Soundings: I. Motionless, II. Tongue Dreams, III. Twinkle, IV. In Moonlight & V. Auras

Abstract

One of the pleasures of working in the multi-speaker space of the SoundDome has been re-discovering the life within environmental recordings, and composing new sonic spaces with combinations of these sounds, processed derivations from them (mainly filterings, granulations and trajectories) and a set of whispered words recorded near an open window in summer. These are replete with hints of meaning and images, and have further sonic associations with source recordings from a number of locations: Cable Bay north of Nelson, Cape Foulwind near Westport, Constant Bay near Charleston, and the Hollyford Valley in Fiordland. These location recordings were mainly of waves and flowing water, but a squeaky gate in warm summer air also contributed to these flying thoughts.