Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape
toy.bizarre/EMERGE ~ split
Here’s a great test for A Closer Listen staffers: play one side of an LP containing collaged field recordings, and another side containing these same field recordings, enhanced by drones. Then challenge them to label the sides. Even after learning the answer,
toy.bizarre/EMERGE ~ split
Here’s a great test for A Closer Listen staffers: play one side of an LP containing collaged field recordings, and another side containing these same field recordings, enhanced by drones. Then challenge them to label the sides. Even after learning the answer,
V/A ~ Framework500
Framework Radio is one of the world’s top promoters and producers of field recordings and soundscapes. To celebrate their 500th edition, the label has produced a 3-disc set featuring many of the genre’s top artists, backed by an original website
V/A ~ Framework500
Framework Radio is one of the world’s top promoters and producers of field recordings and soundscapes. To celebrate their 500th edition, the label has produced a 3-disc set featuring many of the genre’s top artists, backed by an original website
Artificial Memory Trace ~ Klank Avonture Van Mmabolela Wildsplaas
Yellow and orange-skinned frogs croak and insects chitter. In the murky depths of the swamp, Artificial Memory Trace documents and records the sound of the African wildlife, and it produces some unexpected results. The whole album is a discovery. Some of the
Artificial Memory Trace ~ Klank Avonture Van Mmabolela Wildsplaas
Yellow and orange-skinned frogs croak and insects chitter. In the murky depths of the swamp, Artificial Memory Trace documents and records the sound of the African wildlife, and it produces some unexpected results. The whole album is a discovery. Some of the
At the Intersection: Music & Field Recordings
Recent albums from Phil Edwards, Emile Milgrim & T. Wheeler Castillo and D Bayne exist at the intersection between performed sound and field recording. Many artists turn to field recordings for texture, but in these works, the originals are honored in a manner that
At the Intersection: Music & Field Recordings
Recent albums from Phil Edwards, Emile Milgrim & T. Wheeler Castillo and D Bayne exist at the intersection between performed sound and field recording. Many artists turn to field recordings for texture, but in these works, the originals are honored in a manner that
Manrico Montero ~ Sisal
Sisal is a harbor-based field recording that acts on at least three levels: as a reflection of real-life sounds, as a window into the community, and as an early requiem for a changing area. According to Manrico Montero, Sisal was once the
Manrico Montero ~ Sisal
Sisal is a harbor-based field recording that acts on at least three levels: as a reflection of real-life sounds, as a window into the community, and as an early requiem for a changing area. According to Manrico Montero, Sisal was once the
Hafdís Bjarnadóttir ~ Sounds of Iceland
“These recordings do not contain human-derived sounds,” writes Hafdís Bjarnadóttir in her introduction to the evocative Sounds of Iceland. This is a difficult achievement in field recording, although with 90% of Iceland residents living in or near Reykjavik, it likely grew easier
Hafdís Bjarnadóttir ~ Sounds of Iceland
“These recordings do not contain human-derived sounds,” writes Hafdís Bjarnadóttir in her introduction to the evocative Sounds of Iceland. This is a difficult achievement in field recording, although with 90% of Iceland residents living in or near Reykjavik, it likely grew easier
Terje Paulsen ~ From A Nearby Bay
In one way or another, most field recordings choose to focus on the sound of nature and the local environment. This release mixes it up a bit. On From A Nearby Bay, the first field recording you will hear is the voice
Terje Paulsen ~ From A Nearby Bay
In one way or another, most field recordings choose to focus on the sound of nature and the local environment. This release mixes it up a bit. On From A Nearby Bay, the first field recording you will hear is the voice
Rob St John ~ Surface Tension
Occasionally a recording artist does something so thoroughly and so well that it puts most other artists to shame. Rob St John is this sort of artist, and Surface Tension is only the latest of his productions, arriving on the heels of Water
Rob St John ~ Surface Tension
Occasionally a recording artist does something so thoroughly and so well that it puts most other artists to shame. Rob St John is this sort of artist, and Surface Tension is only the latest of his productions, arriving on the heels of Water
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