"I enjoy feeling disorientated sometimes; being exposed to sound worlds which don’t reveal their inner logic. The bamboo recording felt like one of those moments. 

"I wanted to take the rhythms of the creaking bamboo & weave something around it, thinking about nature, preservation and the encroachment of technology, as well as Brazil’s immense percussive heritage & influence.

"The piece of music which has emerged is darker than I anticipated, perhaps reflecting the times we’re living through.

"The main components were put together on a train, which may have informed its repetitive nature. Some serendipitous equipment malfunctions; digital distortion, timing inaccuracies, also made their way in, and have been retained.

"Initial work was done using segments of the recording as samples in a Polyend Tracker Mini, then supplemented by Logic Pro running various plugins, some analogue outboard distortion, and a Dreadbox Nymphes synthesizer.

"Off-kilter rhythms, and a sense that everything might fall over at any minute are very much part of the deal, but bamboo is resilient; it may flex, but rarely breaks."

Ilha Grande soundscape reimagined by Andrew Tulloch.

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This sound is part of the Sonic Heritage project, exploring the sounds of the world’s most famous sights.

Find out more and explore the whole project: https://www.citiesandmemory.com/heritage

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