Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape
Yama Yuki ~ Tufan / Music for Ride Hailing Services
Here are two completely different albums from the same composer: field recordings captured during a typhoon and an ambient playlist for Uber, Lyft and related agencies. Combine the two, and we suspect that the worst possible scenario for Yama Yuki would be
Yama Yuki ~ Tufan / Music for Ride Hailing Services
Here are two completely different albums from the same composer: field recordings captured during a typhoon and an ambient playlist for Uber, Lyft and related agencies. Combine the two, and we suspect that the worst possible scenario for Yama Yuki would be
ACL 2022 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
What is the sound of the year? In recent years, it might have been the sound of silence, or that of pots and pans struck in solidarity; it might have been the sound of protest, or of fire. This year,
ACL 2022 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
What is the sound of the year? In recent years, it might have been the sound of silence, or that of pots and pans struck in solidarity; it might have been the sound of protest, or of fire. This year,
Felicity Mangan ~ Train Tracks Recorded And Edited By Felicity Mangan
The sound of trains is especially soothing, so much so that decades ago one could find a multitude of LPs devoted to their tones. Trains have changed much since then ~ some may say they have lost their charm ~
Felicity Mangan ~ Train Tracks Recorded And Edited By Felicity Mangan
The sound of trains is especially soothing, so much so that decades ago one could find a multitude of LPs devoted to their tones. Trains have changed much since then ~ some may say they have lost their charm ~
Diane Barbé ~ a conference of critters
The jungle exerts a strange pull: something about the density and variety of life in tropical rain forests has captured the human artistic imagination throughout recorded history (and likely before). Arguably, sound is the perfect medium with which to capture
Diane Barbé ~ a conference of critters
The jungle exerts a strange pull: something about the density and variety of life in tropical rain forests has captured the human artistic imagination throughout recorded history (and likely before). Arguably, sound is the perfect medium with which to capture
R. Weis ~ Cempazúchitl (Party with the Dead)
Last year’s Día de los Muertos street celebration is now this year’s hit Day of the Dead release. Recorded in Oaxaca de Juárez, México by R. Weis exactly a year ago today, Cempazúchitl is fun, exuberant, and like the holiday yet despite
R. Weis ~ Cempazúchitl (Party with the Dead)
Last year’s Día de los Muertos street celebration is now this year’s hit Day of the Dead release. Recorded in Oaxaca de Juárez, México by R. Weis exactly a year ago today, Cempazúchitl is fun, exuberant, and like the holiday yet despite
Institute of Landscape and Urban Studies ~ Melting Landscapes / Dammed Landscapes / Buried Landscapes (Bodies of Water Trilogy)
A famous saying goes, “One waits forever for a taxi, then two arrive at once.” Melting Landscapes was released in 2018, and in 2022 Dammed Landscapes and Buried Landscapes have followed only a month apart. For those who waited to make a purchase,
Institute of Landscape and Urban Studies ~ Melting Landscapes / Dammed Landscapes / Buried Landscapes (Bodies of Water Trilogy)
A famous saying goes, “One waits forever for a taxi, then two arrive at once.” Melting Landscapes was released in 2018, and in 2022 Dammed Landscapes and Buried Landscapes have followed only a month apart. For those who waited to make a purchase,
London Sound Survey ~ From Dusk Till Dawn
Isolated from sight, smell, or touch, is there music in the sound of a place? Field recordings attempt to do with sound what many photographers do with sight: to capture a time, process, or place as it is. Although this
London Sound Survey ~ From Dusk Till Dawn
Isolated from sight, smell, or touch, is there music in the sound of a place? Field recordings attempt to do with sound what many photographers do with sight: to capture a time, process, or place as it is. Although this
Budhaditya Chattopadhyay ~ Withering Field
How do we manage the process of loss and alienation when looking from the perspective of the soon to be lost? What kind of empathy should we develop as listeners towards an effaced, or soon to be effaced, habitat? What
Budhaditya Chattopadhyay ~ Withering Field
How do we manage the process of loss and alienation when looking from the perspective of the soon to be lost? What kind of empathy should we develop as listeners towards an effaced, or soon to be effaced, habitat? What
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