Author: fieldreporter

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    2011 according to Edu Comelles: Netaudio and Soundscapes by Edu Comelles Edu Comelles is a young artist, manager of the label Audiotalaia. We asked him to make a list of works he found relevant from 2011 and instead he send…

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    Hypogeion. FRANCISCO LÓPEZ (Mantricum 2011) “Hypogeum or hypogaeum (plural hypogea) literally means “underground”, from Greek hypo (under) and gaia (earth). It usually refers to an underground, non-Christian temple or a tomb. When Christian underground shrines, crypts and tombs that would…

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    El tren fantasma. CHRIS WATSON (Touch 2011) Regarding “El tren fantasma” Chris Watson said in an interview on Pitchfork: “…I was immersed in a location for five weeks. I lived on board the train as we crossed from Las Mochis…

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    (af). BEN OWEN (CON-V 2011) Ben Owen is a sound artist from Brooklyn, New York who is also manager of the label Winds Measure Recordings; he recently published two works on Spanish label CON-V, Tanabe, Voltear (published in cassette format)…

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    Injya. JAMES McDOUGALL. HIROKI SASAJIMA (Unfathomless 2011) Injya is yet another fine release on the specialist label Unfathomless. The label, run by Belgian owner Daniel Crokaert, focuses primarily on ‘phonographies reflecting the spirit of a specific place’ The two artists,…

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      Weekend. ANDREW HAYLECK (Winds Measure Recordings 2011) For this work Andrew Hayleck, sound artist from Baltimore Maryland, works under a very interesting premisse: he explores how he’d hear things if he was an insect. He takes in consideration that sound…