Gadi Sassoon / Multiverse (ASIPV026)

Italian composer Gadi Sassoon debuts on A Strangely Isolated Place with an experimental exploration of impossible physics; an intricate soundtrack based on newly created sounds and abstract atmospheres.

In 2015 Gadi was invited to Edinburgh by The NESS Project to check out their groundbreaking sound synthesis work. With the help of a supercomputer, the NESS group had created new digital systems capable of creating sounds so complex, rich and realistic they were indistinguishable from acoustic instruments. Better yet, the code could be hacked to create completely imaginary sonic worlds with bizarre physical properties. 

Gadi fell in love with this idea and became resident composer at NESS for the following years, collaborating with the researchers to create impossible instruments: mile-long trumpets blown by dragon fire in Black Hole Fanfare, needle fingers brushing eternally vibrating strings in Pi (π), giant resonating lattices of bound masses and springs in the Moto Perpetuo suite and Collision Suite, marbles sliding on thousand-string fretboards in Young’s Modulus, morphing bouncing objects in Chaos & Order, an orchestra of giant bowed basses in Life On A Tidally Locked Planet. 

Multiverse was designed and created by bending the laws of physics in subtle ways, effectively creating acoustic simulations from parallel universes. Gadi combined the NESS sessions with analogue synths and live instruments in his Milan studio, with the intent of creating a space for the listener to get lost in - blurring the lines between organic and synthetic, loud and quiet, the abstract and the familiar. 

Created and composed on an immersive 8-speaker surround-sound setup, Gadi has showcased multichannel and audiovisual performances to audiences across the world for the past year in preparation for the full physical release on A Strangely Isolated Place.

Mastered and cut by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios, and featuring photography by Luigi Ziliani, Multiverse will be available on 2LP black-in-red vinyl and digital download on 7th December 2020.

Released: 7th December 2020

Tracklist:

A1. Black Hole Fanfare
A2. Life On A Tidally Locked Planet

B1. π (Pi)
B2. Young's Modulus

C1. Moto Perpetuo Reprise
C2. Chaos & Order

D1. Collision Suite
D2. Moto Perpetuo

All tracks written and performed by Gadi Sassoon

Physical modelling algorithms by The NESS Project:
Stefan Bilbao, Michele Ducceschi, Craig Webb, Reg Harrison, Charlotte Desvages, Brian Hamilton, Alberto Torin

Additional sound design on Moto Perpetuo &
Moto Perpetuo Reprise by Anthony Baldino.
Violin on Chaos & Order by Eloisa Manera.
Artwork by Luigi Ziliani
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios, London
Published by Just Isn’t Music