Oneirology 6

Release dec 2024

Dronescape 6.5 is the seventeenth in a series of albums, containing new Digital Symphonies by Oscar van Dillen.

Oscar van Dillen
composition, electronics
Fie Schouten
composition, contrabass clarinet, bass clarinet, A-clarinet, voice

Fie Schouten: “My contribution to Oneirology 6 is entirely improvised. However, this was not a spontaneous or unprepared process. I thoroughly explored the concept of oneirology and engaged deeply with the electronic soundscape created and composed by Oscar.
The choice to begin with the contrabass clarinet, followed by the bass clarinet, and finally the A clarinet was guided by the emotions evoked while listening to the electronic composition. As intermezzi, I softly address the audience, starting with a definition of oneirology as a way to anchor the listener in the conceptual “world” of the performance. The electronics serve as both a comforting blanket and, at times, a veil of mist surrounding the instrument, which might perhaps be imagined as a lone wanderer, navigating this dreamscape.”

More information about this series and this specific piece:
www.oij-records.com/dronescape-6-5-oneirology-6/
Full booklet

Oneirology 6 was recorded on a single day, July 2024, at Codarts Rotterdam; the mixing was finalized in collaboration.
The work and text of this album were collaboratively created, composed, and recorded.

cover art, recording, mix, master Oscar van Dillen
OIJ Records 051, Donemus DCV 549