Introduction
Synaesthesia – a condition in which the five senses intermingle.
"Thrilling and fast-paced… lush and strident."
The Straits Times
Optical Identity features some of the best contemporary music from across the globe; Kevin Volans’ White Man Sleeps, with its South African influence; Franghiz Ali-Zadeh’s Mugam Sayagi, focusing on a secret 16th century Islamic language; Rolf Wallin’s Phonotope 1, exploring biotopic objects with a Chinese twist; and Manual Override, a commission from Joby Talbot.