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El Coro de Arasy | Juan Manuel Castrillo<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n Also known as the mountain jungle, Tucuman- Bolivian jungle or just \u201cel monte\u201d to its inhabitants, Las Yungas covers the eastern side of the sub-Andean mountains, Pampean mountains and Andean foothills of the Argentinean provinces of Jujuy, Salta, Tucuman and Catamarca. Despite representing only 2% of the national territory, it consists of the richest environments in terms of variety of species and natural resources, along with the Misiones jungle. Together they are home to around 50% of Argentina’s biodiversity. However, in the last 50 years, human activities have resulted in the transformation and disappearance of large wooded areas. Huge environmental problems exist caused by forest degradation (due to overexplotation), foothill jungle land being converted for factory farming, fires, loss of habitat for transportation projects, etc.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sound recorded at night in October of 2013, in Parque Nacional Calileg\u00fca (Calileg\u00fca National Park). The park is located in the Las Yungas region of northeastern Jujuy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Arasy is the moon goddess in the Guarani culture, which is the predominant ethnic group in the area.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Excerpts:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n MP3<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n MP3<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n MP3<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 01 Track (30\u203230\u2033) <\/p>\n Field Recording Series by Gruenrekorder <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a>Reviews<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Birkut | Tiny Mix Tapes<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n 1. Threat: a sense of impending doom that\u2019s clear in the otherwise anonymous collective tone of Castrillo\u2019s cast. <\/p>\n THREAT <\/p>\n IMMEDIACY <\/p>\n SORROW <\/p>\n El Coro de Arasy is an unsettling listen, but it carries the weight of an artefact both personal and affecting. As a consequence of Castillo\u2019s well-crafted narrative, he brings a sense of expectation to the piece before eradicating any preconceived notion as to what could happen next. It\u2019s a dramatic work that\u2019s bolstered by both the resilience of his subject and the peril it faces, which comes amplified through a coarse and gritty stampede of sound that was captured during a single evening on \u201cel monte.\u201d <\/p>\n \u0141ukasz Kom\u0142a | polyphonia.pl<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n Juan Manuel Castrillo | El Coro de Arasy El Coro de Arasy | Juan Manuel Castrillo GrDl 151 | Gruen Digital > [order] MP3 & FLAC Reviews Also known as the mountain jungle, Tucuman- Bolivian jungle or just \u201cel monte\u201d to its inhabitants, Las Yungas covers the eastern side of the sub-Andean mountains, Pampean mountains and Andean foothills of the Argentinean […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12593","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gruenrekorder.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gruenrekorder.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gruenrekorder.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gruenrekorder.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gruenrekorder.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12593"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.gruenrekorder.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13583,"href":"https:\/\/www.gruenrekorder.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12593\/revisions\/13583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gruenrekorder.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nEl Coro de Arasy is a single-track field recording captured at night in Parque Nacional Calilegua, Argentina. It\u2019s a bold and political work that separates varying degrees of distance between the recording equipment and the furthest inflection of natural resonance. Each layer assumes a rich and diverse sonic tapestry while illustrating the imminent threat that lingers at the edge of what can be heard. By distilling the interplay between sub-Andean biodiversity and its discreet eradication, Juan Manuel Castrillo\u2019s track triggers three interwoven responses, which can be identified in the following ways:<\/p>\n
\n2. Immediacy: as caused by subtle movements and their proximity to Castrillo\u2019s equipment.
\n3. Sorrow: a consequence of the mechanical, motorized sounds that encircle the subject.<\/p>\n
\nThere is a fascinating rhythm to be found in the fractured hum that washes over this otherwise dense and elaborate landscape. It\u2019s near impossible to identify the source of the croaks, groans, ticks, swills, and pulses that carve their way about the fiery static of evening air, but they seem confounded by an apparent feeling of distress, at least to begin with. They do not flare or rise at the sign of a motorized vehicle, but they continue in their constant bombardment of secret language, of calls and of reflexes that will remain forever unknown. And yet, through their consistency, there is enough to recognize patterns \u2014 or regular occurrences \u2014 that bridge a geographical divide between the location and the audience.<\/p>\n
\nWithout warning, something will break under the weight of a moving body. The effect is minor, but Castrillo positions his equipment in a way that makes it identifiable. It disturbs the flow caused by his natural subject, but it doesn\u2019t break its pace, at least not in a way that\u2019s noticeable. Castrillo has been scrupulous in forging this connect, this sense of immediacy between those who are listening and the moment in which he is recording. It gives us, the audience, ideas of proximity, as to just how distant the furthest creatures are and how close our curator is to the most immediate living entity. In achieving this, Castrillo brings us into the framework of his project; we are no longer a passive audience drenched in exotic fuzz, but participants in the work and witnesses to its careful and precise unveiling.<\/p>\n
\nWhen introducing the release, Castrillo discusses forest degradation. He talks about \u201cjungle land being converted for factory farming,\u201d as well as other damage \u2014 \u201cfires, loss of habitat for transportation projects etc.\u201d It\u2019s the lack of a distinct reaction from his subject that conjures a feeling of deep sorrow when anything \u201cunnatural\u201d can be depicted here. The source of constant drone responsible for broadcasting that natural sound is unperturbed by a vehicle that patrols nearby. It\u2019s apparent throughout the track \u2014 starting out in the left speaker and working its way around to the right, as though surrounding our natural species entirely. There is no distinguishable reaction \u2014 the reaction may well be there, but it doesn\u2019t come in a form that would alter our instinctive perception \u2014 and this gives the impression that either the wildlife (the jungle as a singular, living entity) is on edge and in a constant state of alarm, or that this mechanical sound is all too familiar and any reaction we might expect is unjustified. Either way, the motion Castrillo captures through this brief snapshot ignites a feeling of anguish, regardless of our understanding.<\/p>\n
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