The Loudest Silence is the second part of an extensive composition Seconds Before the Storm, a large-scale electroacoustic (acousmatic) composition, running just over 45 minutes and structured in four distinct parts – each of which can also function as a standalone piece. It is, without a doubt, my most personal musical statement to date. Somehow, it encapsulates the emotions, experiences, and states of mind that have accompanied me over the past several years – joys, anxieties, and sorrows alike. When I began the first recordings for this piece back in 2018, the world around me felt far more...