Author: Jay-Dea Lopez

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v-p v-f is v-n. VARIOUS ARTISTS (Winds Measure 2012) Review by Jay-Dea Lopez Winds Measure Recordings’ new compilation, “v-p v-f is v-n”, could best be described as a celebration of contemporary field-recording. Featuring sounds captured from swamps, oceans, barns, kitchens and…

December 3, 2012
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Time Passes. LUIS ANTERO, JAY-DEA LOPEZ (Green Field 2012) Review by Flavien Gillié A Day In The Life Jay-Dea Lopez et Luis Antero artistes sonores et adeptes du field recording sont réunis ici sur un album pour littéralement faire passer…

October 17, 2012
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Sacralizing space. MATTHEW SANSOM (Wandering Ear 2006) Review by Jay-Dea Lopez The sounds of seabirds, wind and distant traffic suggest we are positioned at a coastal region, a liminal point where nature meets the urban sprawl. The tranquillity is broken…

October 2, 2012
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Camino, parte primera. EDU COMELLES (Wandering Ear 2012) Review by Jay-Dea Lopez Perhaps no other pilgrimage route stirs the restless traveller’s spirit more than El Camino de Santiago, the Way of St James. Walking for weeks, sometimes months, pilgrims historically…

September 18, 2012
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Two films. JOHN GRZINICH (And/oar 2012) Review by Jay-Dea Lopez Electrical power-lines humming above open farmlands, lifeless branches hitting ice-coated wires, waves echoing as they lap inside pipes; these are only a few of the sounds captured by John Grzinich in “Two Films”. This mesmerising DVD, released…

September 8, 2012
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Prairie. D’INCISE (Obs 2012) The genre of drone music has found a powerful voice in Swiss composer D’incise. During the past decade he has worked on several releases that have pushed this hypnotic medium into new territories. The latest release…

August 13, 2012