Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape
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
Nika Son ~ Drift
What a beautiful, magical recording, washing up on our shores after spending six years in the tumultuous ocean, tossed here and about, a message in a bottle, a bottle containing the sound of the sea. Drift is a film in which
Nika Son ~ Drift
What a beautiful, magical recording, washing up on our shores after spending six years in the tumultuous ocean, tossed here and about, a message in a bottle, a bottle containing the sound of the sea. Drift is a film in which
Manja Ristić ~ Ma / manja ristić & murmer ~ The Scaffold
Manja Ristić is best known for her hydrophone recordings in and around the island of Korčula, and her resulting concern for the effect of noise pollution on local environments. In a pair of new albums, she demonstrates expanded horizons; her collaboration
Manja Ristić ~ Ma / manja ristić & murmer ~ The Scaffold
Manja Ristić is best known for her hydrophone recordings in and around the island of Korčula, and her resulting concern for the effect of noise pollution on local environments. In a pair of new albums, she demonstrates expanded horizons; her collaboration
Masayuki Imanishi ~ Asphalt/Concrete
Asphalt/Concrete is the sound of Osaka, or more specifically, that of Masayuki Imanishi‘s Osaka. The artist records the sounds of “ordinary everyday life,” emphasizing that “all sounds were captured within my immediate vicinity.” Fortunately, Imanishi has a particularly rich sonic
Masayuki Imanishi ~ Asphalt/Concrete
Asphalt/Concrete is the sound of Osaka, or more specifically, that of Masayuki Imanishi‘s Osaka. The artist records the sounds of “ordinary everyday life,” emphasizing that “all sounds were captured within my immediate vicinity.” Fortunately, Imanishi has a particularly rich sonic
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