Seven Deadly Sins - Experimenting with Spoken Word and Electronic Music

Listen to the whole Seven Track Project here:

The intention of this project was to fuse spoken word with electronic music. I was inspired by Fred again…'s “actual life” albums, in which he uses obscure sampling of real life art forms and performances and works with them rhythmically. The tracks nod to various genres of dance music; for example, House, Garage and Electronica.

I wanted to to incorporate the idea of the Seven Deadly Sins, as these are pivotal emotions that
contribute to the human experience, and I believe going through and overcoming these
emotions allows us to grow as people. The names of some sins have been changed, as I wanted to make this more accessible to a modern, secular society (instead of this being a biblical nod), to show how these core ideas are integral to society today. The final song in this project is named “tranquility” and serves to show the feeling of relief achieved once all the other emotions are processed and overcome