Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape

Manja Ristić ~ Devet / Manja Ristić & Mark Vernon ~ Volim Beograd

Looking at the two covers side by side, one cannot help but see a geometrical similarity.  To the left is what appears to be a giant fin, tapering off to the bottom; to the right is a blue stream with

Manja Ristić ~ Devet / Manja Ristić & Mark Vernon ~ Volim Beograd

Looking at the two covers side by side, one cannot help but see a geometrical similarity.  To the left is what appears to be a giant fin, tapering off to the bottom; to the right is a blue stream with

William Selman ~ Sanctioned Departures

Can one remix reality?  We do it all the time, as our minds revise, rewrite and reorganize our memories. Critique of Everyday Life’s William Selman performs a similar feat on Sanctioned Departures by arranging field recordings by categories.  This “thematic tagging system”

William Selman ~ Sanctioned Departures

Can one remix reality?  We do it all the time, as our minds revise, rewrite and reorganize our memories. Critique of Everyday Life’s William Selman performs a similar feat on Sanctioned Departures by arranging field recordings by categories.  This “thematic tagging system”

David Vélez ~ The River Calder

After seeing the illustration of a cute but anguished monster, one wants to know more.  Lina Velandia‘s line drawings grace the release by David Vélez, an original way to draw us into the story of the River Calder.  Two months

David Vélez ~ The River Calder

After seeing the illustration of a cute but anguished monster, one wants to know more.  Lina Velandia‘s line drawings grace the release by David Vélez, an original way to draw us into the story of the River Calder.  Two months

Magdaléna Manderlová ~ Kozmické louky

The amazing Gruenrekorder label follows up last year’s Sounds of the Wetlands, one of our top field recording albums of 2025, with a pair of water-based releases.  Kozmické louky is a further investigation of wetlands and their surrounding environments, while the extended

Magdaléna Manderlová ~ Kozmické louky

The amazing Gruenrekorder label follows up last year’s Sounds of the Wetlands, one of our top field recording albums of 2025, with a pair of water-based releases.  Kozmické louky is a further investigation of wetlands and their surrounding environments, while the extended

Verónica Cerrotta ~ Álbum de Viaje

When one is asked to summarize one’s travels, for Verónica Cerrotta a month in the city of Valparaíso and a pair of festival appearances, one may respond in varying fashions.  On Álbum de Viaje, Cerrotta offers a pair of side-long soundscapes;

Verónica Cerrotta ~ Álbum de Viaje

When one is asked to summarize one’s travels, for Verónica Cerrotta a month in the city of Valparaíso and a pair of festival appearances, one may respond in varying fashions.  On Álbum de Viaje, Cerrotta offers a pair of side-long soundscapes;

Hazard ~ Pre-Lapsarian

28 years after the wintry North, BJ Nilsen has released a surprise companion piece as Hazard.  That’s a long time, but as one looks back, one gains perspective on earlier works.  Winter is approaching in the Southern Hemisphere, which makes

Hazard ~ Pre-Lapsarian

28 years after the wintry North, BJ Nilsen has released a surprise companion piece as Hazard.  That’s a long time, but as one looks back, one gains perspective on earlier works.  Winter is approaching in the Southern Hemisphere, which makes

Tossapol ~ two museums / Ludovic Medery ~ sédiment

Brussels’ Unfathomless label returns with a pair of complementary releases, each a single album-length work.  Tossapol imagines two museums, one real and one imaginary, while Ludovic Medery walks through the Colonster Woods, gathering sonic impressions.  These are the 94th and

Tossapol ~ two museums / Ludovic Medery ~ sédiment

Brussels’ Unfathomless label returns with a pair of complementary releases, each a single album-length work.  Tossapol imagines two museums, one real and one imaginary, while Ludovic Medery walks through the Colonster Woods, gathering sonic impressions.  These are the 94th and

CM von Hausswolff & Chandra Shukla ~ Travelogue [Thailand]

Are you ready to embark on a sonic adventure? Travelogue [Thailand] is the third in an ongoing series from the Touch imprint, in which two artists meet in a designated location and record an audio diary of their experience: first Nepal,

CM von Hausswolff & Chandra Shukla ~ Travelogue [Thailand]

Are you ready to embark on a sonic adventure? Travelogue [Thailand] is the third in an ongoing series from the Touch imprint, in which two artists meet in a designated location and record an audio diary of their experience: first Nepal,