Since my last field recording trip, I’ve decided to take some equipment out of LCC Kit Room.
I’ve borrowed a Sound Devices Mix Pre 6, a small Korg Contact Microphone and SOMA Ether electromagnetic microphone. As well as this I have recently purchased my own LOM Geofon which I haven’t even used yet! I want to also bring my Zoom H1n as the normal XY microphone instead of lugging a large shotgun microphone in a Rycote shield.
For this trip, I want to explore the woods in Epping Forest. I’ve been thinking about how I can create a piece of work that reflects my current research in my audio paper dissertation. I’m exploring the ideas around field recording as a tool for environmental change. I’ve been reading a lot of papers about environmental sound arts and the ways that field recordings are used to expose issues in our environment. I’m curious as to how I can perhaps use the recordings I find to bring issues to the forefront.
I’m hoping to see if there are any electromagnetic signals in the woods, noise pollution and the microtonal sounds that we miss every day. To try and bring back the sounds of nature within our cities, no matter how minute it is. I want to try to find the small sonic environments within a large soundscape.
I’m interested in finding the ideas that are present within minimalistic music, the idea that soundscapes can be minimalistic music, and the slow progression that occurs. The ever-changing soundscapes that perform for us.
