Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape
ACL 2016: Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
Few people would guess that the Field Recording and Soundscape section of our site would also be its most timely and political. And yet, as this year’s selections indicate, the genre is far more than nature recordings. While these continue
ACL 2016: Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
Few people would guess that the Field Recording and Soundscape section of our site would also be its most timely and political. And yet, as this year’s selections indicate, the genre is far more than nature recordings. While these continue
Glauco Salvo ~ 5 Haiku
A compact suite in five parts for banjo, e-bowed zither, and electronics, it is nonetheless the environmental sounds that are the heart of 5 Haiku. Drawing metrical and formal inspiration from its poetic namesake, 5 Haiku is given shape by Glauco Salvo’s
Glauco Salvo ~ 5 Haiku
A compact suite in five parts for banjo, e-bowed zither, and electronics, it is nonetheless the environmental sounds that are the heart of 5 Haiku. Drawing metrical and formal inspiration from its poetic namesake, 5 Haiku is given shape by Glauco Salvo’s
Canti Magnetici ~ Tape Batch #2: Luca Garino, Videobasic, Absent Outfit, Danny Clay + Greg Gorlen
Serious question: Why release music on tape? The resurgence of tape labels in recent years has been met with a seemingly never-ending flood of condescending think pieces. I’m against fetishization and nostalgia more than most, yet I think it’s important
Canti Magnetici ~ Tape Batch #2: Luca Garino, Videobasic, Absent Outfit, Danny Clay + Greg Gorlen
Serious question: Why release music on tape? The resurgence of tape labels in recent years has been met with a seemingly never-ending flood of condescending think pieces. I’m against fetishization and nostalgia more than most, yet I think it’s important
Kassel Jaeger ~ Onden
Black lights and heat vision goggles allow humans to see hidden aspects of the visual spectrum. Fewer aids are available for the hearing sense. When we need help, we use dogs and Geiger counters; but vast sonic worlds continue to resonate, unheard by
Kassel Jaeger ~ Onden
Black lights and heat vision goggles allow humans to see hidden aspects of the visual spectrum. Fewer aids are available for the hearing sense. When we need help, we use dogs and Geiger counters; but vast sonic worlds continue to resonate, unheard by
Andrea Borghi ~ Fuochi Rituali di San Giuseppe
As the weather turns cold and the days grow dark, the fire season waits. We split and gather logs, clean the stoves and fireplaces, and perhaps enjoy a few outdoor campfires with hot dogs and s’mores. Sure, it might be
Andrea Borghi ~ Fuochi Rituali di San Giuseppe
As the weather turns cold and the days grow dark, the fire season waits. We split and gather logs, clean the stoves and fireplaces, and perhaps enjoy a few outdoor campfires with hot dogs and s’mores. Sure, it might be
Raffaele Mariconte ~ So(E)nology / Alan Courtis & Cyrus Pireh ~ Coils on Malbec
Oenophiles love the sounds of wine: the corkscrew, the pop, the pour, the clink. Many musical works have been produced using these sounds. But travel deeper, and one will find other sounds associated with the product and the process. In
Raffaele Mariconte ~ So(E)nology / Alan Courtis & Cyrus Pireh ~ Coils on Malbec
Oenophiles love the sounds of wine: the corkscrew, the pop, the pour, the clink. Many musical works have been produced using these sounds. But travel deeper, and one will find other sounds associated with the product and the process. In
R. Schwarz ~ Wind 1-3
Here we are in the middle of a tropical storm, and I’m listening to the wind outside while writing about the recorded wind inside. This amusing confluence works to the tape’s advantage. The last two hurricanes have borne distinctly non-intimidating
R. Schwarz ~ Wind 1-3
Here we are in the middle of a tropical storm, and I’m listening to the wind outside while writing about the recorded wind inside. This amusing confluence works to the tape’s advantage. The last two hurricanes have borne distinctly non-intimidating
Izabela Dłużyk ~ Soundscapes of summer
This is perhaps the sweetest story we’ve heard all summer, and it arrives as the season is starting to slip away. It’s the story of a young woman born blind who falls in love with the sounds around her, begins
Izabela Dłużyk ~ Soundscapes of summer
This is perhaps the sweetest story we’ve heard all summer, and it arrives as the season is starting to slip away. It’s the story of a young woman born blind who falls in love with the sounds around her, begins
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