Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape
Francesco Ameglio & Studio 23.56 ~ Sinfonica Meccanica
Working at the SØVN label must be an awful lot of fun. Over the past couple years they’ve hidden their music in foam sheets, cork, Legos, wood, concrete, wire mesh and a map. Now they’ve teamed up with Studio 23.56
Francesco Ameglio & Studio 23.56 ~ Sinfonica Meccanica
Working at the SØVN label must be an awful lot of fun. Over the past couple years they’ve hidden their music in foam sheets, cork, Legos, wood, concrete, wire mesh and a map. Now they’ve teamed up with Studio 23.56
Tim Ingold & Carmen Pardo & Mikel R. Nieto ~ A soft hiss of this world
Four years ago, Mikel R. Nieto released Dark Sound, a black book with black type and a black CD that served as a meditation on noise. A soft hiss of this world is the yin to its yang, a white book with white type
Tim Ingold & Carmen Pardo & Mikel R. Nieto ~ A soft hiss of this world
Four years ago, Mikel R. Nieto released Dark Sound, a black book with black type and a black CD that served as a meditation on noise. A soft hiss of this world is the yin to its yang, a white book with white type
Rose Ferraby & Rob St. John ~ Soundmarks
Soundmarks is an immersive multi-media project that exemplifies the name and nature of our site: a closer listen. The project includes a sound work in two forms, an art trail, a podcast, a book, a blog, a short film and an installation.
Rose Ferraby & Rob St. John ~ Soundmarks
Soundmarks is an immersive multi-media project that exemplifies the name and nature of our site: a closer listen. The project includes a sound work in two forms, an art trail, a podcast, a book, a blog, a short film and an installation.
2020 Winter Music Preview ~ Experimental & Field Recording
What will experimental music sound like at the end of the next decade? In 2030, we’ll look back and pretend that we always knew how influential the mavericks of 2020 would turn out to be. What sounds unusual now may be considered
2020 Winter Music Preview ~ Experimental & Field Recording
What will experimental music sound like at the end of the next decade? In 2030, we’ll look back and pretend that we always knew how influential the mavericks of 2020 would turn out to be. What sounds unusual now may be considered
A Closer Listen’s Best Field Recording & Soundscape Albums of the Decade
If you’ve ever wanted to get into field recordings, this article is a perfect place to start. Field recording and soundscape artists capture sounds before they vanish, preserving them for future generations. Our best of the decade list includes the
A Closer Listen’s Best Field Recording & Soundscape Albums of the Decade
If you’ve ever wanted to get into field recordings, this article is a perfect place to start. Field recording and soundscape artists capture sounds before they vanish, preserving them for future generations. Our best of the decade list includes the
ACL 2019 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
The glaciers are melting, species are disappearing, natural wonders are being turned into tourist traps, and all the while we’re on our cellphones, texting towards Bethlehem. The artists below are in love with sound, especially disappearing sound, although they hope it will
ACL 2019 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
The glaciers are melting, species are disappearing, natural wonders are being turned into tourist traps, and all the while we’re on our cellphones, texting towards Bethlehem. The artists below are in love with sound, especially disappearing sound, although they hope it will
Blind Cave Salamander ~ The Svalbard Suite / Ecker & Meulyzer ~ Carbon / Glåsbird ~ Svalbarð
Great minds think alike, or perhaps it’s just coincidence ~ but three albums about Svalbarð have been released in a short span of time, including two in a ten-day span. Each occupies a different genre, and brings something unique to the table.
Blind Cave Salamander ~ The Svalbard Suite / Ecker & Meulyzer ~ Carbon / Glåsbird ~ Svalbarð
Great minds think alike, or perhaps it’s just coincidence ~ but three albums about Svalbarð have been released in a short span of time, including two in a ten-day span. Each occupies a different genre, and brings something unique to the table.
Sound Propositions 017: Gonçalo F Cardoso (Gonzo)
Discrepant label boss Gonçalo F Cardoso explores the noise(s) of his homeland Portugal on Ruído(s), his final work under the Gonzo moniker. One part sonic capriccio, one part subjective dream journal, Ruído(s) is a fitting farewell to Gonzo’s roving audio
Sound Propositions 017: Gonçalo F Cardoso (Gonzo)
Discrepant label boss Gonçalo F Cardoso explores the noise(s) of his homeland Portugal on Ruído(s), his final work under the Gonzo moniker. One part sonic capriccio, one part subjective dream journal, Ruído(s) is a fitting farewell to Gonzo’s roving audio
a closer listen 