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  • Autumn's ritual

    Autumn's ritual
    2024/12/19
    "The bells of the reindeer are used throughout the piece, blended with the chimes and drum to create a dark paganesque soundscape. The words were a collaboration with Bianca Chudley le Corre.

    "It is a meditation on the lives of the reindeer herder, the rituals as autumn passes to winter, the knowledge of routes & tradition passed down through the generations.
    What started as a Breton inspired acoustic folk tune soon developed into this brooding songscape."

    Reindeer bells in Mongolia reimagined by Daniel Chudley - Le Corre.
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    6 分
  • Now you can cross the road safely

    Now you can cross the road safely
    2024/12/19
    "When I first heard the ticking of the traffic light in the field recording, I instantly recognized its potential and shared it with my bandmates, Sandeep and Darren. We decided to use it as the rhythm section's backbeat and composed guitar and bass parts around it.

    "It's amazing how this traffic light in Greece uses various sounds to guide pedestrians, including a female voice instructing them to wait or cross safely.

    "Inspired by the idea of representing 'change' musically, we composed a dynamic track with four distinct sections, transitioning between them in both smooth and abrupt ways. The track evolves gradually, beginning with a field recording and muted arpeggiated synth before building into a full band with acoustic guitar, bass, and drums. It transitions to a quiet bridge that draws the listener in, followed by an intense section with wailing electric guitars, sawtooth synth leads, distorted bass, louder drums, and a fast-ticking rhythm from the field recording, amplifying the chaos. This climactic section fades into a serene piano piece by Samantha, mirrored by Sandeep on guitar and accompanied by Darren, playing chords on his bass guitar.

    "With each listen, the song reveals a new story of our friendship — born over a decade ago, tested by ups and downs, but ultimately strengthened into a lasting bond. This project brought us back to the studio after a long break, creating music and memories alike."

    Athens traffic light reimagined by Matsya.
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    4 分
  • Spring reindeer bells in Khingan

    Spring reindeer bells in Khingan
    2024/12/19
    In west-north Khinga mountains, there is a very special community called Chinese Evenki. Their language is disappearing with the traditional migration life. And it's happening in the last 30 years. They used to live with reindeers in the deep mountains. And they were hunters.

    But when I was there, only around 20 people in the mountain who take care of the reindeers. YES, they look after them NOT live with them.

    What those reindeers can help is antler velvet and photos with tourists in summer. Only few of younger Evenki would like go to the mountain with older generations, but more for taking care of the elders. Most of younger Evenki even can not speak their language. So I took few days to keep the reindeer bells echo in the mountains.

    Recorded by Digimonk.
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    4 分
  • Traffic light, Athens

    Traffic light, Athens
    2024/12/19
    The Athenian traffic light that talks outside of Kallimarmaro stadium. Supposed to replace the old ones for accessibility purposes. Instead, there are a few of them throughout the municipality of Athens, only nearby tourist destinations.

    Recorded by Agapi Zarda.
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    1 分
  • Eucharist at St. Paul's

    Eucharist at St. Paul's
    2024/12/19
    Eucharist service at the iconic, historic St. Paul's Cathedral in London, one of the most famous sacred spaces in the United Kingdom. The service is free to attend for worshippers, but the cathedral is also full of paying tourists looking around the cathedral, so the experience is one of a concentration of religious service right at the centre of this sacred space, surrounded by commerce and tourism on all sides.

    The sound is - obviously - drenched in reverb as it is piped out from speakers either side of us into the cavernous space beneath the famous dome designed by Christopher Wren.

    Recorded by Cities and Memory.
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    13 分
  • Thanin food market, Chiang Mai at 4.00pm

    Thanin food market, Chiang Mai at 4.00pm
    2024/12/19
    This is a fresh (vegetables and fruit) and prepared food market in the middle of Chiang Mai, Thailand. People are preparing food and keeping things tidy! This market is one in a cluster of markets in the Than-in areas selling different kinds of products.

    Recorded by Alex Boyesen.
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    39 分
  • Movement directed by the sea

    Movement directed by the sea
    2024/12/19
    An imagined journey in the direction of and directed by the sound of the sea.

    Waves in Sooke, Canada reimagined by Alex Vald.
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    16 分
  • Grace given

    Grace given
    2024/12/19
    "My sound (Eucharist at St Pauls) was randomly assigned. I don't personally have a religious faith, but the sound got me curious about how believers might experience communication with 'God'. When I received this assignment I'd just made a foxhole radio and had the magic of transmitting/receiving messages very much in mind- and how they can be affected, mangled and interpreted (or misinterpreted) over time and space.

    "There's a lot I wanted to do/play with- certainly around re-recording my interview tape and the original recording in other reverberant spaces and via natural filters, and also using physical distance and manual ways of distorting the sound, but despite the ample time granted for this project, life got in the way a bit...so it is what it is..
    I enjoyed the thought process and I never would have addressed this subject matter without the provocation of this assignment, so thank you."

    St. Paul's Cathedral Eucharist reimagined by Eleventeen.
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    4 分