Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape
BJ Nilsen ~ Eye of the Microphone
Does a field recording have to sound like its subject in order to be authentic? BJ Nilsen ponders this question and concludes that “a pure field recording is not the most accurate representation of a place”. As an artist-in-residency in London, he
BJ Nilsen ~ Eye of the Microphone
Does a field recording have to sound like its subject in order to be authentic? BJ Nilsen ponders this question and concludes that “a pure field recording is not the most accurate representation of a place”. As an artist-in-residency in London, he
Tristan Louth-Robins ~ The Path Described
“It’s only recently that I have begun to recognize and appreciate the environment that I grew up (in) and its role in (my) development”, writes Tristan Louth-Robins, whose field recordings seek to preserve the memories of his youth. The statement is
Tristan Louth-Robins ~ The Path Described
“It’s only recently that I have begun to recognize and appreciate the environment that I grew up (in) and its role in (my) development”, writes Tristan Louth-Robins, whose field recordings seek to preserve the memories of his youth. The statement is
Frédéric Nogray ~ Vaccabons Et Malfactours
Frédéric Nogray‘s Vaccabons Et Malfactours concludes the third season of the La Rivière project, based on Cédric Peyronnet’s recordings of the Taurion River. Peyronnet’s sound mapping took three years to complete, and was first presented on kdi dctb 146 [e] (Gruenrekorder, 2010). In the ensuing
Frédéric Nogray ~ Vaccabons Et Malfactours
Frédéric Nogray‘s Vaccabons Et Malfactours concludes the third season of the La Rivière project, based on Cédric Peyronnet’s recordings of the Taurion River. Peyronnet’s sound mapping took three years to complete, and was first presented on kdi dctb 146 [e] (Gruenrekorder, 2010). In the ensuing
AIPS Collective ~ Postcards from Italy
This essay is included in the collected edition of Gianmarco del Re’s Postcards from Italy, originally published by Fluid-Radio and available for download as a PDF here. Postcards from Italy, the album, is the inaugural release from Oak editions, an
AIPS Collective ~ Postcards from Italy
This essay is included in the collected edition of Gianmarco del Re’s Postcards from Italy, originally published by Fluid-Radio and available for download as a PDF here. Postcards from Italy, the album, is the inaugural release from Oak editions, an
David Vélez and Simon Whetham ~ Yoi
Two field recording artists get lost in the Amazon jungle. This may sound like the setup to a joke (and such artists likely have their own brand of humor), but in this case, it was the starting point for an
David Vélez and Simon Whetham ~ Yoi
Two field recording artists get lost in the Amazon jungle. This may sound like the setup to a joke (and such artists likely have their own brand of humor), but in this case, it was the starting point for an
Hear Cape Cod Volumes One & Two
Field recordings are often described as calming, unique, and valuable, but seldom as fun. Hear Cape Cod is fun. Steve Wilkes’ lovingly curated project takes the genre into the mainstream without a single whiff of compromise. It’s the sort of souvenir that
Hear Cape Cod Volumes One & Two
Field recordings are often described as calming, unique, and valuable, but seldom as fun. Hear Cape Cod is fun. Steve Wilkes’ lovingly curated project takes the genre into the mainstream without a single whiff of compromise. It’s the sort of souvenir that
Mountain Black ~ Closing In
For sixty seconds, Closing In is a pure, bucolic field recording: wind, birds, passing traffic. But at 1:01, odder sounds enter the mix, sounding like a splice of thunder and train; and only 37 seconds later, they disappear, replaced by footsteps and
Mountain Black ~ Closing In
For sixty seconds, Closing In is a pure, bucolic field recording: wind, birds, passing traffic. But at 1:01, odder sounds enter the mix, sounding like a splice of thunder and train; and only 37 seconds later, they disappear, replaced by footsteps and
Novi_sad ~ Neuroplanets
Neuroplanets is the latest entry in Sub Rosa’s New Framework Series, which is itself a subset of the label’s Concrete Electronics Noise. These matryoshka-like layers serve as an apt parable of the music itself, based on source material donated to sound
Novi_sad ~ Neuroplanets
Neuroplanets is the latest entry in Sub Rosa’s New Framework Series, which is itself a subset of the label’s Concrete Electronics Noise. These matryoshka-like layers serve as an apt parable of the music itself, based on source material donated to sound
a closer listen 