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

Escape Hatch ~ Bell Recordings/AM Train

The new German label Midnight Circles specializes in field recordings and drone.  Their first two releases, both from Escape Hatch, offer manipulated tape recordings: one from Scandinavian church bells, the other from a commuter train.  These CD-Rs invite listeners to experience familiar sounds in