Music.

Program / Dysregulation

Dysregulation is an 8-channel spatial composition responding to the systemic crisis of burnout. In our relentless pursuit of automated progress, modern society operates on an unspoken consensus: that human exhaustion is an acceptable, even necessary, fuel for growth. Rather than viewing the days ahead as an abstract destination, this piece examines the realities we are actively constructing right now. It confronts the neglected psychological friction that our productivity-obsessed culture constantly marginalizes, questioning a system that demands endless output at the expense of our vital creative essence.

To bring this invisible mental health crisis into a visceral, shared auditory space, the composition centers on a vocabulary of non-speech vocals. Stripped of language, these sounds project the sheer physical strain of a body pushed beyond its limits. The piece opens abruptly with high-tension, disturbing breaths, enveloping the listener in an environment of severe overstimulation. Gradually, the overwhelming structural order destabilizes. The anxious momentum sinks into a hollow, low-energy state, mirroring the paralyzing peak of burnout where the human engine completely stalls. By spatializing these vulnerable, exhausted textures, the work forces the discarded realities of mental health directly into the open.

Following this devastating period of transition and silence, the immersive 8-channel space begins to shift. The composition slowly reintroduces tonality and defined pitches, mapping the delicate, complex process of recovery. Moving from bodily tension through collapse and finally into melodic restoration, Dysregulation transforms an isolating internal struggle into a collective physical experience. It challenges audiences to envision a tomorrow where sustainable human well-being is prioritized, rather than quietly sacrificed for perpetual motion.

Program / Time Collapse

Time Collapse explores the unstable perception of time—how it can accelerate, stretch, or vanish in an instant. Its sound world draws on ideas from Igor Stravinsky and John Cage.

Credits

Sound design and arrangement by Chuowen Liang.
Composition by Ophelia Worbes.
Performed in collaboration with Hypercube.

Program / Utopia

Theme

A conceptual and auditory interpretation of the poem Utopia by acclaimed Polish poet Wisława Szymborska, translating her literary exploration of an idealized, yet isolated, island into a sonic landscape.

Format & Composition

A time-based hybrid musical piece that bridges spoken word and original composition, seamlessly setting the poem’s thematic elements to a custom, evocative musical environment.

Program / Unbound

Theme

A sonic reflection on the process of seeking—not for a specific destination, but for connection and clarity amidst motion and change. It navigates the delicate balance between calm and tension.

Format & Composition

An evolving electronic composition originating from a foundational drone patch, vocal improvisation, and field recordings of water. Organic vocal and environmental fragments drift through layers of electronic texture, inviting the listener to follow the sound as it transforms and eventually returns to silence.

Program / Agbogbloshie

Theme

A powerful reflection on environmental impact and human distance, inspired by the Agbogbloshie e-waste incineration site in Accra, Ghana. The piece serves as a meditation on the unseen gap between modern technological comfort, clean technology, and the grueling labor of the “burning ground” required to sustain it.

Format & Composition

A structured, multi-part electronic soundscape that imagines the intertwined “breath” of machines and workers. The composition evolves from immersive layers of circuit noise, construction elements, and human breathing into overwhelming generative drum patterns and glitchy samples, ultimately culminating in the visceral texture of burning fire.