Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape
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
R. Schwarz ~ The Scale of Things
Viennese sound artist R. Schwarz has dual Master’s degrees in art and architecture, both of which come to bear on his careful constructions. Just as he merges disciplines in his sound and installation art, he utilizes a variety of pseudonyms in his
R. Schwarz ~ The Scale of Things
Viennese sound artist R. Schwarz has dual Master’s degrees in art and architecture, both of which come to bear on his careful constructions. Just as he merges disciplines in his sound and installation art, he utilizes a variety of pseudonyms in his
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
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