Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape
ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
Some field recording artists travel to the ends of the earth to capture sounds many of us will never hear in person. This year’s selection includes magma, ice and hydrophone recordings. But field recording can be as simple as recording
ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
Some field recording artists travel to the ends of the earth to capture sounds many of us will never hear in person. This year’s selection includes magma, ice and hydrophone recordings. But field recording can be as simple as recording
Gil Sansón ~ con richard (por la adversidad a las estrellas)
Note to recording artists: when you include a staffer’s name in the title of your release, someone is bound to notice and smile. con richard (por la adversidad a las estrellas may have been written for another Richard, but I’d like
Gil Sansón ~ con richard (por la adversidad a las estrellas)
Note to recording artists: when you include a staffer’s name in the title of your release, someone is bound to notice and smile. con richard (por la adversidad a las estrellas may have been written for another Richard, but I’d like
Ká ~ Pilgrims to the Kingdom of Heaven (Poutníci do Království Nebeského)
Pilgrims to the Kingdom of Heaven is an album about war and peace, past and present, fear and trust. It is an album about faith, but it is also an act of faith. The invasion of Ukraine has reopened young wounds
Ká ~ Pilgrims to the Kingdom of Heaven (Poutníci do Království Nebeského)
Pilgrims to the Kingdom of Heaven is an album about war and peace, past and present, fear and trust. It is an album about faith, but it is also an act of faith. The invasion of Ukraine has reopened young wounds
Action Pyramid & Jack Greenhalgh ~ Mardle: Daily Rhythms of a Pond
Oceans, lakes and streams get all the glory, but Action Pyramid & Jack Greenhalgh are interested in ponds: specifically, the ways in which ponds offer their own take on the dawn and dusk chorus. In Mardle: Daily Rhythms of a Pond, hydrophones capture
Action Pyramid & Jack Greenhalgh ~ Mardle: Daily Rhythms of a Pond
Oceans, lakes and streams get all the glory, but Action Pyramid & Jack Greenhalgh are interested in ponds: specifically, the ways in which ponds offer their own take on the dawn and dusk chorus. In Mardle: Daily Rhythms of a Pond, hydrophones capture
Marja Ahti ~ Tender Membranes
In a sign of what is to come, Marja Ahti’s album Tender Membranes begins with the striking of a bell, its decay manipulated and stretched to almost two minutes before it is abruptly cut off. The sound of rushing water
Marja Ahti ~ Tender Membranes
In a sign of what is to come, Marja Ahti’s album Tender Membranes begins with the striking of a bell, its decay manipulated and stretched to almost two minutes before it is abruptly cut off. The sound of rushing water
Aki Onda ~ Transmissions From The Radio Midnight
After acquiring a portable tape recorder with a built-in radio in 2006, Aki Onda’s cassette memory archive gained a new category. Thereafter he made a ritual of listening to the radio late at night whenever he was traveling, capturing interesting
Aki Onda ~ Transmissions From The Radio Midnight
After acquiring a portable tape recorder with a built-in radio in 2006, Aki Onda’s cassette memory archive gained a new category. Thereafter he made a ritual of listening to the radio late at night whenever he was traveling, capturing interesting
Noel Meek & Mattin ~ Homage to Annea Lockwood
The delightfully snipped Bandcamp description reads, “Homage to Annea Lockwood is housed in a hand …” Having met the artist, we believe that she would be amused by the image. To our (only slight) disappointment, Noel Meek & Mattin‘s loving tribute is
Noel Meek & Mattin ~ Homage to Annea Lockwood
The delightfully snipped Bandcamp description reads, “Homage to Annea Lockwood is housed in a hand …” Having met the artist, we believe that she would be amused by the image. To our (only slight) disappointment, Noel Meek & Mattin‘s loving tribute is
Natasha Barrett ~ Reconfiguring the Landscape
The last time we reviewed Norwegian soundscape artist Natasha Barrett, she was playing with ping-pong balls – a lot of ping-pong balls – on Heterotopia, which encouraged listeners to ponder the “otherness” of ordinary life: the sounds beneath the surface and the meaning
Natasha Barrett ~ Reconfiguring the Landscape
The last time we reviewed Norwegian soundscape artist Natasha Barrett, she was playing with ping-pong balls – a lot of ping-pong balls – on Heterotopia, which encouraged listeners to ponder the “otherness” of ordinary life: the sounds beneath the surface and the meaning
a closer listen 