March 25th, 2008 § § permalink
Released today on French label taâlem is my latest disc, The Petrified Forest. This is comprised of a couple of pieces recorded in February 2007. As with the other releases on Jean-Marc Boucher-Ancelle’s wonderful imprint, this is a 3″ disc with beautiful colour artwork from Cyril Herry based on a photograph I took in the woods surrounding Inchmahome Priory on the Isle of Menteith:
My thanks to Jean-Marc for the release of this disc; and to Cyril for capturing in his design what I intended to convey in the sound of this work.
March 3rd, 2008 § § permalink
I’m delighted to report that I’ve just released today (on Dust, Unsettled) a long field recording of mine recorded in Italy last year. This is the fourth release on the label, after two very limited private discs: The Extraordinary Silence of Winter and Alessandri’s Dream.
This single recording is entitled Torrente Resco and lasts for almost 70 minutes. It’s a continuous field recording piece, captured using binaural techniques in the afternoon sunshine on 18 June 2007 from a hammock by the river Resco, between the towns of Canova and Pian di Scò in the Valdarno region of Italy. I edited this here in Edinburgh on 7 July 2007 but, apart from some minor equalization and gain, the recording is unprocessed. It’s probably best heard with decent headphones. For those who are used to my electronic recordings, please note this is purely field recording-based.
Write to me if you’re interested in getting hold of a copy.
