Experimental Frequencies
Just discovered the delicate creations of Sounds the Songs of Seabirds: For those that like to listen to gentle ambient drones and plucked guitar experimentation this guys work is for you. Plus it’s mostly free! You can hear tracks from the artists catalogue below with links to grab the albums. If you like what you hear give him a word of encouragement or two on his Myspace page…
Channel 1
Playing abstract, acoustic and neo-classical genres Listen using your default MP3 player Listen using Winamp/iTunes Listen using Windows Media Player Listen using REalONE Player Listen from behind a firewall on port 80
Channel 2
Playing diverse, experimental acoustic vocal genres Listen using your default MP3 player Listen using Winamp/iTunes Listen using Windows Media Player Listen using REalONE Player Listen from behind a firewall on port 80
Peter Broderick and Nils Frahm: Softly Spoken Words From The Nave
The so-called ‘modern classical’ scene has furnished the world with a number of interesting and highly praised artists in recent years, but few have garnered a wider or more devoted following than Peter Broderick and Nils Frahm. Their respective solo work has charmed and delighted listeners of many different stripes, as has their recent collaborative [...]
Digital Edition: January 2012
As I write this the eyes are slightly blurred and the brain is slowly giving way… I guess that’s what seven hours sat in front of a computer screen will do to you! I hope you will agree that it has been worth it as this months digital edition is packed (125 pages to be [...]
Bristol – Sounds & Images Pt.1
A short collection of sound recordings to accompany photography taken in Bristol on 05.02.12…
Listening Mirror – That Gum You Like Is Going To Come Back In Style
There’s no real rhyme or reason behind the selections in this mix. They are all tracks I love, by artists I have great respect for. Some, like Tonto’s Expanding Head Band, opened my eyes to electronic music when I was a teenager in the early 70′s, and I still have my original copies of their [...]
The Winter of The Beard
In the fall of 2005, two filmmakers invited six men across America to join them in an experiment… They would all stop shaving for six months. No trimming allowed. Each was provided a video camera and weekly interview questions to document his own experience. The resulting 600 hours of intimate footage revealed a group of [...]
Here is the first of the Moss Wall series.
http://soundsthesongsofseabirds.bandcamp.com/album/moss-wall-1
I have about two more weeks living in this room with this organ and this guitar. Marathon propogation of moss walls begins with a goal of keeping the sand from getting washed away too quickly. We are holding on to land for our dear lives.
Bob