Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape
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
Joshua Bonnetta ~ Strange Lines and Distances
Experimedia’s most elaborate release to date is a lavish DVD/LP package based on the Marconian theory that sound grows faint but never dies. Our utterances, our banalities, our music and the music of the spheres tumbles into the universe, wave
Joshua Bonnetta ~ Strange Lines and Distances
Experimedia’s most elaborate release to date is a lavish DVD/LP package based on the Marconian theory that sound grows faint but never dies. Our utterances, our banalities, our music and the music of the spheres tumbles into the universe, wave
Kate Carr ~ Lost in Doi Saket
Lost in Doi Saket is a unique release that can only be experienced on Kate Carr‘s website: a Google sound map with approximately sixty pins representing sixty Soundcloud field recordings. Click on the pin, see a photo of the location, listen to
Kate Carr ~ Lost in Doi Saket
Lost in Doi Saket is a unique release that can only be experienced on Kate Carr‘s website: a Google sound map with approximately sixty pins representing sixty Soundcloud field recordings. Click on the pin, see a photo of the location, listen to
Sebastiane Hegarty ~ Four walks around a year
How well do you know the soundscape of your own neighborhood? Are you in tune with the seasonal changes, the cries of different birds, the direction in which they migrate, the flow of local river banks and drainage systems? Do
Sebastiane Hegarty ~ Four walks around a year
How well do you know the soundscape of your own neighborhood? Are you in tune with the seasonal changes, the cries of different birds, the direction in which they migrate, the flow of local river banks and drainage systems? Do
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