alternative tunings, and we listen to 2 of her compositions, works for organs tuned in an unconventional way.

Tracklist
(17:36) A succession of timbres deriving from quantum randomness originating in Rabi-oscillation
(23:43) 1:12 of Comma for organ
(47:44) 524288=531441 for violin and organ