In a new book published by Bloomsbury, sound artist Mark Peter Wright unpacks the knotty politics of field recording. Images of Tellenes Wind Farm, Norway courtesy of the author. Where is the field in field recording? Does it begin when the recordist enters the location, when they… Read More
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Tickling In My Head: ASMR At The Design Museum
With a tingle running down the back of his spine, Ilia Rogatchevski explores the world of ASMR at London’s Design Museum. All photos: Ed Reeve for the Design Museum. In the centre of the Design Museum’s subterranean exhibition space is a room constructed from scaffolding… Read More
Off The Wall: Art, Photography, & The Album Sleeve
A new exhibition at The Photographers’ Gallery sheds new light on the relationship between records and their covers. Exhibition photographs by the author. “In the very beginning, I was hanging books on the walls like art pieces,” explains Antoine de Beaupré over email. “I realised… Read More
Linien II 1948–49
A new release from the Institute for Danish Sound Archaeology explores the pioneering sound work of Danish visual artists, Richard Winther, Hans “Bamse” Kragh-Jacobsen, Niels Macholm, Ib Geertsen and Gunnar Aagaard Andersen Linien II (Danish for The Line) was an artists’ association set up in… Read More
A Bridge Too Far-Sighted? Exhibition Recalls Collaboration Of Thomas Leer & Robert Rental
In 1979, DIY synth pioneers Thomas Leer and Robert Rental made one album together for Throbbing Gristle’s Industrial Records. A new exhibition at the Horse Hospital explores the record’s continuing legacy From The Port To The Bridge is an intimate and engaging exhibition exploring the post-punk… Read More