Further information: bleep.com/features/bleep-mix-169-Photay

We expected Evan Shornstein aka Photay to come through with some eclectic selections for his Bleep exclusive mix, and he doesn’t disappoint. The prodigious musician and producer’s fascinations lie with different modes of hypnotism — from the grainy micro-ambient of On Hold to the outsider electronica of Waking Hours — and the broad spectrum of influences on this mix showcases his truly voracious tastes. The frosted glass soundscape of his tune ‘Roaming’ shares a textural quality with the cries of The Last Poets’ drum circle rally, while the low-slung reggae of Brigadier Jerry speaks to Photay’s own artistic proximity to dub-like production.

"Extravagant frequencies travel a great distance. To meet and harmonize. Some for the first time. " - Photay

Bleep Mix #169 - Photay

#1 / 3 : Qu'est ce qu'un paysage sonore

Au fil des saisons, tous les jours, tous les quarts d'heure, depuis 3 ans, des enregistreurs audios autonomes captent et sauvegardent tous les sons de la forêt du Risoux. Ils enregistrent ce que l'on appelle le paysage sonore.

Installés par des chercheurs du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle et du CNRS en juillet 2018, ces micros leur fournissent des données précieuses sur les espèces présentes dans le Risoux et sur leurs comportements. Elles les renseignent aussi sur leur évolution à l'aune des changements climatiques, le programme dB@Risoux se déroulant sur une période de 15 ans.
 
Pour vous plonger dans l'univers sonore  de la forêt du Risoux, le Parc vous propose trois capsules sonores inédites d'une dizaine de minutes. Réalisées par le collectif Biophonia, ces trois capsules sonores abordent de manière sensible les thématiques de la définition d’un paysage sonore (capsule 1), les variations de ce paysage sonore dans le temps (capsule 2), et la grande sensibilité des milieux naturels aux changements à l’œuvre (capsule 3).

Véritable invitation à l'écoute, ces capsules sonores nous font aussi découvrir la science de l'éco-acoustique et son rôle dans la préservation de la biodiversité, grâce aux interviews des chercheurs à l'origine du programme dB@Risoux : Frédéric Sebe (Université Jean Monnet de Saint-Etienne), Sylvain Haupert, Jérôme Sueur (MNHN). 

Bonne écoute !

La forêt du Risoux sur écoute - #1 Qu'est ce qu'un paysage sonore?

On the shore of the Lac du Der at night, a talkative Red fox meets a pack of responsive Common cranes.

Recorded with Mélia Roger on November 5th 2022 around 9:30pm.

Lom Usi Pro AB in PCM M10
Drop rig excerpt.

Illustration : Grues trompettant, Robert Hainard

Cranes and Fox dialogue - Mélia Roger & Grégoire Chauvot

Enregistrement réalisé le 14 Avril 2023 sur le Chemin Ida à Saint-Damien

Équipement:
Parabole Telinga Universal MK2 avec DPA 2006C
Schoeps MK5
Sound Devices MixPre 10 II

Troglodyte Des Forêts

Enregistrement réalisé le 15 janvier 2024 sur le chemin de Granpré (Saint-Damien).

Équipement:
Parabole Telinga Universal MK2 avec DPA 2006C
Schoeps MK5
MixPre 10II

Photo by Sara Shute on Unsplash

15 janvier 2024 - Jaseurs Boréales - Saint-Damien

Silence is an endangered species, says Gordon Hempton. He defines real quiet as presence — not an absence of sound, but an absence of noise. The Earth, as he knows it, is a "solar-powered jukebox." Quiet is a "think tank of the soul." We take in the world through his ears.

See more at www.onbeing.org/program/last-quiet-places/4557

Gordon Hempton — The Last Quiet Places: Silence and the Presence Of Everything

Même sur le grand Fleuve; oiseaux, vent et vagues sont terrassés par les bruits de l'homme.

