Gregory Scheckler
Kymatology, volume 1: Bells of Lake Michigan
*What is kymatology?*
It’s the science of waves. They collide, build, conflict, and disperse across vast distances. Waves rise and collapse. This is music shaped by those forces—drawn from the deep, cold waters of Lake Michigan and filtered through memory, humanity, and the spaces between near and far.
Lake Michigan was my place of refuge and mystery: haunting beauty stretching to exotic horizons, waters that demanded you either sink or swim. These compositions capture that duality—experimental blends of acoustic and electronic sound that feel both familiar and alien, unsettling yet gorgeous.
*The Sound*
Each piece unfolds in movements, shifting between contrasting sonic worlds: resonating drums and ethereal strings give way to grinding electronica, old dinner bells, rusty wind chimes, and sweeping cinematic swells. Field recordings of invasive and native species. The hum of engines echoing beneath the surface.
Volume 1 explores bells, long undulating drones, and detuned vocals.
Volume 2 channels wind, air, and mechanical ghosts drifting along the water.
*The Process*
No AI. Just eurorack modular synthesizers, electroacoustic percussion, voice, field recordings, and various sonic oddities. Performed, recorded, and mastered entirely by Gregory Scheckler in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. Field recordings captured on and around Lake Michigan, plus one gentle wave sample from the Isle of Skye's coral beaches courtesy of the Cities and Memory project.
This is wave-borne music for deep listening—immersive, resonant, and uncompromising.
