Chronicles

  • ‘The Organist’ 44: Contact Milk, A Podcast on Field Recording

    ‘The Organist’ 44: Contact Milk, A Podcast on Field Recording

    An exploration of the art of field recording, which summons alien-sounding compositions from the depths of seemingly benign (and quiet) ponds, bridges, and fence-posts. Produced by Lawrence Dunn. More info: KCRW

  • Bats jamming bats: Food competition through sonar interference

    Bats jamming bats: Food competition through sonar interference

    Interesting article at Science Mag on a special call Bats do for interfere in their own sonars: Communication signals are susceptible to interference (“jamming”) from conspecifics and other sources. Many active sensing animals, including bats and electric fish, alter the frequency…

  • Hamburg: A day in sound

    Hamburg: A day in sound

    Cities and Memory is doing a fantastic project today, called Hamburg: A day in sound. New digital art project sees 32 artists from across the world reinterpret the sounds of the German city over 24 hours On 3 November, dozens of…

  • Reflections on Process in Sound, Issue #3

    Reflections on Process in Sound, Issue #3

    Reflections on Process in Sound is a free online journal by Iris Garrelfs. It focuses on sound related activities but also branches out into adjacent territories with the aim to provide a forum where artists can engage in discussions about…

  • TEDx Amazônia: Gordon Hempton

    TEDx Amazônia: Gordon Hempton

    One day,Gordon Hempton , slept on the grass. A storm fell and he continued asleep in the rain. That was the day he became fascinated with the sounds of nature. For 25 years, his job is to record sounds that…

  • New STR Release by Enrique Maraver

    New STR Release by Enrique Maraver

    Pleased to announce a new release at Sonic Terrain: STR018 – En las Faldas de la Malinche, created from field recordings taken by Enrique Maraver in “La Malinche” territory in Mexico. Go to release page for listening and more info.