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\nPeter Kutin | Burmese Days<\/a> & Hafd\u00eds Bjarnad\u00f3ttir | Sounds of Iceland<\/a> @<\/strong>
\nMusique Machine – Best Of 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lewis Gilbert | Roundstone & R. Schwarz | The Scale of Things @ <\/strong>
\nACL 2015: Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape<\/a><\/p>\n

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Lewis Gilbert ~ Roundstone<\/a>
\nThe Atlantic Ocean calls out to you. The infinite heartbeat pulsates through the grey waves as they rhythmically crash onto the shore. The wind bruises your face, blowing your hair every which way and rustling your jacket. The low skies are permanently cloudy, and like a spirit afraid of the afterlife\u2019s light they refuse to move on. The sky has forgotten its blue. This is the sound of nature \u2013 100% natural music. (James Catchpole)<\/p>\n

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R. Schwarz ~ The Scale of Things<\/a>
\nThe human ear is unequipped to hear the wealth of available sound. R. Schwarz flips the script on The Scale of Things, amplifying sources that are foreign to the common listener. At times, one imagines the specific sources, but it\u2019s just as likely that the ear is being fooled. By embracing the seldom heard, Schwarz opens new avenues of listening. (Richard Allen)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Animal Music \u2013 Sound & Song in the Natural World<\/a> @<\/strong>
\nSonic Terrain\u2019s Bookshelf: +200 Books on Sound
\nwww.sonicfield.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Review | By Richard Allen \/ a closer listen<\/a><\/strong>
\nRodolphe ALEXIS<\/a> | The glittering thing on the mountain<\/a>
\nAfter reviewing Gruenrekorder\u2019s oppressive yet vastly alluring Landscapes of Fear, it\u2019s a pleasure to receive its polar opposite. Rodolphe Alexis\u2019 The glittering thing on the mountain is a soothing reminder of the world\u2019s unsullied places, where rivers flow, birds sing, and sunlight glimmers in the mangroves. Subtitled Field Recordings from Japan\u2019s last frontier, the hour-long set conveys the soundscape of Japan\u2019s southernmost island, Iriomote-Jima. As the island was never fully occupied by human beings, its soundscape remains virtually pristine, as the artist discovered last summer. The title comes from a legend of a large cat whose eyes could be seen at night. Neither proven nor disproven, the presence of this cat looms over the island. Is it the island\u2019s protector? […<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Review | By Frans de Waard \/ VITAL WEEKLY<\/a><\/strong>
\nRodolphe ALEXIS<\/a> | The glittering thing on the mountain<\/a>
\nWhile listening to this release of recordings made at Iriomote-Jima, the most southern island in Japan, there is a storm outside the VWHQ. It’s cold, very windy and it rains from time to time. So it’s a bit odd hearing these recordings from a place where ‚90% of it ground is covered by jungle and mangrove‘ and an island that never had many people living on it. An island with insects, frogs, birds, flying foxes and ‚the famous leopard cat named Yamaneko, which was only discovered in 1965‘, as well as ‚another mysterious big cat allegedly lived on the island and was much larger than the Yamaneko. At night, his eyes were said to be the glittering thing on the mountain or Yamapikary\u0101. […<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Review | By Frans de Waard \/ VITAL WEEKLY<\/a><\/strong>
\nVarious Artists | Landscapes of Fear<\/a>
\nAnother ’no expense spared‘ release here: a large box and inside two CDs and a folded poster that looks like a map on one side and explanations on the other side. Much like the recently reviewed ‚Grenzen‘ compilation (Vital Weekly 1003) this compilation also deals with borders, but in this case limits itself to borders between countries, sources of conflict between them, refugees, big data and such like. A compilation, another one. Here we find such composers as Sebastian Thewes, Tim Gorinski, Public Demand, Katharina Mayer, Ali Chakav, Linda Franke, Achim Mohne, Stephanie Glauber\/Miriam Gossing, Zo-on Slows, Alisa Berger, Axel Pulgar, Lena Ditte Nissen, Tzeshi Lei, Renate Boden and Random Supply. […<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Review | By Josh Landry \/ Musique Machine<\/a><\/strong>
\nPauline Oliveros<\/a> & David Rothenberg<\/a> & Timothy Hill<\/a> | Cicada Dream Band<\/a>
\nVeteran avant garde composer and V-accordion player Pauline Oliveros has joined forces with clarinet player David Rothenberg and throat singer Timothy Hill for „Cicada Dream Band“, a new project in the spirit of her other trio, the Deep Listening Band, responsible for many of Oliveros‘ most known releases. Like Deep Listening Band, the music on this album is an active form of ambient \/ classical avant garde \/ free improvisation which combines field recordings with live instrumentation. It comes off as a playful nature worship ritual, in much the way one might expect based on the title and lush green forested artwork. […<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Review | By MASSIMO RICCI \/ TOUCHING EXTREMES<\/a><\/strong>
\nSelected Recordings of Bayaka Music by Louis Sarno<\/a>
\nSong from the Forest: The Soundtrack<\/a>
\nDetermining signs must always be recognized.
\nUsually, when this reviewer spends time with a promising record that fails to deliver, another CD is placed in the player straight away in an instinctive gesture. And when the second item acts as an instant catalyzer of corroborative feelings and improved energies \u2013 in opposition to the \u201cbeen there, done that\u201d feeling related to the preceding listen \u2013 the lingering impression is that of having achieved an unexpected goal without lucky coincidences. This is exactly what happened with Song From The Forest. The invisible hand that pushed yours truly towards this magnificent disc had not given any advance information. […<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Review | By Richard Allen \/ a closer listen<\/a><\/strong>
\nVarious Artists | Landscapes of Fear<\/a>
\nGruenrekorder\u2019s new double-disc Landscapes of Fear, conceived and produced by Dirk Specht and Sebastian Thewes, explores the role of sound art as psychological reflection and social commentary. The liner notes are as contemporary as the evening news, referencing the European border crisis and military occupation. The fold-out map displays air bases, refugee trails and nuclear reactors, drawn as to minimize man-made borders. The aural selections demonstrate that a single sound may be a simultaneous comfort and threat, balm and disturbance, depending on both the listener and the environment. […<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Landscapes of Fear – CD-Release-Konzert<\/strong>
\nmit Vortr\u00e4gen von Lasse-Marc Riek\/Roland Etzin (Gruenrekorder), Sina Seifee und Livebeitr\u00e4gen der Projektteilnehmer.<\/p>\n

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Freitag, 04. Dezember 2015 \u2013 20:00 h KHM-Aula
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