The above photos are evidence of my initial experiments with woodland field recordings. I found this to be very mindful, introspective and freeing experience. Using the H4N recorder I spent a number of hours walking around my hometown woodland, attempting … Continue reading →

As an aspiring DJ and firm believer in the power of communal dance the following audio paper will explore two forms of shamanist ritual with particular focus on how each have been harnessed as a form of protest. The basis … Continue reading →

INTRODUCTION: Aim 1min  Sample: Indiana Jones ‘Temple of Doom’ Sacrifice Ritual Scene   I find it interesting that even now as I write my audio paper and after extensive research, when I think of the word Ritual I cannot help … Continue reading →

BOOKS: Noise-The Political Economy of Music by Jaques Attali The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff MIXING KEY POINTS: MACRO and MICRO—-what is the most important part of the track? What is most important part at a particular time? … Continue reading →

I think it would be interesting for the purpose of my research and to potentially site within my audio paper, specific comments from Youtube made by users who attended the parties in the 1980s. Although this may not be seen … Continue reading →

This is the third take of my improvised session, a rather annoying but happy accident for only the H3 was recording. Yet the natural way in which we progressed to a sequence like this was rather interesting, it felt like … Continue reading →

For the specialisation assignment I am deciding to streamline my research for a number of reasons; Due to my Sound Piece and Audio Paper being similar in the sense of topic, that being of Rituals I’m conscious of my research … Continue reading →

Following on from my Forest recordings made a few weeks ago, I was inspired to use the H3N at night. Although sonically this experiment was rather un-successful, the experience of sitting peacefully in what can be quite a sinister setting … Continue reading →