Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape
Loren Chasse ~ Characters at the Water Margin
What are the characters of the water margin? Creatures of sea, sky and land, converging on a single location; anthropomorphized pebbles, waves and debris; stalwart watchers on the bluffs. Loren Chasse gives all equal weight on his new disc, recorded at
Loren Chasse ~ Characters at the Water Margin
What are the characters of the water margin? Creatures of sea, sky and land, converging on a single location; anthropomorphized pebbles, waves and debris; stalwart watchers on the bluffs. Loren Chasse gives all equal weight on his new disc, recorded at
Philip Sulidae ~ History of Violence
Sydney’s Philip Sulidae is not just a field recording artist. His works venture into the territories of drone, ambience, and even modern composition. To this point, his high point has been An High Land, a combination of field recording and
Philip Sulidae ~ History of Violence
Sydney’s Philip Sulidae is not just a field recording artist. His works venture into the territories of drone, ambience, and even modern composition. To this point, his high point has been An High Land, a combination of field recording and
Birds of a Feather: Final Flight
We’ve greatly enjoyed Flaming Pines’ Birds of a Feather series, which has just reached its conclusion with Philippe Petit‘s The Kookaburra and Kate Carr‘s The Kakapo. Over the past few years, this series of CD3″s has brought us some of the most original work in the field.
Birds of a Feather: Final Flight
We’ve greatly enjoyed Flaming Pines’ Birds of a Feather series, which has just reached its conclusion with Philippe Petit‘s The Kookaburra and Kate Carr‘s The Kakapo. Over the past few years, this series of CD3″s has brought us some of the most original work in the field.
Tarab ~ I’m Lost
This album is comprised of field recordings, but don’t expect to hear field recordings; they’ve been chopped up, rearranged, amplified, and skipped like flat stones across a glass surface. At one point the speakers spew the ugly sound of a busted CD;
Tarab ~ I’m Lost
This album is comprised of field recordings, but don’t expect to hear field recordings; they’ve been chopped up, rearranged, amplified, and skipped like flat stones across a glass surface. At one point the speakers spew the ugly sound of a busted CD;
Escape Hatch ~ Bell Recordings/AM Train
The new German label Midnight Circles specializes in field recordings and drone. Their first two releases, both from Escape Hatch, offer manipulated tape recordings: one from Scandinavian church bells, the other from a commuter train. These CD-Rs invite listeners to experience familiar sounds in
Escape Hatch ~ Bell Recordings/AM Train
The new German label Midnight Circles specializes in field recordings and drone. Their first two releases, both from Escape Hatch, offer manipulated tape recordings: one from Scandinavian church bells, the other from a commuter train. These CD-Rs invite listeners to experience familiar sounds in
In the Garden of Sonic Delights Part II: The Offsite Exhibits
Last week I covered the opening of a 15-installation exhibition and took in 10 of the projects at once. This week, I went looking for the rest. A four-hour road trip led to an art center, a garden estate and
In the Garden of Sonic Delights Part II: The Offsite Exhibits
Last week I covered the opening of a 15-installation exhibition and took in 10 of the projects at once. This week, I went looking for the rest. A four-hour road trip led to an art center, a garden estate and
Francisco López ~ Hyper-Rainforest / Yanayacu
The first thing one notices about these albums is that they have titles ~ an uncommon practice for prolific field recording artist Francisco López. The new label Nowhere represents a new approach, and the album titles are a noticeable way
Francisco López ~ Hyper-Rainforest / Yanayacu
The first thing one notices about these albums is that they have titles ~ an uncommon practice for prolific field recording artist Francisco López. The new label Nowhere represents a new approach, and the album titles are a noticeable way
In the Garden of Sonic Delights
Arriving on the heels of last year’s Soundings exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art is In the Garden of Sonic Delights, a new sound art exhibition located in Westchester County, New York. Richard Allen reports on the opening
In the Garden of Sonic Delights
Arriving on the heels of last year’s Soundings exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art is In the Garden of Sonic Delights, a new sound art exhibition located in Westchester County, New York. Richard Allen reports on the opening
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