Chapter 3: Sound is a Matter of the Imagination | Cosmic Awakening

If truth is stranger than fiction, why shouldn’t music be stranger
than science fiction? Sounds manipulate space and time, unlock new
dimensions and open wormholes in parallel universes. In this
respect, sonic fiction does the same as fantasy literature: It
distorts the present and creates space for alternative worlds.
Speakers: Sarj Lynch, Sasha Perera. Editing and production: Julia
Vorkefeld. Recordings: Matthias Hartenberger. Concept and script:
Arno Raffeiner. With quotes from works by J. G. Ballard, Jimmy
Carter, Becky Chambers, Kodwo Eshun, Ursula K. Le Guin, Daniel
Oberhaus, Sun Ra, Holger Schulze, David Tudor, Whitney Wei. Music:
Elysia Crampton – Morning Star-Red Glare-Sequoia Bridge; Fatima Al
Qadiri – Aftermath; Earth, Wind & Fire – Jupiter; Caterina
Barbieri – Closest Approach to Your Orbit; John Williams – Close
Encounters of the Third Kind; Parliament – Mothership Connection
(Star Child); Janelle Monáe – BaBopByeYa; Drexciya – Intro: Temple
Of Dos De Agua; Drexciya – Andreaen Sand Dunes; Lonnie Holley – In
It Too Deep; June Tyson – Satellites Are Spinning