Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape
Kate Carr ~ Midsummer, London
What is the sound of summer? Kate Carr spent the longest day of 2023 recording the length of London while traveling the Thames. As of today, the summer solstice has come around again, and her soundscape serves as both evocation
Kate Carr ~ Midsummer, London
What is the sound of summer? Kate Carr spent the longest day of 2023 recording the length of London while traveling the Thames. As of today, the summer solstice has come around again, and her soundscape serves as both evocation
Dominic Sambucco ~ Madreselva
Shimmering Moods is mostly known for releasing ambient albums, so it is a pleasant surprise to find a field recording work in its latest batch, released this coming Friday. But it’s not all field recording; in the closing piece, Dominic
Dominic Sambucco ~ Madreselva
Shimmering Moods is mostly known for releasing ambient albums, so it is a pleasant surprise to find a field recording work in its latest batch, released this coming Friday. But it’s not all field recording; in the closing piece, Dominic
Kathy Hinde ~ Twittering Machines
Where do field recordings end and imitations begin? At some point, will imitations be all that remain? The creation of artificial audiospheres has been popular for centuries, ever since classical musicians started imitating birds. The latest wave of such recordings
Kathy Hinde ~ Twittering Machines
Where do field recordings end and imitations begin? At some point, will imitations be all that remain? The creation of artificial audiospheres has been popular for centuries, ever since classical musicians started imitating birds. The latest wave of such recordings
Pablo Diserens ~ turning porous
“If you don’t get out of the water, you’ll turn into a frog!” Children often hear this dubious scientific claim after spending long hours in an ocean, lake or pool. Pablo Diserens tests the theory during a two-month residency in Galicia,
Pablo Diserens ~ turning porous
“If you don’t get out of the water, you’ll turn into a frog!” Children often hear this dubious scientific claim after spending long hours in an ocean, lake or pool. Pablo Diserens tests the theory during a two-month residency in Galicia,
Viv Corringham ~ Soundwalkscapes
What is the value of listening to someone else’s soundwalk? It’s a reasonable question. Hildegard Westerkamp defined soundwalking as a practice of listening to one’s environment. A means of intentionally tuning in to one’s surroundings. But listening to someone else
Viv Corringham ~ Soundwalkscapes
What is the value of listening to someone else’s soundwalk? It’s a reasonable question. Hildegard Westerkamp defined soundwalking as a practice of listening to one’s environment. A means of intentionally tuning in to one’s surroundings. But listening to someone else
Euro Herc ~ Segnali / Manja Ristić / Joana Guerra / Verónica Cerrotta ~ Slani pejzaži
tsss tapes‘ Spring Batch offers a pair of cassette collaborations that contain a world of intriguing sounds. These recordings connect nations, cultures and composers, constructing new friendships and modes of listening. On one, two recording artists mine a cornucopia of
Euro Herc ~ Segnali / Manja Ristić / Joana Guerra / Verónica Cerrotta ~ Slani pejzaži
tsss tapes‘ Spring Batch offers a pair of cassette collaborations that contain a world of intriguing sounds. These recordings connect nations, cultures and composers, constructing new friendships and modes of listening. On one, two recording artists mine a cornucopia of
Tomáš Šenkyřík ~ Waiting for a Song
There are many times when people are waiting for a song: waiting for a DJ to spin a song in a club or on the radio; waiting for a song to be sung in concert; waiting for “Happy Birthday” or “Silent
Tomáš Šenkyřík ~ Waiting for a Song
There are many times when people are waiting for a song: waiting for a DJ to spin a song in a club or on the radio; waiting for a song to be sung in concert; waiting for “Happy Birthday” or “Silent
Ian Andrews ~ Dawn chorus, before the fires
In 2020, we reviewed Pablo Diserens’ on australian shores, recorded just before the Australian fires that ravaged the continent and depleted it of irreplaceable ecosystems. In 2022, Australian Bird Calls: Songs of Disappearance topped sales charts in its native land
Ian Andrews ~ Dawn chorus, before the fires
In 2020, we reviewed Pablo Diserens’ on australian shores, recorded just before the Australian fires that ravaged the continent and depleted it of irreplaceable ecosystems. In 2022, Australian Bird Calls: Songs of Disappearance topped sales charts in its native land
a closer listen 