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Type
Audio/Visual
Authors
Category
Album
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Publication Year
2020
Publisher
Room 40, Australia
URL
[ private ]
Abstract
Field recordings of places impacted by fires on the U.S. West Coast in the fall of 2020. Curated by Ian Wellman. Works from Faith Coloccia, Marcus Fischer, Christopher Fleeger, Burke Jam, Tim Kahn, Bethan Kellough, Cheryl Leonard, Norman Long, Andy Martin, Tim Nielsen, Yann Novak, Simon Scott, Geneva Skeen, Jonathan Snipes, Ian Wellman, and Patricia Wolf.
From Ian Wellman:
Field recordings can be a sonic document of the characteristics of a space and time. A capsule for the memories of a place.
For this project, I had asked artists to send archival recordings of spaces affected by the recent fires on the West Coast. As our loved forests begin to heal and neighborhoods rebuild, these recordings give us a positive place to visit and remind ourselves of how they once sounded.
Given the entire west coast of the United States was affected very hard this year by the wildfires, it felt best to find artists who live in or have spent meaningful time in these spaces. For me, it was best to bring together artists with a large range of backgrounds, from experimental music groups, composers, sound artists (some of whom are massive pillars of support for their communities), and sound designers for film and audio.
All of these artists mutually bring much inspiration from these areas that were devastated by the wildfires. Andy Martin repeatedly told me Sinlahekin Valley is his favorite place. The funds from this compilation will go towards Latino Community Fund's Norcal Wildfire Relief Fund, Direct Relief's Wildfire funds, and GoFundMe's Wildfire Relief Fund.
I extend a massive thanks to the artists whose generous spirit and keen ears make this project possible and also to Lawrence and Room40 for helping pull it all together.
From Ian Wellman:
Field recordings can be a sonic document of the characteristics of a space and time. A capsule for the memories of a place.
For this project, I had asked artists to send archival recordings of spaces affected by the recent fires on the West Coast. As our loved forests begin to heal and neighborhoods rebuild, these recordings give us a positive place to visit and remind ourselves of how they once sounded.
Given the entire west coast of the United States was affected very hard this year by the wildfires, it felt best to find artists who live in or have spent meaningful time in these spaces. For me, it was best to bring together artists with a large range of backgrounds, from experimental music groups, composers, sound artists (some of whom are massive pillars of support for their communities), and sound designers for film and audio.
All of these artists mutually bring much inspiration from these areas that were devastated by the wildfires. Andy Martin repeatedly told me Sinlahekin Valley is his favorite place. The funds from this compilation will go towards Latino Community Fund's Norcal Wildfire Relief Fund, Direct Relief's Wildfire funds, and GoFundMe's Wildfire Relief Fund.
I extend a massive thanks to the artists whose generous spirit and keen ears make this project possible and also to Lawrence and Room40 for helping pull it all together.
Description
https://room40.bandcamp.com/album/particle-count
Number of Copies
1
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