Posts Tagged: Natasha Barrett

Natasha Barrett ~ Toxic Colour

Natasha Barrett tells stories in sound.  Her new album uses field recordings as a starting point, then obscures and in some cases enhances the original recordings in the service of a higher cause.  These “ambisonic” pieces not only reflect the world,

Natasha Barrett ~ Toxic Colour

Natasha Barrett tells stories in sound.  Her new album uses field recordings as a starting point, then obscures and in some cases enhances the original recordings in the service of a higher cause.  These “ambisonic” pieces not only reflect the world,

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

Natasha Barrett ~ Reconfiguring the Landscape

The last time we reviewed Norwegian soundscape artist Natasha Barrett, she was playing with ping-pong balls – a lot of ping-pong balls – on Heterotopia, which encouraged listeners to ponder the “otherness” of ordinary life: the sounds beneath the surface and the meaning

Natasha Barrett ~ Reconfiguring the Landscape

The last time we reviewed Norwegian soundscape artist Natasha Barrett, she was playing with ping-pong balls – a lot of ping-pong balls – on Heterotopia, which encouraged listeners to ponder the “otherness” of ordinary life: the sounds beneath the surface and the meaning

Natasha Barrett ~ Heterotopia

Over the course of her career, Natasha Barrett has ascended from the label “Norway’s most promising composer of electro-acoustic music” to what The New York Times calls “one of the leading composers in 3D audio.”  This trajectory is the reflection of hard work and

Natasha Barrett ~ Heterotopia

Over the course of her career, Natasha Barrett has ascended from the label “Norway’s most promising composer of electro-acoustic music” to what The New York Times calls “one of the leading composers in 3D audio.”  This trajectory is the reflection of hard work and

Natasha Barrett ~ Peat+Polymer

This one has it all: intercontinental field recordings, sledding children, vocal manipulations, soundscapes, excursions in drone.  Natasha Barrett has been called “Norway’s most prominent composer of electro-acoustic music,” and on the basis of this double disc, she’s earned it.  Peat+Polymer isn’t just

Natasha Barrett ~ Peat+Polymer

This one has it all: intercontinental field recordings, sledding children, vocal manipulations, soundscapes, excursions in drone.  Natasha Barrett has been called “Norway’s most prominent composer of electro-acoustic music,” and on the basis of this double disc, she’s earned it.  Peat+Polymer isn’t just