Field Recordings – A podcast where audio-makers stand silently in fields.

June 17, 2021

Package in Transit, from Bloomington, Indiana, to Beverly Shores, Indiana, USA on 24th May 2021 – by Alex Chambers

“This transit began on Monday, May 24, when the recorder, a Tascam DR-07x, was put in the mail from Bloomington, Indiana, to Beverly Shores, Indiana. The recorder was apparently accidentally turned on, and the record button pressed, through a padded envelope and a layer of bubble wrap, at some point in the transit. It recorded for over twelve hours. This is a 45-minute rendering of that transit, including what we can assume to be trucks, conveyor belts, warehouse tone, and the indistinct voices of workers chatting. One way to describe this field might be that of contemporary logistics. It got to Beverly Shores pretty quickly.”

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June 17, 2021Uncategorized

Package in Transit, from Bloomington, Indiana, to Beverly Shores, Indiana, USA on 24th May 2021 – by Alex Chambers

“This transit began on Monday, May 24, when the recorder, a Tascam DR-07x, was put in the mail from Bloomington, Indiana, to Beverly Shores, Indiana. The recorder was apparently accidentally […]
June 16, 2021Uncategorized

First light, Walthamstow Marshes, London, UK on 16th June 2021 – by Eleanor McDowall

Recorded in the woodlands at the edge of the marshes as the dawn breaks.
June 14, 2021Uncategorized

Retreating thunderstorm, Cuddington, Buckinghamshire, UK in May 2021 – by Paul Ridout

“An unexpected spring afternoon thunderstorm heading towards the Chilterns, recorded from a first floor window of our house. All the usual features are here: the steady rumble of a passing […]
May 28, 2021Uncategorized

Thunderstorm, Langoué baï, Congo Basin in 2018 – by George Vlad

“In the Congo basin rainforest, you can feel a thunderstorm long before it makes contact. Thunder booms in the distance and the insect chorus sounds a bit more tense as […]
May 26, 2021Uncategorized

Song Thrush, Cambridgeshire, UK on 4th May 2021 – by Anna Selby

“This was recorded on some farm and conservation land in Cambridgeshire. I have been recording and writing poems outside by this tree and in a nearby rookery through four seasons, […]
May 25, 2021Uncategorized

Frozen lake, Northern Michigan, USA in January 2021 – by Rob Byers

“A drop in temperature causes a frozen lake to sing through the winter night. The piece starts underneath the ice, recording laser-like sounds with a hydrophone. At 2:15 it transitions […]