Sophia Space Agency - The Turning Blue

An ethereal, sci-fi sound collage mixed in immersive 3D spatial audio by electronic pioneer, Martyn Ware (Heaven 17, The Human League). 

On The Turning Blue, otherworldly vocals cascade around pulsing synthesisers as poetic lyrics contemplate ecological disaster caused by climate change. The record's sonic architecture is built on project leader Kermanidou’s singing: utilising hundreds of vocal takes, her voice is contorted through sound synthesis into the grand synths and alien textures that mix with her natural vocal lines.

The resulting tracks are challenging, minimalist soundscapes that unite the avant-garde vocal experimentalism of Meredith Monk with the synthetic grandiosity of Tim Hecker and Jon Hopkins

Kermanidou and co-producer Cygnus Rift’s sonic experimentation realises the album’s cosmic concepts, with Kermanidou explaining, “This album is about seeing ourselves within the universe. There is life and sound out there, and this is an imagining of what that sounds like"