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Man Walking Down the Side of a Building
“Man Walking Down the Side of a Building” was first performed in New York in 1970. A man descended the side of a building at 80 Wooster Street, and is part of a series called ‘Equipment Pieces’, drawing attention to the simple act of walking in an unnatural scenario.
Rain at Mavrovo National Park
This post discusses the concept of Digital Ecology, exploring how technology can be critically adapted to support the natural world rather than harm it. It includes a sound walk piece created from digitally processed field recordings made at Mavrovo National Park, a mountainous area with an artificial lake near Skopje.
Treffradot
A new opera set in motion by a walking audience in the mountains of Eryri (Snowdonia). Heard via headphones, it relays a modern myth set around Lyn Idwal, the lake at the bottom of a glacial valley. Through song, eight characters, Sundew, Butterwort, Ceffyl Dwr, Dragon, Prince, Rock, Pen-Bele God of Death and the Teffradot
Soundwalk in Aulus-les-Bains
This post features a morning walk through Aulus-les-Bains, the last French village before the Spanish border in the Pyrenees, during red deer mating season in September. The recordings and composition were created by Carina Pesch, with voices by Greg Byatt, Carina Pesch, and passengers, all captured during the CAMP-seminar "Recording Red Deer" by Chris Watson.
Hiking With The Yamabushi Mountain Monks
This piece invites the listener to discover the inner realms and wonders of the Yamabushi. Join them on their journey through the sacred Dewa Sanzan mountains, sit with them under night skies and hear their voices echo through the forest...
