Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape

Martina Testen / Simon Šerc ~ Nokturno

Biodukt, one of our favorite field recording albums of all time, was released in March of 2020, the week the whole world shut down.  The timing could not have been more fortuitous; the album, which tracked the sounds of Italian

Martina Testen / Simon Šerc ~ Nokturno

Biodukt, one of our favorite field recording albums of all time, was released in March of 2020, the week the whole world shut down.  The timing could not have been more fortuitous; the album, which tracked the sounds of Italian

Ard Bit ~ Field Recordings – 06 Vietnam

Spoiler alert: if you don’t want to know the last sound on this album, stop reading now!  We start at the end because that closing note – technically, the last note of the quarter-hour bonus track that comes with the

Ard Bit ~ Field Recordings – 06 Vietnam

Spoiler alert: if you don’t want to know the last sound on this album, stop reading now!  We start at the end because that closing note – technically, the last note of the quarter-hour bonus track that comes with the

closing. ~ VI

Upon seeing Daniel Crokaert’s cover art for VI, one thing is abundantly clear: this is the most bleached image in the extensive Unfathomless discography.  The shades bring to mind whitewashed walls and whale bones, the release number U91 blending into

closing. ~ VI

Upon seeing Daniel Crokaert’s cover art for VI, one thing is abundantly clear: this is the most bleached image in the extensive Unfathomless discography.  The shades bring to mind whitewashed walls and whale bones, the release number U91 blending into

Brandon Auger ~ terminal runner

As an avid collector of sea glass, I walk the shore in search of sharp edges made smooth.  But until this month, I had never heard of a parallel pursuit: the search for sea brick.  As he was recovering from

Brandon Auger ~ terminal runner

As an avid collector of sea glass, I walk the shore in search of sharp edges made smooth.  But until this month, I had never heard of a parallel pursuit: the search for sea brick.  As he was recovering from

Nao Kuroda ~ Stillness (Zen Gardens in Summertime)

Nao Kuroda‘s debut EP is a reminder of the soft spaces to which one might retreat to find restoration and rest.  Stillness is a series of vignettes, separated by silent intervals, which allows each vignette to act as a koan.  Recorded

Nao Kuroda ~ Stillness (Zen Gardens in Summertime)

Nao Kuroda‘s debut EP is a reminder of the soft spaces to which one might retreat to find restoration and rest.  Stillness is a series of vignettes, separated by silent intervals, which allows each vignette to act as a koan.  Recorded

Yoichi Kamimura ~ ryūhyō

Yoichi Kamimura must have had a sinking feeling when local elders informed him that despite all his hard work and years of field recording, he had failed to capture the true sound of Ryūhyō-Nari (drift ice noises).  Undeterred, the artist continued

Yoichi Kamimura ~ ryūhyō

Yoichi Kamimura must have had a sinking feeling when local elders informed him that despite all his hard work and years of field recording, he had failed to capture the true sound of Ryūhyō-Nari (drift ice noises).  Undeterred, the artist continued

Gonçalo F. Cardoso ~ Impressões de Várias Ilhas

Imagine you are on an island: an imaginary island comprised of pieces of all the islands you’ve visited and dreamt of visiting.  This is the vision created by Impressões de Várias Ilhas, the third is a triptych of island-themed albums

Gonçalo F. Cardoso ~ Impressões de Várias Ilhas

Imagine you are on an island: an imaginary island comprised of pieces of all the islands you’ve visited and dreamt of visiting.  This is the vision created by Impressões de Várias Ilhas, the third is a triptych of island-themed albums

Exformal Records ~ Exformal Zones

Copenhagen’s Exformal Records is less than a year old, and is making a major move with its latest batch. Mads Kjeldgaard’s label launched as an experimental imprint, its highlight to date a 12-hour album from the founder himself, originally available with a

Exformal Records ~ Exformal Zones

Copenhagen’s Exformal Records is less than a year old, and is making a major move with its latest batch. Mads Kjeldgaard’s label launched as an experimental imprint, its highlight to date a 12-hour album from the founder himself, originally available with a