Thinking
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Field Notes #3: Traces
Gruenrekorder has published the third edition of their Field Notes publication. Articles: 1. Tom Lawrence: The Waterbeetles of Pollardstown Fen 2. Scott Sherk: Phonography: Art or Documentation? 3. Jim Cummings: My Ears will Never be the Same 4. Marcus Kürten et al.: ‘Something Which…
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Songs of the Humpback Whale. ROGER PAYNE (Capitol 1970) ‘Songs of the Humpback Whale’ can be seen as a milestone in the history of published field recordings. Firstly, this double sided LP made available the first commercial recordings of Humpback…
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The Birth of Wildlife Sound Recordings
A few months ago The Field Reporter published a very interesting research wrote by Cheryl Tipp on The Birth of Wildlife Sound Recordings. Part I – Introduction Part II – Recording in the Wild Part III – Mimicry Part IV…
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Steel Glares and Night Shadows. FIVE ELEMENTS MUSIC, DENIS SHAPOVALOV (Obs / Still Sleep 2012) What sonic potential lies beneath the surface of natural materials? How can these be unleashed to create a mood unrealised in their natural form? These questions are…
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Like falling out of trees into collectors’ albums. PATRICK FARMER (Consumer Waste 2011) Three imaginary approaches to Patrick Farmer’s triptych ‘Like falling out of trees into collectors’ albums’: 1. Sound The first track is a recording of ice melting and…
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Witch-hunt. PLEQ, HIROKI SASAJIMA (Taâlem 2012) Y a-t-il de nos jours sorcière désirable ? Peu nous chaut celle gothique moderne de notre société romantique à l’agonie, non, on choisit d’aimer la vraie, celle qui a expérimenté la brûlure des flammes…