“Quite a powerful and immersive listening experience.”
–Eyal Hareuveni, Salt Peanuts, Oct 19 2025
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“Their sound, replete with vibrations animated by breath, covers a full spectrum of moods and emotions. With ‘through itself’, Senso di Voce has created an immersive sound experience that rewards repeated listening and provides a fitting background for needed contemplation.”
–Ken Shimamoto, Stash Dauber, Sept 13 2025
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“Senso di Voce carries something both primal and contemporary all at once. There’s a mindfulness in the material, and also in the way Esin and Megan sonically move together. The silence feels just as impactful as the sound. The voice really does meld with the oboe at times, becoming a single timbre!”
–Jeremy Nuncio, Sept 17 2025
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‘…through itself…’* ©2023 a work by Esin Gunduz, draws inspiration from the mystical and philosophical writings of revolutionary Islamic thinker İbn ‘Arabî (1165-1240). This 20-minute chamber work is an exploration of profound philosophical concepts of his, through sound.
Each of the four movements explores a different concept, their trajectory mirroring that of Sema, a Sufi ritual.
I. Selam:
yearning to become one with (wajd)
II. Everything is alive:
the life-force inside all existent things (‘even inside a rock’)
III. Perplexity:
the state of bewilderment / non-dual awareness (hayrah)
IV. Oneness:
the state of union / higher state of consciousness (‘immediate tasting’)
İbn ‘Arabî valued ‘immediate experience’ above all:
‘…through it(self)…’ invites listeners to immerse themselves in vibrations, guiding them to the depths of consciousness through sound, to resonate with the timeless wisdom of İbn ‘Arabî.
“Their sound, replete with vibrations animated by breath,
covers a full spectrum of moods and emotions. (…)
“With ‘through itself’,
Senso di Voce has created an immersive sound experience that rewards repeated listening and
provides a fitting background for needed contemplation.”
–Ken Shimamoto, Stash Dauber, Sept 13 2025
“(…) Listening left me very much in my body.
Senso di Voce carries something both primal and contemporary all at once.
I took the music with me on my walk last night, it became its own kind of ritual. There’s a mindfulness in the material, and also in the way Esin and Megan sonically move together. The silence feels just as impactful as the sound.
(… ) voice really does meld with the oboe at times, becoming a single timbre!”
–Jeremy Nuncio, Sept 17 2025
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Esin Gunduz – voice, tremolo harmonica, bass harmonica, harmonium
Megan Kyle – oboe, English horn
Track 1-5. Recorded live at the Institute Library, New Haven, CT
Track 6. Recorded live at Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Atonement, Philadelphia, PA
Audio recording and mix: Esin Gunduz
Mastering: Andrew Weathers
