This week I speak to Stanlæy, an artist and musician who combines glitchy, experimental production with intricate compositions, belying a background in classical viola. They love sonic world-building - within songs, and in their physical sound Installations. Their track Fragility, (from their EP “p=arallel u=niverse”) uses digital, broken sounds with fragile vocals and lyrics. A song can also reflect a temporal landscape, tied to a specific period of time, which we can re-enter on later listening. “Fragility” is tied to the period of lockdown in which it was written, and relates the need for self-compassion, especially during that time. We also discuss breath, the artist as an electrical conductor and the colour of songs.