Posts Tagged: Kate Carr
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
Kate Carr ~ Midsummer, London
What is the sound of summer? Kate Carr spent the longest day of 2023 recording the length of London while traveling the Thames. As of today, the summer solstice has come around again, and her soundscape serves as both evocation
Kate Carr ~ Midsummer, London
What is the sound of summer? Kate Carr spent the longest day of 2023 recording the length of London while traveling the Thames. As of today, the summer solstice has come around again, and her soundscape serves as both evocation
Viv Corringham ~ Soundwalkscapes
What is the value of listening to someone else’s soundwalk? It’s a reasonable question. Hildegard Westerkamp defined soundwalking as a practice of listening to one’s environment. A means of intentionally tuning in to one’s surroundings. But listening to someone else
Viv Corringham ~ Soundwalkscapes
What is the value of listening to someone else’s soundwalk? It’s a reasonable question. Hildegard Westerkamp defined soundwalking as a practice of listening to one’s environment. A means of intentionally tuning in to one’s surroundings. But listening to someone else
ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
Some field recording artists travel to the ends of the earth to capture sounds many of us will never hear in person. This year’s selection includes magma, ice and hydrophone recordings. But field recording can be as simple as recording
ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
Some field recording artists travel to the ends of the earth to capture sounds many of us will never hear in person. This year’s selection includes magma, ice and hydrophone recordings. But field recording can be as simple as recording
Kate Carr ~ false dawn
When is a field recording not a field recording? The dawn chorus arises from silence in a soft drone, followed by the sound of footsteps on gravel. Kate Carr is setting out in the forest, as she has so many times
Kate Carr ~ false dawn
When is a field recording not a field recording? The dawn chorus arises from silence in a soft drone, followed by the sound of footsteps on gravel. Kate Carr is setting out in the forest, as she has so many times
Kate Carr ~ dawn, always new, often superb, inaugurates the return of the everyday
The splendid title may sing of post-rock, but dawn, always new, often superb, inaugurates the return of the everyday is more accurately described as post-music; a set of soundscapes culled from London’s Bricklayers Arms roundabout and chopped into minuscule pieces. The album
Kate Carr ~ dawn, always new, often superb, inaugurates the return of the everyday
The splendid title may sing of post-rock, but dawn, always new, often superb, inaugurates the return of the everyday is more accurately described as post-music; a set of soundscapes culled from London’s Bricklayers Arms roundabout and chopped into minuscule pieces. The album
ACL 2020 ~ Top Ten Experimental
A surprising fact about this year’s experimental picks: nearly every entry contains an aspect of spoken word. This unusual combination may reflect our desire for narrative as opposed to lyric. The world is a jumble right now; can anyone make sense
ACL 2020 ~ Top Ten Experimental
A surprising fact about this year’s experimental picks: nearly every entry contains an aspect of spoken word. This unusual combination may reflect our desire for narrative as opposed to lyric. The world is a jumble right now; can anyone make sense
All Together Now ~ The AMPLIFY Encore
During the pandemic, most festivals either retreated or closed. AMPLIFY 2020 went in the opposite direction. We blinked and 50 more tracks, EPs and albums came out, including the best of the bunch! For six months, the repurposed online festival has
All Together Now ~ The AMPLIFY Encore
During the pandemic, most festivals either retreated or closed. AMPLIFY 2020 went in the opposite direction. We blinked and 50 more tracks, EPs and albums came out, including the best of the bunch! For six months, the repurposed online festival has
a closer listen 