Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape

David Velez ~ Sonido Descompuesto

While the Mystery Sea label is about water, offshoot Unfathomless is about place.  And while David Velez‘ recordings have also concentrated on water, Sonido Descompuesto (Decomposed Sound) takes place on Las Margaritas, his aunt and uncle’s Columbian farm.  So while the recording

David Velez ~ Sonido Descompuesto

While the Mystery Sea label is about water, offshoot Unfathomless is about place.  And while David Velez‘ recordings have also concentrated on water, Sonido Descompuesto (Decomposed Sound) takes place on Las Margaritas, his aunt and uncle’s Columbian farm.  So while the recording

Various Artists ~ Rivers Home II

Tell me about your river.  This is the challenge of the Rivers Home series, ten tiny discs dedicated to the work of ten different artists, each given free reign to present a river – their river – as they see fit.  As such, the

Various Artists ~ Rivers Home II

Tell me about your river.  This is the challenge of the Rivers Home series, ten tiny discs dedicated to the work of ten different artists, each given free reign to present a river – their river – as they see fit.  As such, the

Hideki Umezawa ~ Suido-Kan

A typical complaint of the young is, “I’m so bored!  There’s nothing to do!”  The opposite attitude is demonstrated by Hideki Umezawa, who was inspired to create this album on a rainy day after hearing “the water pipe sounds in a college

Hideki Umezawa ~ Suido-Kan

A typical complaint of the young is, “I’m so bored!  There’s nothing to do!”  The opposite attitude is demonstrated by Hideki Umezawa, who was inspired to create this album on a rainy day after hearing “the water pipe sounds in a college

Hervé Moire ~ Mirage de Loire

One never steps into the same river twice, and the Loire – a few miles from Nantes, France – is no exception.  The saying refers to the fact that a river is always in flux, but also refers to a

Hervé Moire ~ Mirage de Loire

One never steps into the same river twice, and the Loire – a few miles from Nantes, France – is no exception.  The saying refers to the fact that a river is always in flux, but also refers to a

Steve Roden ~ Berlin Fields

Berlin may be the lucky city that graces the title, but Berlin Fields was also recorded in Paris and Helsinki.  It’s an odd travelogue, 19 sonic vignettes captured as often by happenstance as by intention.  One imagines the artist wandering through

Steve Roden ~ Berlin Fields

Berlin may be the lucky city that graces the title, but Berlin Fields was also recorded in Paris and Helsinki.  It’s an odd travelogue, 19 sonic vignettes captured as often by happenstance as by intention.  One imagines the artist wandering through

Claudio Curciotti ~ Indica: Sounds from India

Italian sound explorer Claudio Curciotti invites us to travel alongside him on his latest release, Indica: Sounds from India.  These 22 short soundscapes, based on raw field recordings from New Delhi, Mumbay and Varanasi, come across as both sensitive and authentic.  The artist set

Claudio Curciotti ~ Indica: Sounds from India

Italian sound explorer Claudio Curciotti invites us to travel alongside him on his latest release, Indica: Sounds from India.  These 22 short soundscapes, based on raw field recordings from New Delhi, Mumbay and Varanasi, come across as both sensitive and authentic.  The artist set

Son Clair ~ Birdsong

I normally stick my headphones on the moment I leave the house or office, like a pathetic music junkie craving his fix. This means I sometimes miss out on sounds which are part and parcel of our environment (beeping horns,

Son Clair ~ Birdsong

I normally stick my headphones on the moment I leave the house or office, like a pathetic music junkie craving his fix. This means I sometimes miss out on sounds which are part and parcel of our environment (beeping horns,

Lee Noyes & Radio Cegeste ~ to orient themselves with coastlines

Some recordings are meant to be listened to only late at night or with headphones.  Such is the case with to orient themselves with coastlines, a subtle collection that contains sub-level hisses, crackles and other tiny endearing features.  Blasting it

Lee Noyes & Radio Cegeste ~ to orient themselves with coastlines

Some recordings are meant to be listened to only late at night or with headphones.  Such is the case with to orient themselves with coastlines, a subtle collection that contains sub-level hisses, crackles and other tiny endearing features.  Blasting it