Listening: Laurie Spiegel, “Voices Within”

Laurie Spiegel’s “Voices Within” presents a deep, haunting electronic environment that shifts and flows patiently over time. It is both suspenseful and calming and portrays the sense of time being frozen. Dark, distant tones float behind the ears for most of the piece, at times getting slightly more dense; they never quite get to you but are always there. Shifting from soundtrack to merely a sonic space, she creates a layered experience that may seem less layered if you don’t take the time to sit with it.