Sanctum marks the 2nd release on EMF Media from composer Robert Scott Thompson. Again working in the field of electroacoustic music - much like his previous EMF CD ‘Acousma’ - Sanctum incorporates a diverse collection of raw sound sources edited, processed, re-synthesized and morphed into nine distinct tracks. Sound sources include crotales, metallics, vocal sounds and violincello. With Sanctum, Robert Scott Thompson once again displays why he is one of the most highly regarded modern composers today.

Robert Scott Thompson is a composer of instrumental electroacoustic music. He creates work in a wide variety of forms ranging from chamber and orchestral music to works for the virtuoso soloist, computer music, video and performance art. He is the recipient of many awards and distinctions for his music including the First Prize in Musica Nova 2003 (Czech Republic), First Prize in the 2001 Pierre Schaeffer Competition (Italy) and awards in the XVI Concorso Internazionale “Luigi Russolo” (Italy), Irino Prize Foundation competition for Chamber Music (Japan), and Concours International de Musique Electroacoustique de Bourges (France), among others. His music is published on recordings by EMF Media, Neuma, Drimala, Capstone, Hypnos Oasis/Mirage, Groove, Lens Records, Space for Music, Zero Music and his own Aucourant Records label.