Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape

Noel Meek & Mattin ~ Homage to Annea Lockwood

The delightfully snipped Bandcamp description reads, “Homage to Annea Lockwood is housed in a hand …”  Having met the artist, we believe that she would be amused by the image.  To our (only slight) disappointment, Noel Meek & Mattin‘s loving tribute is

Noel Meek & Mattin ~ Homage to Annea Lockwood

The delightfully snipped Bandcamp description reads, “Homage to Annea Lockwood is housed in a hand …”  Having met the artist, we believe that she would be amused by the image.  To our (only slight) disappointment, Noel Meek & Mattin‘s loving tribute is

Natasha Barrett ~ Reconfiguring the Landscape

The last time we reviewed Norwegian soundscape artist Natasha Barrett, she was playing with ping-pong balls – a lot of ping-pong balls – on Heterotopia, which encouraged listeners to ponder the “otherness” of ordinary life: the sounds beneath the surface and the meaning

Natasha Barrett ~ Reconfiguring the Landscape

The last time we reviewed Norwegian soundscape artist Natasha Barrett, she was playing with ping-pong balls – a lot of ping-pong balls – on Heterotopia, which encouraged listeners to ponder the “otherness” of ordinary life: the sounds beneath the surface and the meaning

Tom White ~ Medina Vibrations

Medina Vibrations is a diverse collection of sound works that include an exhibition, an installation, a live piece and a studio work.  Together they paint a sonic picture of an active listener with an avid mind.  From field recordings to mystique

Tom White ~ Medina Vibrations

Medina Vibrations is a diverse collection of sound works that include an exhibition, an installation, a live piece and a studio work.  Together they paint a sonic picture of an active listener with an avid mind.  From field recordings to mystique

BMB con. ~ Μεσσήνη (Μαυρομμάτι)

Finally seeing the light of day this summer is a recording over two thousand years in the making. Recorded over the course of three days as part of the 2018 Tuned City festival in Μεσσήνη, Greece, BMB con.’s Μεσσήνη (Μαυρομμάτι)

BMB con. ~ Μεσσήνη (Μαυρομμάτι)

Finally seeing the light of day this summer is a recording over two thousand years in the making. Recorded over the course of three days as part of the 2018 Tuned City festival in Μεσσήνη, Greece, BMB con.’s Μεσσήνη (Μαυρομμάτι)

Martina Testen and Simon Šerc ~ Ekodukt

Martina Testen and Simon Šerc‘s Biodukt is one of the finest field recording works we’ve ever covered, making our overall Top 20 in 2020.  Earlier this year, we included the album in our feature, The 25 Best Spring Albums of All

Martina Testen and Simon Šerc ~ Ekodukt

Martina Testen and Simon Šerc‘s Biodukt is one of the finest field recording works we’ve ever covered, making our overall Top 20 in 2020.  Earlier this year, we included the album in our feature, The 25 Best Spring Albums of All

Jana Winderen ~ The Blue Beyond

While spinning The Blue Beyond, I couldn’t help but hope that Jana Winderen and Manja Ristić might one day meet and become friends, if they haven’t already.  The distance from Oslo to Belgrade is approximately 2500km, but the interests of these sound

Jana Winderen ~ The Blue Beyond

While spinning The Blue Beyond, I couldn’t help but hope that Jana Winderen and Manja Ristić might one day meet and become friends, if they haven’t already.  The distance from Oslo to Belgrade is approximately 2500km, but the interests of these sound

“a mic at a window…” ~ an interview with PRESQUE TOUT

Presque Tout launched in 2019 as a Bandcamp page, a humble ongoing digital archive of field recordings from around the world. Anyone can participate, and the parameters for inclusion are very straightforward: Make a recording from an open window, with

“a mic at a window…” ~ an interview with PRESQUE TOUT

Presque Tout launched in 2019 as a Bandcamp page, a humble ongoing digital archive of field recordings from around the world. Anyone can participate, and the parameters for inclusion are very straightforward: Make a recording from an open window, with

Mark David Hadley ~ Flight Paths

Sheffield’s Mark David Hadley has been making field recordings for a while, benefitting recently from an equipment upgrade.  Flight Paths is his most realized project to date, due to its theme, narrative structure and tonal variety. The project reframes s common question in

Mark David Hadley ~ Flight Paths

Sheffield’s Mark David Hadley has been making field recordings for a while, benefitting recently from an equipment upgrade.  Flight Paths is his most realized project to date, due to its theme, narrative structure and tonal variety. The project reframes s common question in