Sonance by Stephen Shiell
Credits
released March 19, 2019
Credits:
Desert:
Natural radio field recordings made in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada using a Very Low Frequency receiver constructed by Stephen P McGreavy, and a self-created magnetic loop aerial..
Additional studio recordings by Stephen Shiell: Obsidian needle chimes - mined in Nevada and well known for their musical quality
Voice - inspired by the story of the fairy shrimps, whose eggs lie encased in the dry playa soil of alkali flats until the rains come, flooding the desert and prompting the eggs to hatch, grow and reproduce.
Vocals by Hannah White
Wood:
‘Earth Organ’, a score written by Stephen Shiell and performed in the West Woods in Wiltshire with a group of musicians, organ pipes and wooden cow bells.
Many thanks to:
Andrej Bako
Julie Picard
Sarah Sparkes
Ian Thompson
Mark Wagner
Ella White
Hannah White
Recorded by Ian Thompson.
Additional recordings by Stephen Shiell:
The Red Spring at the foot of Glastonbury Tor. Studio recording of self-created singing bowls and gongs, played by Stephen Shiell and Hannah White.
Air:
This is a deep listening track, using excerpts of field recordings I've made exploring the work of Pauline Oliveros. These sit alongside a field recording of a windmill in Cabo de Gata-Níjar, Spain, using a contact mic on one of the wooden beams. The underlying drone is a recording of an air conditioning unit.
Credits:
Desert:
Natural radio field recordings made in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada using a Very Low Frequency receiver constructed by Stephen P McGreavy, and a self-created magnetic loop aerial..
Additional studio recordings by Stephen Shiell: Obsidian needle chimes - mined in Nevada and well known for their musical quality
Voice - inspired by the story of the fairy shrimps, whose eggs lie encased in the dry playa soil of alkali flats until the rains come, flooding the desert and prompting the eggs to hatch, grow and reproduce.
Vocals by Hannah White
Wood:
‘Earth Organ’, a score written by Stephen Shiell and performed in the West Woods in Wiltshire with a group of musicians, organ pipes and wooden cow bells.
Many thanks to:
Andrej Bako
Julie Picard
Sarah Sparkes
Ian Thompson
Mark Wagner
Ella White
Hannah White
Recorded by Ian Thompson.
Additional recordings by Stephen Shiell:
The Red Spring at the foot of Glastonbury Tor. Studio recording of self-created singing bowls and gongs, played by Stephen Shiell and Hannah White.
Air:
This is a deep listening track, using excerpts of field recordings I've made exploring the work of Pauline Oliveros. These sit alongside a field recording of a windmill in Cabo de Gata-Níjar, Spain, using a contact mic on one of the wooden beams. The underlying drone is a recording of an air conditioning unit.
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