Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape
Kate Carr ~ Splinters / Kate Carr + Sheryl Cheung ~ Cycling
Kate Carr continues to offer relevant, timely music during the pandemic. In April she released Where to begin, a love letter to letter writing. This month she’s produced a tribute to the performance space TACO!, which might have been called TACO NIGHT!, but
Kate Carr ~ Splinters / Kate Carr + Sheryl Cheung ~ Cycling
Kate Carr continues to offer relevant, timely music during the pandemic. In April she released Where to begin, a love letter to letter writing. This month she’s produced a tribute to the performance space TACO!, which might have been called TACO NIGHT!, but
Sound Propositions 019: KMRU
Joseph Kamaru aka KMRU is a young artist from Nairobi, Kenya who has cultivated a unique sound utilizing field-recordings as compositional aids. While his bandcamp and soundcloud have been home to prolific self-released work over the last few years, 2020
Sound Propositions 019: KMRU
Joseph Kamaru aka KMRU is a young artist from Nairobi, Kenya who has cultivated a unique sound utilizing field-recordings as compositional aids. While his bandcamp and soundcloud have been home to prolific self-released work over the last few years, 2020
Txema González ~ Insularum
It’s rare that we encounter an album devoid of liner notes. We assume the moniker of the Portuguese artist is a pseudonym, as Google lists Txema González as a cycling masseur who died in Seville a decade ago. We feel on firmer
Txema González ~ Insularum
It’s rare that we encounter an album devoid of liner notes. We assume the moniker of the Portuguese artist is a pseudonym, as Google lists Txema González as a cycling masseur who died in Seville a decade ago. We feel on firmer
OMG! Amplify Just Released 55 More Albums & EPs.
Eight weeks ago, we covered the first batch of releases in the Amplify 2020 quarantine festival: an explosion of creativity featuring 125 albums and EPs to enjoy at home during the pandemic. Since then, Amplify has released 55 more. This
OMG! Amplify Just Released 55 More Albums & EPs.
Eight weeks ago, we covered the first batch of releases in the Amplify 2020 quarantine festival: an explosion of creativity featuring 125 albums and EPs to enjoy at home during the pandemic. Since then, Amplify has released 55 more. This
Abby Lee Tee ~ Imaginary Friends I & II / Cohabiting Species
Nature and the imagination have kept us going during the pandemic, and Abby Lee Tee offers a bit of each on two current releases. It’s often difficult to tell where the field recordings end and the instrumentation begins, but when woven
Abby Lee Tee ~ Imaginary Friends I & II / Cohabiting Species
Nature and the imagination have kept us going during the pandemic, and Abby Lee Tee offers a bit of each on two current releases. It’s often difficult to tell where the field recordings end and the instrumentation begins, but when woven
Each Morning of the World ~ East Asia PhoNographic Mornings
Another half-year has passed, and another series of soundscapes from Stéphane Marin‘s Each Morning of the World project is complete. This year, the series has continued its slow, thoughtful trek around Asia, moving from the Southeast to the South to the East.
Each Morning of the World ~ East Asia PhoNographic Mornings
Another half-year has passed, and another series of soundscapes from Stéphane Marin‘s Each Morning of the World project is complete. This year, the series has continued its slow, thoughtful trek around Asia, moving from the Southeast to the South to the East.
BJ Nilsen ~ Auditory Scenes Amsterdam
During the April pandemic days, BJ Nilsen adopted a new routine. Every day, he would visit the nooks and crannies of Amsterdam to record the sounds of lockdown, producing a real-time historic reflection. But when April ended, the pandemic continued. As Nilsen
BJ Nilsen ~ Auditory Scenes Amsterdam
During the April pandemic days, BJ Nilsen adopted a new routine. Every day, he would visit the nooks and crannies of Amsterdam to record the sounds of lockdown, producing a real-time historic reflection. But when April ended, the pandemic continued. As Nilsen
Touch: Isolation
The Touch: Isolation project is one of the best things to emerge from lockdown. The project began as a means of providing income to furloughed musicians, but quickly developed into a real-time reflection on the COVID-19 crisis. The first phase is now
Touch: Isolation
The Touch: Isolation project is one of the best things to emerge from lockdown. The project began as a means of providing income to furloughed musicians, but quickly developed into a real-time reflection on the COVID-19 crisis. The first phase is now
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