Signal Chain — Season 2 — Episode 8
Welcome to Season 2 of Signal Chain. This pop-up newsletter is a creative collaboration between generative musician Duncan Geere and photographer Oliver Holms.
We’re taking turns to send new work to each other. Each new piece is inspired by the piece before. We’re building a chain of influence together and you’re along for the ride. New instalments are released on the 1st and 15th of every month, and you can unsubscribe at any time using the link in the footer.
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Hi Oliver,
Wow! A lot is happening in your life! Your photo, as always, is lovely - I can only imagine the highs and lows that you're going through, but it seems like there are occasional moments of peaceful, sleepy stillness too, where you can just pause and soak in the beauty of the situation.
But you know what? I don't feel like I should try to turn it into music! I don't have kids myself, and so it feels more than a little presumptious and reductive to try to project what I imagine the experience of being a new parent must be like into a piece of ambient music. While I could try to create something based on my own assumptions and preconceptions about parenting, I wouldn't want to do a disservice to the unique and personal experience that you and your family are going through.
So, with your new parental responsibilities at the front of mind, let's use this opportunity to call a slightly early end to Signal Chain season two - and make a firm commitment to reconvene for season three when the time is right, whether that's in a few months or a few years.
In the meantime, I wish you the very very best of luck with everything, and huge congratulations on opening up this new chapter in your life!
<3
- Duncan