Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape
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How long does it take for something to peak, become outdated, and return in a nostalgic rush, a pleasantly retro experience?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How long does it take for something to peak, become outdated, and return in a nostalgic rush, a pleasantly retro experience?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
Manja Ristić ~ mnemosonic topographies of the Adriatic
Manja Ristić’s work is deeply rooted to a process of unearthing and distilling memory as a process of mnemosonic construction. No single sound used in her work comes unsolicited, estranged from its own political, historical, geoantrhopological entanglements. In that sense,
Manja Ristić ~ mnemosonic topographies of the Adriatic
Manja Ristić’s work is deeply rooted to a process of unearthing and distilling memory as a process of mnemosonic construction. No single sound used in her work comes unsolicited, estranged from its own political, historical, geoantrhopological entanglements. In that sense,
pablo sanz ~ strange strangers
strange strangers is one of six cassettes being released this week as part of Vertical Music’s final (double) batch. The series has been a labor of love for Ludwig Berger, best known on these pages for Melting Landscapes. The Vertical Music series
pablo sanz ~ strange strangers
strange strangers is one of six cassettes being released this week as part of Vertical Music’s final (double) batch. The series has been a labor of love for Ludwig Berger, best known on these pages for Melting Landscapes. The Vertical Music series
Lucie Páchová ~ Крънджилица
“Do things stay the same where there are no roads?” asks Czech recording artist Lucie Páchová. She hiked for two days to reach the abandoned Bulgarian village of Zanoga, then spent the night in the neighboring Krandzhilitsa (Крънджилица), population possibly
Lucie Páchová ~ Крънджилица
“Do things stay the same where there are no roads?” asks Czech recording artist Lucie Páchová. She hiked for two days to reach the abandoned Bulgarian village of Zanoga, then spent the night in the neighboring Krandzhilitsa (Крънджилица), population possibly
Luís Antero ~ Formigas Sonoras II
Formigas Sonoras (Sound Ants) was released in 2021, and since then Luís Antero has continued to record the creatures with which he shares his name. An amusing correspondence reveals that some of his friends call him Ant-Man, as he’s been recording ants
Luís Antero ~ Formigas Sonoras II
Formigas Sonoras (Sound Ants) was released in 2021, and since then Luís Antero has continued to record the creatures with which he shares his name. An amusing correspondence reveals that some of his friends call him Ant-Man, as he’s been recording ants
The Coastal Futures Conservatory ~ Soundscapes of Restoration
We last heard from Matthew Burtner in 2019, when Glacier Music ended up on our chart of The Year’s Best Winter Music. This year, he presents the other side of the story, shifting the focus from melting glaciers to rising sea levels. Along with the
The Coastal Futures Conservatory ~ Soundscapes of Restoration
We last heard from Matthew Burtner in 2019, when Glacier Music ended up on our chart of The Year’s Best Winter Music. This year, he presents the other side of the story, shifting the focus from melting glaciers to rising sea levels. Along with the
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