“I Autocorrelations” (Christopher Tignor song)

ChristopherTignor1_crop — Christopher Tignor, photo courtesy the artist

“I, Autocorrelations” is Christopher Tignor’s lead single from his forthcoming album A Light Below due out on October 11 on Western Vinyl. The album is a record wherein the sounds are done by “prepared violin and percussion.” While that may sound very academic the effect of the piece is deeply emotional. Tignor’s violin bowing and plucking over a drone and hitting a broad range of the scale suggestions an anxiety, urgency and tension that strikes one when coming to a sudden realization of a truth that must be acted upon immediately. Hitting the occasional atonal figure adds greatly to the sense that formalities must be dispensed with to address the issue at hand before some impending menace comes to fruition. The percussion accents, perhaps bass drums and xylophone, provide the stability and calm to give the song a grounding when it masterfully threatens to go off the rails. Listen to “I, Autocorrelations” on Soundcloud and follow Christopher Tignor at the links provided.