Chronicles

  • Jay-Dea Lopez Radio Interview

    Jay-Dea Lopez Radio Interview

    Sound artist Jay-Dea Lopez has been interviewed at Soundproof, a program by Australia’s ABC Radio National, where he talks about several topics around field recording, sonic diversity and sound art, also showcasing sound pieces from different artists. Next up in…

  • If a glacier melts on a mountain, does anyone hear it?

    If a glacier melts on a mountain, does anyone hear it?

    Nice field report by Gustavo Valdivia and Tomás Tello on their trip to a large glacier high in the Andes. In June 2014 the two of us—an anthropologist and an experimental musician, both from Peru– visited Quelccaya, a large glacier high…

  • One Square Inch of Silence

    One Square Inch of Silence

    Take a listening journey with professional sound recordist Gordon Hempton to One Square Inch of Silence, a Hoh Rain Forest location in Olympic National Park he has publicly designated as the quietest place in the lower 48 United States. Defined…

  • “The Acoustic City”, New Book Edited by Matthew Gandy & BJNilsen

    “The Acoustic City”, New Book Edited by Matthew Gandy & BJNilsen

    “The Acoustic City, 208 page Book + 22 track CD. Edited by Matthew Gandy & BJNilsen and published by Jovis. The acoustic city consists of a series of cutting-edge essays on sound and the city accompanied by a specially commissioned CD.…

  • Video-Interview with Simon Whetham

    Video-Interview with Simon Whetham

    An interview with sound artist Simon Whetham.

  • Trees

    Trees

    trees is a research project conducted by the Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology (ICST) in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL). ICST members of staff involved: Marcus Maeder (Project lead), Philippe…