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a place set aside for contemplation, repose, pause. an area for discovering the connection of space and time through extended listening. study bay is a sound installation investigating the Japanese aesthetic of ma (pause, space, emptiness) and it relationship with the practice of deep listening. Across a six channel array, study bay is a generative […]
Read More the study bayA few pics from the Spatial Audio Workshop I had the pleasure of attending at EMPAC last week.
Read More Spatial Audio Workshop – EMPACYesterday, I had the pleasure of attending “Radical Listening”, a workshop on field recording presented by Lawrence English. After an engaging discussion on the “agency of listening”, approaches to field recording, a rig rundown from the previous night’s performance, a brief history of field recording, and a fair dose of nerdy gear talk, the group, led by […]
Read More Radical Listening with Lawrence EnglishYesterday, a second excursion to record the old Pump House was made. Attention this time around was focused on binaural recordings, and smaller sounds, isolated spaces and drips.
Read More Pump House sound collection, pt. 2Yesterday, I had the privilege to record the sounds of the old Pump House that serviced Richmond during the early 20th century with my friends Vaughn Garland, John Priestley, and Stephen Vitiello. Twas a good day.
Read More Pump House field recording session
Steve Ashby 