Posts Tagged: David Velez

ACL 2024 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape

A huge congratulations to Manja Ristić, who appears on this chart three times, twice with collaborators and once solo.  We believe that this is the first time such an event has taken place; and these were not the artist’s only

ACL 2024 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape

A huge congratulations to Manja Ristić, who appears on this chart three times, twice with collaborators and once solo.  We believe that this is the first time such an event has taken place; and these were not the artist’s only

David Vélez ~ Comfort Food

Comfort Food may be one of the cruelest albums ever recorded.  First, David Vélez plants vegetable seeds, then takes care of the cute little babies (pictured on the cover) as they grow.  He feeds them, waters them and plays sine waves and

David Vélez ~ Comfort Food

Comfort Food may be one of the cruelest albums ever recorded.  First, David Vélez plants vegetable seeds, then takes care of the cute little babies (pictured on the cover) as they grow.  He feeds them, waters them and plays sine waves and

David Vélez – Beta Vulgaris

Beta Vulgaris is a composite experiment into horticultural acoustics. Based on a series of readings about the beneficial role of sound to the life, growth and well-being of plants, the album sets to document an experiment Vélez conducted in his own

David Vélez – Beta Vulgaris

Beta Vulgaris is a composite experiment into horticultural acoustics. Based on a series of readings about the beneficial role of sound to the life, growth and well-being of plants, the album sets to document an experiment Vélez conducted in his own

Bruno Duplant & David Vélez ~ our seasons reverse

Seeing the title, one first assumes that the artists are communicating across opposing hemispheres, one serenaded by summer and the other draped in winter. Instead they are creating a shared sonic world that highlights the danger of climate change, and

Bruno Duplant & David Vélez ~ our seasons reverse

Seeing the title, one first assumes that the artists are communicating across opposing hemispheres, one serenaded by summer and the other draped in winter. Instead they are creating a shared sonic world that highlights the danger of climate change, and

David Vélez ~ The Things That Objects Can Teach Us About Ourselves

Some people seek comfort in music. Others seek questions. Traveling far beyond the sofa, sound artist David Vélez probes the unresolved. If to extend oneself requires risk, listening to his compositions requires leaning into space, surrendering to a balance that is

David Vélez ~ The Things That Objects Can Teach Us About Ourselves

Some people seek comfort in music. Others seek questions. Traveling far beyond the sofa, sound artist David Vélez probes the unresolved. If to extend oneself requires risk, listening to his compositions requires leaning into space, surrendering to a balance that is

ACL 2016: Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape

Few people would guess that the Field Recording and Soundscape section of our site would also be its most timely and political.  And yet, as this year’s selections indicate, the genre is far more than nature recordings. While these continue

ACL 2016: Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape

Few people would guess that the Field Recording and Soundscape section of our site would also be its most timely and political.  And yet, as this year’s selections indicate, the genre is far more than nature recordings. While these continue

The Unfathomless Series: artificial memory trace, David Vélez & Bruno Duplant

The Unfathomless series (the younger sibling of the Mystery Sea label, currently on hiatus) returns with two very different soundscapes: a night in Australia’s Garig Gunak Barlu with Slavek Kwi (artificial memory trace) and a “dilapidated mass of sound” from

The Unfathomless Series: artificial memory trace, David Vélez & Bruno Duplant

The Unfathomless series (the younger sibling of the Mystery Sea label, currently on hiatus) returns with two very different soundscapes: a night in Australia’s Garig Gunak Barlu with Slavek Kwi (artificial memory trace) and a “dilapidated mass of sound” from

The Return of Impulsive Habitat

After a six-month hiatus, the field recording label Impulsive Habitat has returned with five releases that speak to the season and serve as a restorative to the soul.  The label is run by David Vélez, Juan Calarco and Pedro Leitâo, and

The Return of Impulsive Habitat

After a six-month hiatus, the field recording label Impulsive Habitat has returned with five releases that speak to the season and serve as a restorative to the soul.  The label is run by David Vélez, Juan Calarco and Pedro Leitâo, and