Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape
Yoichi Kamimura ~ Waterforest
We last heard from Yoichi Kamimura with ryūhyō, one of our favorite field recording albums of 2025. This year’s Waterforest is closely related; in fact, some of the sounds stem from the same sessions, in which the artist recorded the sounds of Shiretoko’s
Yoichi Kamimura ~ Waterforest
We last heard from Yoichi Kamimura with ryūhyō, one of our favorite field recording albums of 2025. This year’s Waterforest is closely related; in fact, some of the sounds stem from the same sessions, in which the artist recorded the sounds of Shiretoko’s
Steffen Cordts ~ Blue Element
Blue Element has a lot in common with Chris Watson’s water-based collection Planet Ocean, and one large difference: Steffan Cordts‘ album is an uninterrupted mix. For those who adore the pure, unadorned sound of the ocean, above and below, this has
Steffen Cordts ~ Blue Element
Blue Element has a lot in common with Chris Watson’s water-based collection Planet Ocean, and one large difference: Steffan Cordts‘ album is an uninterrupted mix. For those who adore the pure, unadorned sound of the ocean, above and below, this has
Chris Watson ~ Planet Ocean
When writing of the evocative Planet Ocean, Chris Watson references the first color photographs taken of Earth from space. These images revealed a blue planet, whose surface was 70% water. Sixty years later, Watson hopes that sound will accomplish what sight did
Chris Watson ~ Planet Ocean
When writing of the evocative Planet Ocean, Chris Watson references the first color photographs taken of Earth from space. These images revealed a blue planet, whose surface was 70% water. Sixty years later, Watson hopes that sound will accomplish what sight did
XII Sound ~ Tube V
Opera singer Alice DeVille is XII Sound, a change of pace for the singer-composer that allows her to face her fears head-on. Growing up next to Wimbleton Station, she was comforted by the sounds of the train: the soothing rhythms of
XII Sound ~ Tube V
Opera singer Alice DeVille is XII Sound, a change of pace for the singer-composer that allows her to face her fears head-on. Growing up next to Wimbleton Station, she was comforted by the sounds of the train: the soothing rhythms of
John Roach ~ When We Bow Down Our Heads
The wind whistles further into the spotlight as the climate continues to change. One of our top releases of 2025 was Grand River’s Chasing the Wind; late-year literary hits included Simon Winchester’s The Breath of the Gods: The History and Future of
John Roach ~ When We Bow Down Our Heads
The wind whistles further into the spotlight as the climate continues to change. One of our top releases of 2025 was Grand River’s Chasing the Wind; late-year literary hits included Simon Winchester’s The Breath of the Gods: The History and Future of
ACL 2025 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
A remarkable year for field recordings was led by forms of minutiae’s incredible Ice Series, from which three albums made our top ten (and a fourth was just outside at #11!). The series highlights the fact that the genre isn’t
ACL 2025 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
A remarkable year for field recordings was led by forms of minutiae’s incredible Ice Series, from which three albums made our top ten (and a fourth was just outside at #11!). The series highlights the fact that the genre isn’t
Tomáš Šenkyřík ~ 1m²
What wonders can be found within a single square meter? Inspired by George Haskell’s book The Forest Unseen, field recordist Tomáš Šenkyřík decided to limit himself to a meter of wetland near his house, only to discover that the area was
Tomáš Šenkyřík ~ 1m²
What wonders can be found within a single square meter? Inspired by George Haskell’s book The Forest Unseen, field recordist Tomáš Šenkyřík decided to limit himself to a meter of wetland near his house, only to discover that the area was
pablo diserens ~ ebbing ice lines
The invitation is simple: spend an hour immersed in the sounds of melting glaciers, and ask if they sound like living, endangered entities. The water flows like blood; the air escapes like breath; steam leaves like sweat evaporating from a
pablo diserens ~ ebbing ice lines
The invitation is simple: spend an hour immersed in the sounds of melting glaciers, and ask if they sound like living, endangered entities. The water flows like blood; the air escapes like breath; steam leaves like sweat evaporating from a
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