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    Shangri La. DAVID MICHAEL (3Leaves 2011) ‘Shangri-La is a fictional place described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton. Hilton describes Shangri-La as a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western…

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    Agua da paz – CORDELL KLIER performs ERIC LA CASA recordings (Impulsive Habitat 2011) Most field recordists have experienced the moment when an unanticipated sound triggers compositional ideas. These moments serve as reminders to be flexible in our approach to…

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    The Field Reporter Radio #6 programmed by Alan Smithee [bandcamp track=2150585429 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=venti] 1. (fragment) Ulu lone. YANNICK DAUBY, MARC NAMBLARD from ‘Ulu lone’ (Silence Radio 2006) 2. (fragment) Zanshin Particles. CHRISTOPH LIMBACH from ‘3Priiises Vol.4’ (Earsheltering 2012) 3.…

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    The bright work. JEZ RILEY FRENCH (Engraved Glass 2009 / 2012) ‘The bright work’, originally published on 2009 and reissued on February of 2012, was largely made with hydrophones, very likely the ones Jez Riley French builds himself. Hydrophones offer…

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    Without the wolves. PALI MEAURSAULT (Entr’acte 2011) For most glaciers, retreating and advancing are very slow occurrences, noticeable only over a long time. “Redox”, the almost 24 minutes opening track of “Without the Wolves” by Pali Meursault, compresses time and…

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    Harbour. LASSE MARC RIEK (Herbal International 2010) Harbors are locations where we can find beautiful incidental sonorities and narratives. The constant movement, the quietness, the friction and the materials, the rust, the textures; the sounds we hear, the sounds we don’t…