My creative sound piece for this unit consists entirely of organic, untouched field recordings, both in and outdoors, as well as patches of processed synthesis and live instrumentation.
Each individual field recording was recorded on a H5 ZOOM. The constant chatter, born from myself placing the device in a crowded lobby space, intended for post exhibition discussion and general chatter. The exhibition in question was ‘Future Shock’, at 180, the Strand.
As well as this, a constant vinyl crackle is heard throughout, also organically recorded in my bedroom. The work consists of many organic recordings, including a vintage telephone, morse code, cars and keys, and two isolated naturalistic environments.
To have the two constants; the vinyl and the chatter, as a constant theme throughout, is something I allude to in my essay, and this idea of ‘ecological consciousness’ and a heartbeat. To have this heartbeat as two organic recordings, both ambient and unsettling in their nature, is something new to me, but something I will definitely be exploring further, as I now treat such an ideology as crucial to the type of work that I make, and would subsequently want to continue making throughout my sonic career.