chris watson

  • Chris Watson on the Spirit of Places

    Chris Watson on the Spirit of Places

    Two-part interview with Chris Watson, as part of the release of a new digital instrument by Soniccouture, called Haunted Spaces and based in 128 field recordings of the artist, who got them over the years in different places, which are…

  • Sound Journeys

    Sound Journeys

    “Sound journeys is an experiment into how sound shapes the way we understand the world, created by The Principals in collaboration with sound recordist Chris Watson (sound recordist for David Attenborough and formerly of the band Cabaret Voltaire). Shot and…

  • Field Recording as Art Form, an Introduction by Ableton

    Field Recording as Art Form, an Introduction by Ableton

    Ableton has published an interesting introduction to the art of field recording, focusing specially on its use as an art form, exploring some concepts, sharing some sounds and chatting with two well-known artists dedicated to the art of phonography, Chris Watson…

  • An Antidote to Indifference: Field Recording Special #2

    An Antidote to Indifference: Field Recording Special #2

    Caught by the river has announced a second issue of their Field Recording Special from ‘An Antidote to Indifference’ series, after the successful first issue, also curated by Cheryl Tipp. We are proud to announce that our 13th issue of An…

  • Soundscapes: Hear the Painting, See the Sound

    Soundscapes: Hear the Painting, See the Sound

    Leading contemporary sound artists and musicians – Nico Muhly, Susan Philipsz OBE, Gabriel Yared, Jamie xx, Chris Watson, Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller – have been commissioned to respond to a painting of their choice from the National Gallery…

  • The Nimbus Project, New Sound App Based on Chris Watson’s Field Recordings

    The Nimbus Project, New Sound App Based on Chris Watson’s Field Recordings

    The Nimbus Project is a new app to be released in september. The Nimbus Project is a sound art app, a collection of sound works by Chris Watson contained in an app for mobile devices. It enables listeners to hear…