Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape

Mo Farzaneh ~ Aerial Roots

There are places that become so closely associated with geopolitics that it is easy to forget they are still inhabited landscapes, with their own geology, ecosystems and daily rhythms. Qeshm Island, in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, is one such

Mo Farzaneh ~ Aerial Roots

There are places that become so closely associated with geopolitics that it is easy to forget they are still inhabited landscapes, with their own geology, ecosystems and daily rhythms. Qeshm Island, in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, is one such

H. Flora ~ bioacoustic recordings from Thailand / Noumenon

Over the course of a month-long bicycle journey across southern and central Thailand, H. Flora accumulated a personal archive of nocturnal field recordings. These recordings became the basis for two interconnected releases, each approaching the same ecosystems from a different

H. Flora ~ bioacoustic recordings from Thailand / Noumenon

Over the course of a month-long bicycle journey across southern and central Thailand, H. Flora accumulated a personal archive of nocturnal field recordings. These recordings became the basis for two interconnected releases, each approaching the same ecosystems from a different

Manuel Carbone ~ Acherusia

“A sail to Puzzuoli, little trips by land, cheerful walks through the most wonderful regions in the world! Beneath the purest sky, the most treacherous soil; ruins of inconceivable opulence, oppressive and saddening; boiling waters, clefts exhaling sulphur, rocks of

Manuel Carbone ~ Acherusia

“A sail to Puzzuoli, little trips by land, cheerful walks through the most wonderful regions in the world! Beneath the purest sky, the most treacherous soil; ruins of inconceivable opulence, oppressive and saddening; boiling waters, clefts exhaling sulphur, rocks of

thruoutin ~ Tchefuncte Soundmap

In 1989, Annea Lockwood released A Sound Map of the Hudson River, followed by A Sound Map of the Danube in 2008 and A Sound Map of the Housatonic River in 2013.  Inspired by Lockwood, Brad Seippel (known here as

thruoutin ~ Tchefuncte Soundmap

In 1989, Annea Lockwood released A Sound Map of the Hudson River, followed by A Sound Map of the Danube in 2008 and A Sound Map of the Housatonic River in 2013.  Inspired by Lockwood, Brad Seippel (known here as

Wil Bolton ~ Hwapo

Many ambient artists fold field recordings into their works, but seldom does an ambient artist pay so much respect to the field recordings that their work lands in that genre.  Hwapo is that rare creation, its recordings captured in a South

Wil Bolton ~ Hwapo

Many ambient artists fold field recordings into their works, but seldom does an ambient artist pay so much respect to the field recordings that their work lands in that genre.  Hwapo is that rare creation, its recordings captured in a South

Manja Ristić ~ Devet / Manja Ristić & Mark Vernon ~ Volim Beograd

Looking at the two covers side by side, one cannot help but see a geometrical similarity.  To the left is what appears to be a giant fin, tapering off to the bottom; to the right is a blue stream with

Manja Ristić ~ Devet / Manja Ristić & Mark Vernon ~ Volim Beograd

Looking at the two covers side by side, one cannot help but see a geometrical similarity.  To the left is what appears to be a giant fin, tapering off to the bottom; to the right is a blue stream with

William Selman ~ Sanctioned Departures

Can one remix reality?  We do it all the time, as our minds revise, rewrite and reorganize our memories. Critique of Everyday Life’s William Selman performs a similar feat on Sanctioned Departures by arranging field recordings by categories.  This “thematic tagging system”

William Selman ~ Sanctioned Departures

Can one remix reality?  We do it all the time, as our minds revise, rewrite and reorganize our memories. Critique of Everyday Life’s William Selman performs a similar feat on Sanctioned Departures by arranging field recordings by categories.  This “thematic tagging system”

David Vélez ~ The River Calder

After seeing the illustration of a cute but anguished monster, one wants to know more.  Lina Velandia‘s line drawings grace the release by David Vélez, an original way to draw us into the story of the River Calder.  Two months

David Vélez ~ The River Calder

After seeing the illustration of a cute but anguished monster, one wants to know more.  Lina Velandia‘s line drawings grace the release by David Vélez, an original way to draw us into the story of the River Calder.  Two months