Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape

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

Philip Jeck & Chris Watson ~ Oxmardyke

Oxmardyke is both heartrending and inspiring, suffused with a melancholic character revealed only by the backstory.  The ears receive it as a celebration of life.  These are Philip Jeck‘s final sonic offerings (although we may yet heard unreleased work from the

Philip Jeck & Chris Watson ~ Oxmardyke

Oxmardyke is both heartrending and inspiring, suffused with a melancholic character revealed only by the backstory.  The ears receive it as a celebration of life.  These are Philip Jeck‘s final sonic offerings (although we may yet heard unreleased work from the

Mark Vernon ~ Call Back Carousel

How long does it take for something to peak, become outdated, and return in a nostalgic rush, a pleasantly retro experience?  Some might say this occurred with vinyl (although it was never really gone), Polaroids and bell bottoms.  This week

Mark Vernon ~ Call Back Carousel

How long does it take for something to peak, become outdated, and return in a nostalgic rush, a pleasantly retro experience?  Some might say this occurred with vinyl (although it was never really gone), Polaroids and bell bottoms.  This week