Posts Tagged: BJ Nilsen
ACL 2021 ~ Top Ten Drone
Drone is the music of suspension: a constant underpinning of sound graced by modulation. The music was perfect for a year in which things seemed to move very slowly, as if through molasses. Many of the artists on this year’s
ACL 2021 ~ Top Ten Drone
Drone is the music of suspension: a constant underpinning of sound graced by modulation. The music was perfect for a year in which things seemed to move very slowly, as if through molasses. Many of the artists on this year’s
BJ Nilsen ~ Irreal
It’s been a while since BJ Nilsen has released an album proper, although last year’s multi-month, hours-long pandemic project Pending / Auditory Scenes Amsterdam should be an album ~ it stands as one of the year’s most enduring sonic documents. Now that Nilsen is
BJ Nilsen ~ Irreal
It’s been a while since BJ Nilsen has released an album proper, although last year’s multi-month, hours-long pandemic project Pending / Auditory Scenes Amsterdam should be an album ~ it stands as one of the year’s most enduring sonic documents. Now that Nilsen is
ACL 2020 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
In 2020, the global soundscape changed quicker and more significantly than it had at any point in history. The work of field recording artists was given added significance, as they documented sounds that had never been heard before, had not
ACL 2020 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
In 2020, the global soundscape changed quicker and more significantly than it had at any point in history. The work of field recording artists was given added significance, as they documented sounds that had never been heard before, had not
ACL 2020 ~ Pandemic Playlist
Time is an unusual construct. The pandemic made spring feel like an entire year. Yet the year is only half over. Or is it already half over? It depends on where we live. The pandemic has mostly passed in some places
ACL 2020 ~ Pandemic Playlist
Time is an unusual construct. The pandemic made spring feel like an entire year. Yet the year is only half over. Or is it already half over? It depends on where we live. The pandemic has mostly passed in some places
BJ Nilsen ~ Auditory Scenes Amsterdam
During the April pandemic days, BJ Nilsen adopted a new routine. Every day, he would visit the nooks and crannies of Amsterdam to record the sounds of lockdown, producing a real-time historic reflection. But when April ended, the pandemic continued. As Nilsen
BJ Nilsen ~ Auditory Scenes Amsterdam
During the April pandemic days, BJ Nilsen adopted a new routine. Every day, he would visit the nooks and crannies of Amsterdam to record the sounds of lockdown, producing a real-time historic reflection. But when April ended, the pandemic continued. As Nilsen
BJ Nilsen ~ Pending
BJ Nilsen‘s Pending is not only one of the year’s best releases, but a document of historic import. The current crisis has provided an unprecedented opportunity for field recording artists: to go out and capture the sound of a changed world. Humans
BJ Nilsen ~ Pending
BJ Nilsen‘s Pending is not only one of the year’s best releases, but a document of historic import. The current crisis has provided an unprecedented opportunity for field recording artists: to go out and capture the sound of a changed world. Humans
BJNilsen ~ Massif Trophies
BJ Nilsen is in great shape. How do we know? Look at these mountains. By the end of his month-long Alpine hike, the artist learned a few lessons about difficulty, determination and perseverance, which are translated to this recording. We hear
BJNilsen ~ Massif Trophies
BJ Nilsen is in great shape. How do we know? Look at these mountains. By the end of his month-long Alpine hike, the artist learned a few lessons about difficulty, determination and perseverance, which are translated to this recording. We hear
Matthew Gandy & BJ Nilsen ~ The Acoustic City
The Acoustic City is a 224-page book that includes a 75-minute CD. One can imagine it as required reading for sound studies students, but it possesses the same readability as Angus Carlyle and Cathy Lane’s On Listening and In the Field: The Art of
Matthew Gandy & BJ Nilsen ~ The Acoustic City
The Acoustic City is a 224-page book that includes a 75-minute CD. One can imagine it as required reading for sound studies students, but it possesses the same readability as Angus Carlyle and Cathy Lane’s On Listening and In the Field: The Art of
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