Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape
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
Bethan Kellough ~ Aven
Aven refers to that which is hidden, yet still is heard: underground shafts through which air reaches the surface. Fascinated by Iceland’s natural geothermal activity, Bethan Kellough recorded the subterranean rumbles and upper-level hisses, and augmented them with wind recordings made in Iceland and
Bethan Kellough ~ Aven
Aven refers to that which is hidden, yet still is heard: underground shafts through which air reaches the surface. Fascinated by Iceland’s natural geothermal activity, Bethan Kellough recorded the subterranean rumbles and upper-level hisses, and augmented them with wind recordings made in Iceland and
Darren McClure ~ Togari summerscapes
It’s been a long layoff for Impulsive Habitat, but earlier this month the label returned with a half-dozen releases, the most timely being Togari summerscapes. The second word is invented ~ my MacBook keeps insisting that I want to write summer’s capes ~ but for
Darren McClure ~ Togari summerscapes
It’s been a long layoff for Impulsive Habitat, but earlier this month the label returned with a half-dozen releases, the most timely being Togari summerscapes. The second word is invented ~ my MacBook keeps insisting that I want to write summer’s capes ~ but for
Tom Recchion ~ oaxaca dawn | bamboo
It took ten years for these recordings to see the light of day, and Elevator Bath has finally done it in a big way, with a lovely picture disc. Of course, one can spring for the digital copy, but with
Tom Recchion ~ oaxaca dawn | bamboo
It took ten years for these recordings to see the light of day, and Elevator Bath has finally done it in a big way, with a lovely picture disc. Of course, one can spring for the digital copy, but with
Enrico Coniglio ~ Bragos series: Astrùra / Solèra
There are different schools of thought when it comes to the production of “soundscapes.” There is R. Murray Schafer, who coined the term, and his World Soundscape Project, which approaches the soundscape as “acoustic ecology.” Some have criticized his
Enrico Coniglio ~ Bragos series: Astrùra / Solèra
There are different schools of thought when it comes to the production of “soundscapes.” There is R. Murray Schafer, who coined the term, and his World Soundscape Project, which approaches the soundscape as “acoustic ecology.” Some have criticized his
Francesco Giannico & Guilio Aldinucci ~ Agoraphonia
The public square is a place for gathering, for conversation, for the reading and dissemination of literature, for food carts and chess boards, for playful recreation and for protest. Marked by monuments, the square is not only a microcosm, but
Francesco Giannico & Guilio Aldinucci ~ Agoraphonia
The public square is a place for gathering, for conversation, for the reading and dissemination of literature, for food carts and chess boards, for playful recreation and for protest. Marked by monuments, the square is not only a microcosm, but
Lawrence English ~ Approaching Nothing
It’s almost impossible to comprehend the initial reactions to Luc Ferrari’s Presque Rien n° 1, the piece that inspires Lawrence English‘s Approaching Nothing. A 2013 article in Brainwashed explains that Ferrari’s edited/juxtaposed field recording was once considered controversial, managing to offend the musique
Lawrence English ~ Approaching Nothing
It’s almost impossible to comprehend the initial reactions to Luc Ferrari’s Presque Rien n° 1, the piece that inspires Lawrence English‘s Approaching Nothing. A 2013 article in Brainwashed explains that Ferrari’s edited/juxtaposed field recording was once considered controversial, managing to offend the musique
a closer listen 