Squidsoup – pioneers in the use of light, sound, technology and space to create new kinds of immersive experience. Their work questions our understanding of presence and physicality. They use digitally controlled media to alter and augment physical spaces, to compose perception-altering journeys of the mind. SQDX is an ongoing series of their sonic explorations.

Ant Rowe – artist, musician, sound designer. Ant uses sound, light, technology and physical space to create atmospheres and feelings, hoping to shift audiences’ perspectives to see the world in a new light. He founded Squidsoup in 1997 to create new forms of experience using digital media.

Rory Thomas -Lawton is a music producer, DJ and VJ with 15 years experience of music production. He has worked with labels including Brownswood Records and led electronic music collectives to perform at festivals such as Boomtown and Womad. He has more recently composed soundtracks for some of Squidsoup’s international artworks.

Surface Tension began with a live recording of electric upright bass played through Soma Labs’ Cosmos/Drifting Memory Station. Side A concatenates the four sketches into a single work, with only reverse reverb added. Side B deconstructs and rebuilds the recording, highlighting different aspects of the piece, and pointing to a different path through the work.