Envelopment

The feeling of being surrounded by a body of sound that has the capacity to create an autonomous whole, that predominates over other circumstantial features of the moment. The envelopment effect is sometimes applied to negative situations, but most often it provokes reactions comparable to bewitchment – staggering, delightful. The accomplishment of this effect is marked by enjoyment, with no need to question the origin of the sound: hence the clear difference between envelopment and ubiquity.