EIGENGRAU

Eigengrau (German, “intrinsic gray”), also known as “visual noise” or “background adaptation”, is the uniform dark gray (RGB 22,22,29) that many people report seeing in total darkness. This metaludio, inspired by this perceptual phenomenon, employs numerous “residual” sonorities to construct its musical discourse. Inside-the-piano extended techniques and psychoacoustics (the scientific study of sound perception and audiology) are also employed.