Field recording: Bells of Basilique Notre-Dame, Verdelais, France, Sunday 7th July 2013.
Layered versions with time and pitch adjustments to explore the harmonics, ending with the 'true' version, including the late comers arriving for the service.

BELLS Of VERDELAISE Mixdown 2

Elemental Machinery

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Quijote (excerpt)

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Silence / Sound is a collaboration between film-maker Pat Collins and sound designer Tadhg O’Sullivan that presents a unique sonic version of Collins’s 2012 feature film Silence.

The film tells the story of Eoghan, a sound recordist who is returning to Ireland for the first time in fifteen years. The reason for his return is a job: to record landscapes free from man-made sound. His quest takes him to remote terrain, away from towns and villages. Throughout his journey, he is drawn into a series of encounters and conversations which gradually divert his attention towards a more intangible silence, one that is bound up with the sounds of the life he had left behind.

Paring back what was already a sparse, meditative work, Silence / Sound is an immersive journey through the sonic geography of Eoghan’s route and into the sonic memories that emerge from it.

SILENCE / SOUND | Pat Collins and Tadhg O’Sullivan | Excerpt 1

Recorded at the Richmond Zoo in Virginia in March 2016. Dedicated to the memory of Jed Speare (1954-2016), composer and phonographer; his Cable Car Soundscapes (Folkways) is a landmark album in phonography and 20th century music.

I had the honor (and pleasure) of meeting Jed and performing with him and Ernst Karel as part of the New England Phonographers Union in January 2015.

SILENCE / SOUND | Pat Collins and Tadhg O’Sullivan | Excerpt 1

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