Author: Jay-Dea Lopez
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tʃɔːk – eight studies of hearing loss. SEBASTIANE HEGARTY (Very Quiet 2013) Review by Jay-Dea Lopez What is the audibility of loss? This is the central question driving Sebastiane Hegarty’s latest series of recordings released under the title “tʃɔːk: eight…
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The great silence. JAY-DEA LOPEZ (3Leaves 2013) Review by David Vélez ‘…deathlike, dismal, gloomy and appalling…’ These are words used by British colonialists to describe the sounds of Australia in the 18th century as it can be read on the release’s liner notes. ‘The…
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Four walks around a year: Spring. SEBASTIANE HEGARTY (Gruenrekorder 2013) Review by Jay-Dea Lopez It is often said that a place cannot be known until each of its seasons have been observed. The transitions in temperature and light, the migration of…
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Systemic Collapse. JAY-DEA LOPEZ (Impulsive Habitat 2012) Review by Flavien Gillié Cet album de l’artiste australien Jay-Dea Lopez et paru sur le netlabel Impulsive Habitat nous donne à entendre une pièce de vingt minutes composée d’enregistrements de terrain recueillis vers…
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Optical Sound Films 1971-2007. GUY SHERWIN (Lux 2007) Review by Jay-Dea Lopez Those of us working in the field of sound are aware of the hierarchy that places visual art above auditory-based art. Consequently there is often an opposition between…
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Songs of the Living / And the Lived in. LAWRENCE ENGLISH (Room40 2012) Review by Jay-Dea Lopez Since the advent of affordable digital recorders there has been a boom in people recording the sounds that surround them. A quick search…