What criteria do you use to choose the ambient sounds on "Interspace EP"?
"I choose sounds that are soothing to listen to, and I put in sounds that make me wonder, "Hmm? What's that sound?"
In the press release you point out that for "Interspace EP" you occupy few notes. What does it mean to use few notes in your music?
"When listening to music, if there is a gap between sounds, you will hear outside sounds.
I love the moment when birds chirping or metallic sounds coming from outside unexpectedly fuse with the music and coincide with each other.
If I hadn't listened to this music, would I have noticed how good the car's brakes sounded? or would I have lifted my mood by the beautiful birdsong? I think of it this way.
For me, using a few notes is sometimes a way to hear a beautiful sound from the many sounds outside when listening to music.
The track "Ma" from Interspace has only ambient sounds during the song. I wanted to leave it silent and let each listener listen to the outside sounds they hear, but I thought that would be too experimental, so I added slight ambient sounds."
What meaning do you attribute to silence in your music and in everyday life?
"The moment I feel silence is, of course, in quiet places, but I also feel it when I notice sounds that I have not usually paid attention to.
Silence makes me realize that something exists there. I think it means awareness."
What are the elements or characteristics that stand out the most in Kankyō ongaku music?
"I'm sure there are different ways of thinking about Kankyō Ongaku, but the characteristic is that they fit in with their environment, the music unconsciously playing when I notice it.
For example, by repeating the same melody over and over again, our ears gradually become accustomed to the sound and forget the feeling of listening, so we will no longer be consciously listening.
I think that means becoming a part of the environment that surrounds us.
Also, I think the element is that it has blank space."
Do you combine your music with other art forms?
"I often combine my music with other artists' videos. I have posted several of our works on YouTube, and I love them all. They are beautiful and delicate.
I also feel that it is essential to express the music visually through music videos and artwork.
I get a lot of inspiration from art, so I would like to combine installations and gallery space production with my music someday."
Guillermo Escudero
December 2021