Released on Longforms Editions March 2019
The title Stereo'frogi'ic is a play on the word stereophonic – to play with the illusion of multi-directional audible perspective – in this case presenting a quasi-bioacoustic sound piece, crafted from found recordings of frogs, insects, a recording of an animal scattering in the bushes and other 'vocal' animals wavering about in a stereo field. This piece was recorded and edited in the summer of 2019.

I have used slightly modified animals sounds to create aural illusions, morphing the perception of animal and machine generated sounds or raw recordings and digitally effected sounds. I wanted to create a tempo that would mimic something similar to the meditative sense you can experience from the flow or sound of the wind and other elements, when you are sitting in an open field while recording.

Stereo'frog'ic (Longforms Editions 2019)

Felicity Mangan is an Australian sound artist and composer based in Berlin, Germany since 2008. In different situations such as solo performance, collaborative projects with other musicians, artist or installation, Felicity plays her found native Australian wildlife archive and other field recordings – exploring the timbre of animal voices and everyday sounds to create minimal quasi-bioacoustic environments and electro-acoustic compositions.
Felicity has released a solo publications on Longform Editions titled Stereo’frog’ic in 2019. In 2020 she has released a tape titled ‘Creepy Crawly’ on Mappa Editions. Recently Felicity has presented her sound work with Italian dancer Annamaria Ajmone. Felicity has presented projects in many different settings including galleries, gardens, clubs, radio and festivals throughout Europe. Including National Gallery Denmark, Technosphärenklänge CTM/HKW and Sonic Act Academy 2020.

Photo:  Miriam Otte