Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape
artificial memory trace ~ chitin
Here’s some really great music for the Grissoms and other budding entomologists, as well as for students of insect symphonies. Slavek Kwi (artificial memory trace) has produced a remarkable sonic document in chitin, originally commissioned for France’s 2011 “l’audible festival”. The sheer
artificial memory trace ~ chitin
Here’s some really great music for the Grissoms and other budding entomologists, as well as for students of insect symphonies. Slavek Kwi (artificial memory trace) has produced a remarkable sonic document in chitin, originally commissioned for France’s 2011 “l’audible festival”. The sheer
Murmer ~ What Are The Roots That Clutch
What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow out of this stony rubbish? Son of Man, you cannot say, or guess, for you know only a heap of broken images …. T.S. Eliot’s words ring true in this Wasteland; although the
Murmer ~ What Are The Roots That Clutch
What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow out of this stony rubbish? Son of Man, you cannot say, or guess, for you know only a heap of broken images …. T.S. Eliot’s words ring true in this Wasteland; although the
Yasuhiro Morinaga ~ Sceneries from the Castellated Wall
The Galaverna netlabel continues to shine with its latest release, another gem that straddles the edge between genres. This release is the work of Japanese sound artist Yasuhiro Morinaga, who presents the results of travels in Ireland and Italy, cloaks them in
Yasuhiro Morinaga ~ Sceneries from the Castellated Wall
The Galaverna netlabel continues to shine with its latest release, another gem that straddles the edge between genres. This release is the work of Japanese sound artist Yasuhiro Morinaga, who presents the results of travels in Ireland and Italy, cloaks them in
Lost Trail/Native Prairie ~ Intersecting Lines of Power/Native Prairie
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when fronted by Lost Trail’s split opener “O’ Black And Fallen Smokestacks, Rise!”? GY!BE and spin off A Silver Mt. Zion? Post-Rock? Sparrows Swarm and Sing!’s O’Shenodah Mighty Death Will Find Me?
Lost Trail/Native Prairie ~ Intersecting Lines of Power/Native Prairie
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when fronted by Lost Trail’s split opener “O’ Black And Fallen Smokestacks, Rise!”? GY!BE and spin off A Silver Mt. Zion? Post-Rock? Sparrows Swarm and Sing!’s O’Shenodah Mighty Death Will Find Me?
Kate Carr ~ Return to New Caledonia
Return to New Caledonia is an EP about remembrance, even if the remembrance is skewed; flashes of insight mingled with déjà vu. The music itself is a return, a reinterpretation of things heard on holiday: a return of the mind and
Kate Carr ~ Return to New Caledonia
Return to New Caledonia is an EP about remembrance, even if the remembrance is skewed; flashes of insight mingled with déjà vu. The music itself is a return, a reinterpretation of things heard on holiday: a return of the mind and
Five Elements Music ~ Rishikesh
Rishikesh is a pair of sonically dissimilar recordings that reflect different facets of modern India: the peaceful allure of nature and the crush of human interaction. Each contains a religious element: the creaking of prayer wheels and striking of bells in
Five Elements Music ~ Rishikesh
Rishikesh is a pair of sonically dissimilar recordings that reflect different facets of modern India: the peaceful allure of nature and the crush of human interaction. Each contains a religious element: the creaking of prayer wheels and striking of bells in
Simon Scott ~ Below Sea Level
The deluxe edition of Simon Scott‘s Below Sea Level has much in common with the deluxe edition of Richard Skelton’s Landings. Each is an investigation of place and sound – for Scott, the British Fens – and each is accompanied by a book
Simon Scott ~ Below Sea Level
The deluxe edition of Simon Scott‘s Below Sea Level has much in common with the deluxe edition of Richard Skelton’s Landings. Each is an investigation of place and sound – for Scott, the British Fens – and each is accompanied by a book
Banks Bailey ~ Entrances
When I first visited Arizona a number of years ago, I was naive. I figured I’d be able to pick up some great music in Phoenix for my drive to the Grand Canyon: something evocative and distinctly desert in feel. I
Banks Bailey ~ Entrances
When I first visited Arizona a number of years ago, I was naive. I figured I’d be able to pick up some great music in Phoenix for my drive to the Grand Canyon: something evocative and distinctly desert in feel. I
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