Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape

The Return of Impulsive Habitat

After a six-month hiatus, the field recording label Impulsive Habitat has returned with five releases that speak to the season and serve as a restorative to the soul.  The label is run by David Vélez, Juan Calarco and Pedro Leitâo, and

The Return of Impulsive Habitat

After a six-month hiatus, the field recording label Impulsive Habitat has returned with five releases that speak to the season and serve as a restorative to the soul.  The label is run by David Vélez, Juan Calarco and Pedro Leitâo, and

Mark Lyken | Emma Dove ~ Mirror Lands (Deluxe Edition)

One of our favorite field recording works of last year, Mark Lyken and Emma Dove‘s Mirror Lands, is about to get the deluxe treatment from Time Released Sound.  Those who missed it last time will have another shot this Sunday!  To celebrate the

Mark Lyken | Emma Dove ~ Mirror Lands (Deluxe Edition)

One of our favorite field recording works of last year, Mark Lyken and Emma Dove‘s Mirror Lands, is about to get the deluxe treatment from Time Released Sound.  Those who missed it last time will have another shot this Sunday!  To celebrate the

Lewis Gilbert ~ Roundstone

The Atlantic Ocean is an eternal line that looks out at the shore from behind her untainted blue-grey eyes. Seashells lie abandoned on the white sand of the white beach. The ocean didn’t just deposit them here – it left them here.

Lewis Gilbert ~ Roundstone

The Atlantic Ocean is an eternal line that looks out at the shore from behind her untainted blue-grey eyes. Seashells lie abandoned on the white sand of the white beach. The ocean didn’t just deposit them here – it left them here.

Bryan Eubanks ~ From the Cistern

Reverb.  Love it or hate it, its use has become ubiquitous since at least the advent of the bedroom studio.  Digital modeling more often than not replaces natural reverb these days, and even spring reverbs and make-shift creative solutions of

Bryan Eubanks ~ From the Cistern

Reverb.  Love it or hate it, its use has become ubiquitous since at least the advent of the bedroom studio.  Digital modeling more often than not replaces natural reverb these days, and even spring reverbs and make-shift creative solutions of

Tommy Perman, Simon Kirby and Rob St. John ~ Concrete Antenna

Once again, Tommy Perman and Rob St. John are involved in a sensational multi-formatted limited edition release, joined here by Simon Kirby, who has perhaps the best comic book name ever. Concrete Antenna began as a piece commissioned by the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop for

Tommy Perman, Simon Kirby and Rob St. John ~ Concrete Antenna

Once again, Tommy Perman and Rob St. John are involved in a sensational multi-formatted limited edition release, joined here by Simon Kirby, who has perhaps the best comic book name ever. Concrete Antenna began as a piece commissioned by the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop for

Nicolas Perret & Silvia Ploner ~ Nýey

This one is a real gem.  Anyone who enjoys podcasts and Ted Talks is immediately advised to check out Nicolas Perret & Silvia Ploner‘s Nýey, which began as a radio show and is now adapted for disc.  The recording is an

Nicolas Perret & Silvia Ploner ~ Nýey

This one is a real gem.  Anyone who enjoys podcasts and Ted Talks is immediately advised to check out Nicolas Perret & Silvia Ploner‘s Nýey, which began as a radio show and is now adapted for disc.  The recording is an

Tobias Fischer & Lara Cory ~ Animal Music: Sound and Song in the Natural World

This new book/CD set, a joint release from Strange Attractor and Gruenrekorder, will have a treasured place on my shelf aside Bernie Krause’s The Great Animal Orchestra, David Rothenberg’s Thousand Mile Song and Cathy Lane & Angus Carlyle’s In the Field: The Art of Field

Tobias Fischer & Lara Cory ~ Animal Music: Sound and Song in the Natural World

This new book/CD set, a joint release from Strange Attractor and Gruenrekorder, will have a treasured place on my shelf aside Bernie Krause’s The Great Animal Orchestra, David Rothenberg’s Thousand Mile Song and Cathy Lane & Angus Carlyle’s In the Field: The Art of Field

Slovakia’s LOM Label ~ “Fields” Editions 1-3

Slovakia’s LOM label launched as a netlabel in 2011, and has since expanded into the physical realm: a rare and welcome progression.  In an era of disposable music, LOM understands that some things are worth keeping.  Their Fields imprint is three editions

Slovakia’s LOM Label ~ “Fields” Editions 1-3

Slovakia’s LOM label launched as a netlabel in 2011, and has since expanded into the physical realm: a rare and welcome progression.  In an era of disposable music, LOM understands that some things are worth keeping.  Their Fields imprint is three editions