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Originally Posted by Geekoid
I kind of see two different things at once with my "mind's eye," when I listen to music, one 'vision' being more automatic (requiring no thought or imagination), the other being based on my own imaginings and experience, like a daydream or memory. It can be hard to tell them apart, so I'm not 100% certain I have synesthesia for music, or if I just have a really abstract imagination.
I picked a random song to see how I respond to it, since I'm having a hard time thinking about really notable examples right now...
This song is simple in structure, so it's a lot easier trying to describe it than a song with complex arrangements, which I tend to prefer.
Boards of Canada - Seeya Later - YouTube
My automatic response to this song is a general texture and visual feeling of oil on water- "hot" in places and "cool" in others (like the feeling of standing in cold water on a hot day), with silvers, saturated deep blues (kind of like you would see in a neon light) and similar purples with an indigo undertone coming through a thick, dark liquid. The drums are fuzzy splashes of neon green faded into black, like 2-dimensional sparks, that jut upward in steep V-like shapes. There's an overall metallic feeling... It's hard to explain.... I'd have to paint it or something. |
I see what you mean about your imagination. I feel the same way. SOme songs remind me of people I've met, for example.
But I also see numbers and letters in colours (and in sexes, male/female, sometimes).
The track you posted made me feel like I'm falling down a dark tunnel, but not in a bad way, more in a adventurous way. Sometimes, warm lights appeared and lit up the walls of sand and clay.
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Originally Posted by mr dave
There are only a handful of songs that have given me that experience but one that stands out most is Mentim by U-Ziq.
Anytime I hear it I can't help but imagine a coastline being bombed during the greyness before dawn or just after dusk. No specific colours but the impression is definitely there, it's not a happy piece of music.
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I felt like I was in a hall, with pretty white and light red colours. There were cracks in the ceiling, which the sounds came through.