Author: Chris Whitehead
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2011 Final Report: A few words by The Field Reporter Editor Alan Smithee plus PART I of the lists with the most relevant works of 2011 made by our staff and other artists, curators and journalists The Field Reporter was created with…
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The alpha is strong and amplifying beta. CHRISTOPHER McFALL (Impulsive Habitat 2011) “The world’s stock of audio recordings is estimated to be more than 50 Mh (million hours) of materials. None of these recordings are on permanent carriers.” – D. Schuller,…
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L-C (loop-coil). DARIUS CIUTA (Impulsive Habitat 2011) This release is a tricky butterfly to catch and pin down. Despite several listens (it’s quite long at nigh on an hour in duration) to me it remains elusive, and that is an…
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Water Beetles of Pollardstown Fen. TOM LAWRENCE (Gruenrekorder 2011) Stridulate: (Of an insect) to make a shrill sound by rubbing wings, legs or other body parts together. As any sound recordist knows, dropping a hydrophone into a body of water…
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Factory music. LUIS ANTERO (Wandering Ear 2011) Printing Works 87 dBA Since the Industrial Revolution and the embracing by our species of mass production, machinery has made its rhythmic music a central factor in the urban soundscape. Indeed, anyone who…
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Trainishness. PHONIC PSYCHOMIMESIS (Impulsive Habitat 2011) People like trains. There is a mythology and a romance built around them. Speaking personally, my first introduction to a record of anything other than music was when my dad brought home a disc…