Recommended soundtrack: John Cage, 4’33’’
In the winter issue of “Przekrój”, I explained that having a strong preference for certain sounds that cause a pleasant tingly sensation in the scalp, neck, shoulders and other sensitive areas is not a deviancy of any kind. This experience, known as Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR), is a phenomenon bordering on the aesthetic and fetishistic. Some people find such sounds as soft whispers
Folk songs found in the Polesia region are scattered fragments of a much greater female epic. They tell stories of girls left alone with newborn children, about wives whose husbands don’t let them visit their families, about a longing for home, and evil mothers-in-law who keep young wives from going back. Maniucha Bikont talks with Agata Trzebuchowska about her travels collecting these traditional songs.
Agata Trzebuchowska: What was your first encounter with traditional music?
