Posts Tagged: Contact

A Closer Listen’s Best Drone Albums of the Decade

Drone can be as soft and comforting as a refrigerator hum, or as loud and abrasive as a jackhammer.  The full range is represented here, from hum to noise, sine wave to distortion.  Some call drone the sibling of ambience,

A Closer Listen’s Best Drone Albums of the Decade

Drone can be as soft and comforting as a refrigerator hum, or as loud and abrasive as a jackhammer.  The full range is represented here, from hum to noise, sine wave to distortion.  Some call drone the sibling of ambience,

ACL 2019 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape

The glaciers are melting, species are disappearing, natural wonders are being turned into tourist traps, and all the while we’re on our cellphones, texting towards Bethlehem.  The artists below are in love with sound, especially disappearing sound, although they hope it will

ACL 2019 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape

The glaciers are melting, species are disappearing, natural wonders are being turned into tourist traps, and all the while we’re on our cellphones, texting towards Bethlehem.  The artists below are in love with sound, especially disappearing sound, although they hope it will

Kate Carr ~ Contact

Scientists often note that we spend a lot of time, money and effort trying to contact aliens, while failing to pay attention to some of earth’s most intelligent creatures (dolphins and whales).  Kate Carr’s Contact takes the observation one step further,

Kate Carr ~ Contact

Scientists often note that we spend a lot of time, money and effort trying to contact aliens, while failing to pay attention to some of earth’s most intelligent creatures (dolphins and whales).  Kate Carr’s Contact takes the observation one step further,