Objet sonore #3 - Traversée

When it comes to understanding the world around us, we can look and observe change with our eyes. But what about using our ears to listen to the ways in which our environments change? This is the type of work that Milena Droumeva and Brett Ashleigh do. Milena is an assistant professor of sound studies and Brett is a PhD student. Both of them work and research at SFU’s School of Communication, which is quite world famous in the areas of sound studies and soundscape research thanks to the work of R. Murray Schafer, Barry Truax and others. In this episode, Am Johal sits down with Milena and Brett to talk about how listening can offer a unique insight into the ongoing change around us that we might miss if we don’t take the time to do it.

You can learn more about the Sonic Research Studio and all the work that they do by checking out their website: https://www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio.html.

Watch Milena's TEDxSFU talk, "Sounding out Sexism in Video Games", here: https://www.ted.com/talks/milena_droumeva_sounding_out_sexism_in_video_games

Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/32-milena-droumeva-brett-ashleigh.html

Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/transcripts/32-milena-droumeva-brett-ashleigh.html

Bio:
Milena Droumeva is an Assistant Professor and the Glenfraser Endowed Professor in Sound Studies at Simon Fraser University specializing in mobile media, sound studies, gender, and sensory ethnography. Milena has worked extensively in educational research on game-based learning and computational literacy, formerly as a post-doctoral fellow at the Institute for Research on Digital Learning at York University. Milena has a background in acoustic ecology and works across the fields of urban soundscape research, sonification for public engagement, as well as gender and sound in video games. Current research projects include sound ethnographies of the city (livable soundscapes), mobile curation, critical soundmapping, and sensory ethnography. Check out Milena's Story Map, "Soundscapes of Productivity" about coffee shop soundscapes as the office ambience of the creative economy freelance workers. Milena is a former board member of the International Community on Auditory Displays, an alumni of the Institute for Research on Digital Learning at York University, and former Research Think-Tank and Academic Advisor in learning innovation for the social enterprise InWithForward. More recently, Milena serves on the board for the Hush City Mobile Project founded by Dr. Antonella Radicchi, as well as WISWOS, founded by Dr. Linda O Keeffe. 

Brett Ashleigh is a PhD student at SFU’s Department of Communication. Her research focuses on sex and gender inequity, and proposes feminist interventions through sound design, auto ethnography, and narrative methods.

Cite this episode:
Chicago Style

Johal, Am. “Listening to the World Around Us — with Milena Droumeva and Brett Ashleigh.” Below the Radar, SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Podcast audio, November 26, 2019. https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/32-milena-droumeva-brett-ashleigh.html.

Listening to the World Around Us — with Milena Droumeva and Brett Ashleigh

Game of Phaune, Episode #5: Rêve d'explorateur - Avec Fernand Deroussen

Aujourd’hui, nous nous accordons à la puissante respiration du monde sauvage, portés par le souffle des géants. 
C’est le grand maitre de l’audio-naturalisme, Fernand Deroussen qui nous fait l’immense honneur de cette exploration. Avec lui, on s’approche des différentes voix qui composent le chant si riche de notre planète. Avec lui, on rêve quelques instants, ou mieux, on revient de plain-pied dans cette réalité qu’on n’écoutera jamais assez dans son ampleur. 
Pour le bonheur de vos oreilles, c’est Game of Phaune 5, avec Fernand Deroussen.

Vous pouvez retrouver quelques unes des réalisations de Fernand dans le flux de Phaune Radio, et sur son site https://naturophonia.jimdo.com/

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Game of Phaune, Episode # 5: Explorer's dream - With Fernand Deroussen

Today, we are tuning in with the powerful breath of the wild, carried by the sigh of the giants. It is the great master of audio-naturalism, Fernand Deroussen who does us the immense honor of this exploration. With him, we get closer to the different voices that make up the rich song of our planet. With him, we dream for a few moments, or even better, we come back straight to this reality that we will never listen to enough in its magnitude. To delight your ears, it's Game of Phaune 5, with Fernand Deroussen.

You can find some of Fernand Deroussen's creations in the Phaune Radio's stream, and on his website https://naturophonia.jimdo.com/

15 janvier 2024 - Jaseurs Boréales - Saint-Damien

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