Accidental Wilderness by Alëna Korolëva

Released on Ryoanji Records (CD+digital album)
Full album available at https://ryoanji-alena.bandcamp.com/album/accidental-wilderness

This album of field recording-based compositions grew from listening to the sounds of the ever-changing boundary between the city of Toronto and Lake Ontario. The waterfront is a transition zone where sounds of animals, plants, people, machines and water meet and overlap.

The album’s title refers to the transformation of a wasteland into new natural habitats. This happened in Toronto as wildlife reclaimed islands of construction garbage which had been dumped into the lake. Over the years the site became a lush green park, a home and meeting place for many different species.

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