"I like to push myself beyond my comfort zones so as an exercise in avoiding my biases I asked Stuart to choose a sound for me. It's almost as if he knew! Stuart gave me a sound recording of seagulls that really challenged me. It was a difficult sound to work with because it has a very narrow tonal range and was quite repetitive. I found that surprising for a natural sound. 

"All of the sounds in this composition have been derived from the original field recording."

Gulls in Lofoten reimagined by Robert Gillespie.