All Things Might Spill

Chantal Michelle’s ‘All Things Might Spill’ is an examination of sustained tension and the experience of time dilation preceding a collapse. A composer with a background in dance, Michelle builds the album’s suspense through a meticulous focus on the textural qualities and spatial movement of sound, rather than traditional mood or melody. The work inhabits a space of instability, using a blend of field recordings, processed instrumentation like the tromba marina, hovering vocals, and ambiguous harmonies to create a disquieting and immersive sonic architecture.