Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape

Seaworthy ~ The Rainbow Lorikeet

Looking for something to tweet about?  The Birds of a Feather series has returned!  (Sorry, couldn’t resist!)  The latest pair of releases begins with Seaworthy‘s ode to the Rainbow Lorikeet, a curious, colorful and talkative parrot that was accidentally released

Seaworthy ~ The Rainbow Lorikeet

Looking for something to tweet about?  The Birds of a Feather series has returned!  (Sorry, couldn’t resist!)  The latest pair of releases begins with Seaworthy‘s ode to the Rainbow Lorikeet, a curious, colorful and talkative parrot that was accidentally released

ACL 2013: Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape

In compiling these field recordings, some artists traveled to distant lands, while others stayed at home.  Some added instruments, others computer processing.  Some of these releases are in love with certain places, but each one is in love with sound.

ACL 2013: Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape

In compiling these field recordings, some artists traveled to distant lands, while others stayed at home.  Some added instruments, others computer processing.  Some of these releases are in love with certain places, but each one is in love with sound.

Old Bicycle Records ~ Sparkle in Grey, Nuno Moita/Matteo Uggeri, Stefano De Ponti, and Tape Crash # 6 & #7

Old Bicycle Records is a small label based in the small city of Piazzogna in the Italian canton of Switzerland, a relatively small region of an already small country.  Nestled in the Alps, label founder Vasco Viviani is proud of

Old Bicycle Records ~ Sparkle in Grey, Nuno Moita/Matteo Uggeri, Stefano De Ponti, and Tape Crash # 6 & #7

Old Bicycle Records is a small label based in the small city of Piazzogna in the Italian canton of Switzerland, a relatively small region of an already small country.  Nestled in the Alps, label founder Vasco Viviani is proud of

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