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  • The Field Recordist As Obsessive, by Derek Walmsley

    The Field Recordist As Obsessive, by Derek Walmsley

    Interesting article by Derek Walmsley at The Wire. “Some recordists are like hoarders, bringing home whatever they find outside with little discrimination as to what’s worth preserving and what’s not.” Derek Walmsley sorts through The Wire’s post bag in search…

  • Christopher DeLaurenti: Towards Activist Sound

    Christopher DeLaurenti: Towards Activist Sound

    Writer, musician and activist Christopher DeLaurenti on sonic protest and his field recordings of social change. Read at The Wire. (via mediateletipos)

  • Excerpt of “Silence”, a film about field recording

    Excerpt of “Silence”, a film about field recording

    The Wire has published a nice excerpt from a film about field recording, called Silence. Watch an excerpt from a film tracing the fictional travels of a field recordist through north west Ireland. Silence is reviewed by Dan Barrow in The Wire 354. Silence tells the…

  • The Wire: Gruenrekorder Mix

    The Wire: Gruenrekorder Mix

    The Wire has published a fantastic mix featuring recordings and compositions from Gruenrekorder label. The list of artists include: Ben Owen, Tom Lawrence, Mikhail Karikis, Slavek Kwi, Peter Cusack, Budhaditya Chattopadhyay, Bettina Wenzel, Craig Vear, Andrea Polli, Andreas Bick, Heike…

  • Alan Lamb Interview

    Alan Lamb Interview

    Chris Watson interviews Alan Lamb for The Wire, BBC Radio 4. Download The Music of the Wires: wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson is captivated by the extraordinary sounds of the wind and the weather as they play on vast lengths…