A vocal-timbre mapping onto this mental diffraction requires a huge repertoire of vocal sound at one's disposal as well as a competely elastic vocal ability, which enables the rapid navigation through these timbral elements. This is certainly not a new idea, but the ABSOLUTE ACCURACY, the ABSOLUTE DETAIL I am referring to requires a virtuosity, a versatility with the instrument that has not yet been approached. The most minimal or the most maximal increment of timbral change over the smallest unit of time is required and, in many ways, resembles what is attempted in the subtractive synthesis of white noise, wherein highly specified pitch/timbre bands may be heard suddenly alone, in quick succession, or simultaneously.

The question here is not one of simplistic development of vocal virtuosity. Rather, it involves a redefinition of a most ACCURATE sonic representation of thought via the most accessible, direct, and sophisticated music-making apparatus.

–Diamanda Gal´s, San Diego, 1982.