3519: Immerso nell’oscurità - a podcast by Cities and Memory

Barrators created by ElizaLauren.



"Immerso nell’oscurità is essentially an attempt to recreate the barrator’s journey through the eighth circle of hell with sound. The intention was to put the listener in the position of the barrators, as they are exposed to the suffering that the depths of hell beholds.



"Comprised of a combination of field recordings, amplified objects, and prepared guitar techniques, the drone-based nature of the piece evokes a dark, chilling atmosphere. Descending glissandi, which sound at the beginning of the piece create a sense of dread, representing the reluctant descent into hell. 



"Throughout the composition, bowed metal is used to replicate the screams of anguish and desire to escape, whilst the scraping sounds you hear depict the Malebranche (clawed demons) prodding down the sinners. The sonic realisation closes with a breathy crescendo, depicting their punishment of being plunged into the ‘marvellously dark’ pits of boiling tar, fading out to reveal a cold emptiness."

Part of the Inferno project to imagine and compose the sounds of Dante’s Hell, marking the 700th anniversary of The Divine Comedy. To find out more, visit http://www.citiesandmemory.com/inferno