Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape

João Castro Pinto ~ Ars Abscondita

Portuguese sound artist João Castro Pinto is said to “compose silence with sounds”, and this description is perfect for Ars Abscondita.  The combination of field recording and sound sculpture allows artists to fill spaces with the most interesting sounds they can

João Castro Pinto ~ Ars Abscondita

Portuguese sound artist João Castro Pinto is said to “compose silence with sounds”, and this description is perfect for Ars Abscondita.  The combination of field recording and sound sculpture allows artists to fill spaces with the most interesting sounds they can

Daniel Blinkhorn ~ Terra Subfónica

The most diverse album in recent memory, Terra Subfónica is a series of “radiophonic miniatures” that investigates sound and sub-sound, with an emphasis on the ignored.  Extensive liner notes guide the listener through a selection of soundscapes that range from quiet field

Daniel Blinkhorn ~ Terra Subfónica

The most diverse album in recent memory, Terra Subfónica is a series of “radiophonic miniatures” that investigates sound and sub-sound, with an emphasis on the ignored.  Extensive liner notes guide the listener through a selection of soundscapes that range from quiet field

Tattered Kaylor ~ Sombre nay Sated

Australian sound artist Tessa Elieff (Tattered Kaylor) has created and curated many workshops, festivals and sound installations over the past few years, but her recorded discography (including last year’s debut album Selected Realities) is expanding her reach to a global audience.

Tattered Kaylor ~ Sombre nay Sated

Australian sound artist Tessa Elieff (Tattered Kaylor) has created and curated many workshops, festivals and sound installations over the past few years, but her recorded discography (including last year’s debut album Selected Realities) is expanding her reach to a global audience.

Chris Watson ~ In St. Cuthbert’s Time

We usually recommend the physical copy due to its specific beauty, but in this case, we do so because of the liner notes.  Students of history, tradition, and religion will cherish the efforts made by the authors to place this

Chris Watson ~ In St. Cuthbert’s Time

We usually recommend the physical copy due to its specific beauty, but in this case, we do so because of the liner notes.  Students of history, tradition, and religion will cherish the efforts made by the authors to place this

Philippe Lamy, Jérémie Mathes and Jannick Shou ~ taâlem Tri-Pack

The taâlem label has been quiet for nine months, long enough to have a baby; and now the label has given birth to triplets.  These three 20-minute CD-R3″s continue in the family tradition of open-ended experimentalism, and are sure to

Philippe Lamy, Jérémie Mathes and Jannick Shou ~ taâlem Tri-Pack

The taâlem label has been quiet for nine months, long enough to have a baby; and now the label has given birth to triplets.  These three 20-minute CD-R3″s continue in the family tradition of open-ended experimentalism, and are sure to

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