Category Archive: commentary / review

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harmonic remains

harmonic remains

In the last 8 months I’ve made a number of recordings of old, and as far as I can tell, abandoned telegraph lines. My friend …

 

what is field recording?

what is field recording?

This is a question I’ve been asking myself ever since I realized that “field recording” was something of a viable genre for many working with …

 

sound workshop for youth, rev. 3

sound workshop for youth, rev. 3

Last week I gave a sound workshop which was part of a summer theater camp for youth in Mooste. …

 

and/OAR video gallery

and/OAR video gallery

Dale Lloyd has put together a nice set of video works on the and/OAR site he’s culled from the YouTube plethora. Its nice to get …

 

noctilucent sky

noctilucent sky

These are noctilucent clouds hovering at the edge of the earth’s atmosphere on the fringes of space. Nobody is quite sure what they are, but …

 

interview with Jez riley French

interview with Jez riley French

After some email exchanges with Jez riley French we both felt there was plenty potential discussion surrounding our approaches to working with sound. Jez runs …

 

radio aporee, mapping sounds

radio aporee, mapping sounds

I just uploaded a bunch of sounds to radio aporee ::: maps, one of the many interesting projects by Berlin based artist Udo Noll. Udo …

 

a forest audience of trees and microphones

a forest audience of trees and microphones

Towards the end of our intentional gathering, two trips were made into the nearby state forest. Each time we walked until we were attracted to …

 

intentional sound gathering

intentional sound gathering

I’ve spent the past few weeks in France visiting with Patrick McGinley who has generously offered his temporary residence as a gathering place for friends, …

 

of coastal tanks and inland bunkers

of coastal tanks and inland bunkers

This past weekend I was in Riga to visit the Sound Forest festival. I could write about my impressions of the festival but I won’t. …

 

notes from nodar

notes from nodar

It has been a while since my last post, which was partly due to my being away in Portugal for most of April. Something of …

 

urban exploration : dead meat

urban exploration : dead meat

An urban research group in Tartu was looking at the phenomenon of urban exploration. I suggested to make a small trip somewhere in the city. …