Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape

Verónica Cerrotta ~ Álbum de Viaje

When one is asked to summarize one’s travels, for Verónica Cerrotta a month in the city of Valparaíso and a pair of festival appearances, one may respond in varying fashions.  On Álbum de Viaje, Cerrotta offers a pair of side-long soundscapes;

Verónica Cerrotta ~ Álbum de Viaje

When one is asked to summarize one’s travels, for Verónica Cerrotta a month in the city of Valparaíso and a pair of festival appearances, one may respond in varying fashions.  On Álbum de Viaje, Cerrotta offers a pair of side-long soundscapes;

Hazard ~ Pre-Lapsarian

28 years after the wintry North, BJ Nilsen has released a surprise companion piece as Hazard.  That’s a long time, but as one looks back, one gains perspective on earlier works.  Winter is approaching in the Southern Hemisphere, which makes

Hazard ~ Pre-Lapsarian

28 years after the wintry North, BJ Nilsen has released a surprise companion piece as Hazard.  That’s a long time, but as one looks back, one gains perspective on earlier works.  Winter is approaching in the Southern Hemisphere, which makes

Tossapol ~ two museums / Ludovic Medery ~ sédiment

Brussels’ Unfathomless label returns with a pair of complementary releases, each a single album-length work.  Tossapol imagines two museums, one real and one imaginary, while Ludovic Medery walks through the Colonster Woods, gathering sonic impressions.  These are the 94th and

Tossapol ~ two museums / Ludovic Medery ~ sédiment

Brussels’ Unfathomless label returns with a pair of complementary releases, each a single album-length work.  Tossapol imagines two museums, one real and one imaginary, while Ludovic Medery walks through the Colonster Woods, gathering sonic impressions.  These are the 94th and

CM von Hausswolff & Chandra Shukla ~ Travelogue [Thailand]

Are you ready to embark on a sonic adventure? Travelogue [Thailand] is the third in an ongoing series from the Touch imprint, in which two artists meet in a designated location and record an audio diary of their experience: first Nepal,

CM von Hausswolff & Chandra Shukla ~ Travelogue [Thailand]

Are you ready to embark on a sonic adventure? Travelogue [Thailand] is the third in an ongoing series from the Touch imprint, in which two artists meet in a designated location and record an audio diary of their experience: first Nepal,

miska lamberg ~ stillness in their isolation

After debuting in January with Evening, window, a lovely loop-based work on Dragon’s Eye Recordings, Helsinki’s miska lamberg has returned with stillness in their isolation on Sawyer Editions, part of the Batch 7 Bundle that also includes works from Annie Dodson, Dylan Kerr, Michael Pisaro-Liu

miska lamberg ~ stillness in their isolation

After debuting in January with Evening, window, a lovely loop-based work on Dragon’s Eye Recordings, Helsinki’s miska lamberg has returned with stillness in their isolation on Sawyer Editions, part of the Batch 7 Bundle that also includes works from Annie Dodson, Dylan Kerr, Michael Pisaro-Liu

Wild Orchestras of Garden of Star / Abbé Brémond Ensemble / Ká ~ Fraternity / Gutwasser II / Letters Without Words

Field recordings are often presented for their own sake, but on a trio of new recordings under a variety of aliases, Ká offers field recordings as a reaction to current events: on his latest set, as Letters Without Words.  His travels

Wild Orchestras of Garden of Star / Abbé Brémond Ensemble / Ká ~ Fraternity / Gutwasser II / Letters Without Words

Field recordings are often presented for their own sake, but on a trio of new recordings under a variety of aliases, Ká offers field recordings as a reaction to current events: on his latest set, as Letters Without Words.  His travels

Lawrence English / Werner Dafeldecker ~ Fathom Tides

Fathom Tides is an LP of incremental change.  Best heard as a single, slowly-developing piece, the album reflects the pace of nature over that of humanity.  The earth is in no hurry; the trees are not multi-tasking; the streams do have

Lawrence English / Werner Dafeldecker ~ Fathom Tides

Fathom Tides is an LP of incremental change.  Best heard as a single, slowly-developing piece, the album reflects the pace of nature over that of humanity.  The earth is in no hurry; the trees are not multi-tasking; the streams do have

Saamleng ~ Spring Bundle

Happy tenth anniversary to Poland’s Saamleng label, home to a remarkable run of 71 pure field recording releases.  While the majority of the albums come from Tomek Mirt and Magda Ter (read our 2022 interview with Mirt here), the label has also

Saamleng ~ Spring Bundle

Happy tenth anniversary to Poland’s Saamleng label, home to a remarkable run of 71 pure field recording releases.  While the majority of the albums come from Tomek Mirt and Magda Ter (read our 2022 interview with Mirt here), the label has also