Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape
Stefan Christoff & Joseph Sannicandro ~ Les Rumeurs de la Montagne Rouge, En Chœur, Convergent
While protest music is large enough to fill its own category, we seldom encounter the music of protest. This C-20, which documents and reflects upon the Quebec student uprising of 2012, almost needs a category of its own. What one thinks
Stefan Christoff & Joseph Sannicandro ~ Les Rumeurs de la Montagne Rouge, En Chœur, Convergent
While protest music is large enough to fill its own category, we seldom encounter the music of protest. This C-20, which documents and reflects upon the Quebec student uprising of 2012, almost needs a category of its own. What one thinks
David Vélez ~ The Wait
“The wait” refers to time spent waiting in the darkness of the Columbian forest, making field recordings and wondering if one is going to be eaten by a jaguar, bitten by a pit viper, squeezed by an anaconda, brushed by
David Vélez ~ The Wait
“The wait” refers to time spent waiting in the darkness of the Columbian forest, making field recordings and wondering if one is going to be eaten by a jaguar, bitten by a pit viper, squeezed by an anaconda, brushed by
Frédéric Nogray ~ Wuritagu
After a trio of spring discs, the taâlem label now rests on the brink of its 100th release. With 99 CD3″ offerings under its collective belt, the label is single-handedly keeping the format alive. The kindred minds at Hibernate / Rural
Frédéric Nogray ~ Wuritagu
After a trio of spring discs, the taâlem label now rests on the brink of its 100th release. With 99 CD3″ offerings under its collective belt, the label is single-handedly keeping the format alive. The kindred minds at Hibernate / Rural
Peter Kutin ~ Burmese Days
We’re always looking for good music at A Closer Listen, but once in a while we realize that something is not only good, but important. Peter Kutin’s Burmese Days is one of these releases. There’s a good reason we haven’t heard much from
Peter Kutin ~ Burmese Days
We’re always looking for good music at A Closer Listen, but once in a while we realize that something is not only good, but important. Peter Kutin’s Burmese Days is one of these releases. There’s a good reason we haven’t heard much from
Mark Lyken | Emma Dove ~ Mirror Lands
We last encountered Mark Lyken and Emma Dove a year ago with their installation-based EP and video The Terrestrial Sea. Their new work expands on the work of that prior release and continues an investigation of the sonic and visual properties of Scotland’s
Mark Lyken | Emma Dove ~ Mirror Lands
We last encountered Mark Lyken and Emma Dove a year ago with their installation-based EP and video The Terrestrial Sea. Their new work expands on the work of that prior release and continues an investigation of the sonic and visual properties of Scotland’s
Kingsley Ash ~ The Lekking Grounds
The Lekking Grounds, a single 15 minute track, is the culmination of a 2013 North Yorkshire residency. Last spring, Kingsley Ash spent a week recording, led two field recording workshops in local schools, blended the results and performed this piece live. We
Kingsley Ash ~ The Lekking Grounds
The Lekking Grounds, a single 15 minute track, is the culmination of a 2013 North Yorkshire residency. Last spring, Kingsley Ash spent a week recording, led two field recording workshops in local schools, blended the results and performed this piece live. We
Ákos Garai ~ The Imagined River
With The Imagined River, we step once more into the River Taurion ~ the same river, a different river, a real river, an imagined river. At this point in the ongoing La Rivière series, Cédric Peyronnet’s original recordings have become secondary to the impressions
Ákos Garai ~ The Imagined River
With The Imagined River, we step once more into the River Taurion ~ the same river, a different river, a real river, an imagined river. At this point in the ongoing La Rivière series, Cédric Peyronnet’s original recordings have become secondary to the impressions
Orla Wren ~ Soil Steps
With Soil Steps, Oak Art Editions completes its hat trick of releasing three fine albums in one day. The more astonishing fact about this trio of releases is that they relate like interlocking boxes. 12 minutes into Orla Wren‘s single-track Soil Steps, one
Orla Wren ~ Soil Steps
With Soil Steps, Oak Art Editions completes its hat trick of releasing three fine albums in one day. The more astonishing fact about this trio of releases is that they relate like interlocking boxes. 12 minutes into Orla Wren‘s single-track Soil Steps, one
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