Posts Tagged: David Velez

ACL 2014: Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape

Field recordings and soundscapes do much more than reflect the sounds of nature.  They also delve into local culture and artificial sound environments; they serve as travelogues, historical statements, and calls to political action.  An environment once captured is never

ACL 2014: Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape

Field recordings and soundscapes do much more than reflect the sounds of nature.  They also delve into local culture and artificial sound environments; they serve as travelogues, historical statements, and calls to political action.  An environment once captured is never

David Vélez ~ The Wait

“The wait” refers to time spent waiting in the darkness of the Columbian forest, making field recordings and wondering if one is going to be eaten by a jaguar, bitten by a pit viper, squeezed by an anaconda, brushed by

David Vélez ~ The Wait

“The wait” refers to time spent waiting in the darkness of the Columbian forest, making field recordings and wondering if one is going to be eaten by a jaguar, bitten by a pit viper, squeezed by an anaconda, brushed by

ACL 2013: Guest Lists

Guest lists from Jayne Amara Ross and Frédéric D. Oberland (The Freemartin Calf, Oiseaux-Tempête), Bryan Ruhe (Ruhe), David Vélez (The Field Reporter), Monique Recknagel (Sonic Pieces) and David Colohan (Raising Holy Sparks, United Bible Studies) round out the year! Happy post-Christmas to all!

ACL 2013: Guest Lists

Guest lists from Jayne Amara Ross and Frédéric D. Oberland (The Freemartin Calf, Oiseaux-Tempête), Bryan Ruhe (Ruhe), David Vélez (The Field Reporter), Monique Recknagel (Sonic Pieces) and David Colohan (Raising Holy Sparks, United Bible Studies) round out the year! Happy post-Christmas to all!

ACL 2013: Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape

In compiling these field recordings, some artists traveled to distant lands, while others stayed at home.  Some added instruments, others computer processing.  Some of these releases are in love with certain places, but each one is in love with sound.

ACL 2013: Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape

In compiling these field recordings, some artists traveled to distant lands, while others stayed at home.  Some added instruments, others computer processing.  Some of these releases are in love with certain places, but each one is in love with sound.

David Vélez and Simon Whetham ~ Yoi

Two field recording artists get lost in the Amazon jungle.  This may sound like the setup to a joke (and such artists likely have their own brand of humor), but in this case, it was the starting point for an

David Vélez and Simon Whetham ~ Yoi

Two field recording artists get lost in the Amazon jungle.  This may sound like the setup to a joke (and such artists likely have their own brand of humor), but in this case, it was the starting point for an

David Vélez ~ isolation matter

Public notice:  gently-used rooms in David Vélez’ apartment complex have just become available!  The artist recently rescued “a large bell-shaped stainless steel recipient, a heavy rusty chain, a large zinc sheet, oil pipes and many other pieces of metallic junk”

David Vélez ~ isolation matter

Public notice:  gently-used rooms in David Vélez’ apartment complex have just become available!  The artist recently rescued “a large bell-shaped stainless steel recipient, a heavy rusty chain, a large zinc sheet, oil pipes and many other pieces of metallic junk”

David Vélez ~ Unseen Terror

Sound artist David Vélez recently wrote an editorial for The Field Reporter in which he addressed the nature of criticism as it pertains to sound art.  In Vélez’ own (unedited) words:  “I think of a model where artist concentrate in the formal and creative aspects and critics

David Vélez ~ Unseen Terror

Sound artist David Vélez recently wrote an editorial for The Field Reporter in which he addressed the nature of criticism as it pertains to sound art.  In Vélez’ own (unedited) words:  “I think of a model where artist concentrate in the formal and creative aspects and critics

David Vélez ~ El Pájaro que Escucha

Three victories in a row for the 3leaves label (following releases by Craig Vear and Steve Roden) and a hat trick for David Vélez as well, following releases on Unfathomless and Impulsive Habitat.  El Pájaro que Escucha (the bird that listens) is

David Vélez ~ El Pájaro que Escucha

Three victories in a row for the 3leaves label (following releases by Craig Vear and Steve Roden) and a hat trick for David Vélez as well, following releases on Unfathomless and Impulsive Habitat.  El Pájaro que Escucha (the bird that listens) is