Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape
Inverted Microphones: Giovanni Lami’s Tapeocracy #2
The second installment in a new quarterly series dedicated to field recording and inspired by our love of tape culture. (Check out the first installment, with a long preamble from me, here.) This time it’s winter, and Gio’s live mix
Inverted Microphones: Giovanni Lami’s Tapeocracy #2
The second installment in a new quarterly series dedicated to field recording and inspired by our love of tape culture. (Check out the first installment, with a long preamble from me, here.) This time it’s winter, and Gio’s live mix
Each Morning of the World ~ Oceanian PhoNographic Mornings
Another twenty weeks have passed, and another series of Each Morning of the World is complete. For the past season and change, this wonderful, ongoing collection has toured Oceania, collecting sounds from various artists as it continues to paint a portrait of the
Each Morning of the World ~ Oceanian PhoNographic Mornings
Another twenty weeks have passed, and another series of Each Morning of the World is complete. For the past season and change, this wonderful, ongoing collection has toured Oceania, collecting sounds from various artists as it continues to paint a portrait of the
Kate Carr ~The Thing Itself and Not the Myth
The Thing Itself and Not the Myth alludes to a powerful poem by Adrienne Rich called “Diving into the Wreck”, which immerses the reader into the depths of exploratory self-transformation. Kate Carr has named each piece after lines and words
Kate Carr ~The Thing Itself and Not the Myth
The Thing Itself and Not the Myth alludes to a powerful poem by Adrienne Rich called “Diving into the Wreck”, which immerses the reader into the depths of exploratory self-transformation. Kate Carr has named each piece after lines and words
Cheryl E. Leonard ~ Watershed
Is it cold where you are? It’s 7F here, which makes the cold weather recordings of Cheryl E. Leonard a perfect accompaniment. Watershed is active and enthralling, existing on the invisible reef between field recording and improvisation. On the surface, this is a
Cheryl E. Leonard ~ Watershed
Is it cold where you are? It’s 7F here, which makes the cold weather recordings of Cheryl E. Leonard a perfect accompaniment. Watershed is active and enthralling, existing on the invisible reef between field recording and improvisation. On the surface, this is a
Bruno Duplant & David Vélez ~ our seasons reverse
Seeing the title, one first assumes that the artists are communicating across opposing hemispheres, one serenaded by summer and the other draped in winter. Instead they are creating a shared sonic world that highlights the danger of climate change, and
Bruno Duplant & David Vélez ~ our seasons reverse
Seeing the title, one first assumes that the artists are communicating across opposing hemispheres, one serenaded by summer and the other draped in winter. Instead they are creating a shared sonic world that highlights the danger of climate change, and
ACL 2018 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
2018 was an amazing year for field recordings and soundscapes, perhaps the best to date. We reviewed over 40 works this year, and had an incredibly difficult time choosing ten for this list since the overall quality was so high.
ACL 2018 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
2018 was an amazing year for field recordings and soundscapes, perhaps the best to date. We reviewed over 40 works this year, and had an incredibly difficult time choosing ten for this list since the overall quality was so high.
Stefan Christoff & Joseph Sannicandro ~ temps de travail, syncopé
In a clever play on words, les temps (temperature) becomes time in the phrase, temps de travail (working time). The album offers a score to a cold work day, from overture “les travaux” (“jobs”) to finale “clock out”. Frost, ice and snow decorate the recording
Stefan Christoff & Joseph Sannicandro ~ temps de travail, syncopé
In a clever play on words, les temps (temperature) becomes time in the phrase, temps de travail (working time). The album offers a score to a cold work day, from overture “les travaux” (“jobs”) to finale “clock out”. Frost, ice and snow decorate the recording
Cities & Memory ~ Sounding Nature
The latest albums from Cities & Memory highlight the variety of nature’s sounds. One set is pure, the other musically adorned. They serve as an entry point to an even larger body of work spanning “55 countries and almost 500 sounds.” There’s
Cities & Memory ~ Sounding Nature
The latest albums from Cities & Memory highlight the variety of nature’s sounds. One set is pure, the other musically adorned. They serve as an entry point to an even larger body of work spanning “55 countries and almost 500 sounds.” There’s
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