Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape

Seaworthy + Taylor Deupree ~ Wood Winter Hollow

Those in the Northern Hemisphere will believe that the timing of this album is off, while those in the Southern Hemisphere will consider it perfect.  But since Cameron Webb (Seaworthy) left an Australian summer to record in a New York

Seaworthy + Taylor Deupree ~ Wood Winter Hollow

Those in the Northern Hemisphere will believe that the timing of this album is off, while those in the Southern Hemisphere will consider it perfect.  But since Cameron Webb (Seaworthy) left an Australian summer to record in a New York

Marcus Fischer ~ The Crow

The fourth installment from the Birds Of A Feather series offers more narrative and ominous sounds than any of the previous records. Marcus Fischer is a wizard of pairing treated and processed guitar with field recordings and homemade instruments, and

Marcus Fischer ~ The Crow

The fourth installment from the Birds Of A Feather series offers more narrative and ominous sounds than any of the previous records. Marcus Fischer is a wizard of pairing treated and processed guitar with field recordings and homemade instruments, and

Kassel Jaeger ~ Rituel de la Mort de Soleil

The last time we reviewed a release by Kassel Jaeger, the artist had formed a piece based on the resonances of stones.  This time out, he’s expanded his palette. While Rituel de la Mort de Soleil is a soundscape, the field recording aspects

Kassel Jaeger ~ Rituel de la Mort de Soleil

The last time we reviewed a release by Kassel Jaeger, the artist had formed a piece based on the resonances of stones.  This time out, he’s expanded his palette. While Rituel de la Mort de Soleil is a soundscape, the field recording aspects

Monte Isola ~ Niebla

Now this is how to create an effective soundscape.  Visit a different land (in this case Chile, a far cry from Monte Isola / Myriam Pruvot’s native Brussels), record the local sounds, add music of your own, and incorporate literature pertinent

Monte Isola ~ Niebla

Now this is how to create an effective soundscape.  Visit a different land (in this case Chile, a far cry from Monte Isola / Myriam Pruvot’s native Brussels), record the local sounds, add music of your own, and incorporate literature pertinent

Ralph Koper ~ Ancient Pulsations

“For Hindus, there is no holier place than Varanasi”, writes Ralph Koper in his fine introduction to Ancient Pulsations, a collection of field recordings collected on a visit to India.  The city is sustained, physically and spiritually, by the Ganges, used for both

Ralph Koper ~ Ancient Pulsations

“For Hindus, there is no holier place than Varanasi”, writes Ralph Koper in his fine introduction to Ancient Pulsations, a collection of field recordings collected on a visit to India.  The city is sustained, physically and spiritually, by the Ganges, used for both

Luca Forcucci ~ Fog Horns

Sub Rosa’s New Series Framework is dedicated to new experimental performers, especially the “clever” ones. Now up to its 14th installment, the series has another winner in the Swiss and Italian artist Luca Forcucci. Forcucci fits the clever tag, as Fog Horns is

Luca Forcucci ~ Fog Horns

Sub Rosa’s New Series Framework is dedicated to new experimental performers, especially the “clever” ones. Now up to its 14th installment, the series has another winner in the Swiss and Italian artist Luca Forcucci. Forcucci fits the clever tag, as Fog Horns is

Adern X & Tiziano Milani ~ The Cinema Show

We’re all familiar with the admonition to hush our voices and silence our cell phones before a show.  But what about the time before the show ~ the gathering time before the previews?  In the U.S., the average preview time is now

Adern X & Tiziano Milani ~ The Cinema Show

We’re all familiar with the admonition to hush our voices and silence our cell phones before a show.  But what about the time before the show ~ the gathering time before the previews?  In the U.S., the average preview time is now

Guillermo Pizarro ~ Glasswerks

Every once in awhile, my wife/bandmate and I like to open up our home to some of our musically-inclined traveling friends. Often it’s just a guest bed to crash on, a warm meal after days of road Ramen along with

Guillermo Pizarro ~ Glasswerks

Every once in awhile, my wife/bandmate and I like to open up our home to some of our musically-inclined traveling friends. Often it’s just a guest bed to crash on, a warm meal after days of road Ramen along with