Reconciliation +212

"An original composition created from a field recording of an Olive stand in the medina in Marrakech, Morocco."I was initially drawn to this recording as Marrakech has been on my “to visit” list for some time and yet I still haven’t made it there. Anyway, I enjoyed the energy of the recording and the fact that there were people having conversations included in it. Usually, when recording, I tend to avoid anthrophony where possible but I do like the rhythm of Arabic language so it felt like a good fit for the project."The track itself examines the changes that are happening in Morocco, such as the “Gen Z 212” protests which have focussed on better education and employment opportunities for young people in the country. Symbolically the piece seeks to explore how direct action has repercussions that develop over time but sometimes space is needed for energy to build."I approached the composition using my typical workflow when using field recordings, preferring to listen through several times before creating discrete elements with which to build a track. Most of the sounds were processed in some way - often simply by transposing them. However, I tend to create layers of processing as I work and generally have to look back through the various iterations in my DAW if I need to remind myself where the final sound designs originated from. "There was some use of granular synthesis within the composition and some external manipulation of some samples with a host of effects pedals."Olive stands in Marrakesh medina reimagined by Wogglebug.