A windmill in the desert of Arizona is screaming while the wind is coming. Those windmills are used to pump water, in order to give water to cattle or wild animals for hunting. The groaning is produced naturally by the central mast on a piece of wood (part of the windmill).

Recorded during a scouting for an upcoming sound art project in Arizona (to be done in 2022). 
Many thanks to Barry, Mimi and Jay for their help. 

Recorded by a Sound Devices MixPre6
With a MS Schoeps Setup CCM41 + CCM8 in a Zephyx windscreen by Cinela, and a Geofon by LOM (for the metallic sounds)
Sound Ref:  AZ210816T005
Wave, 96kHz
Recorded on 16th of August 2021
GPS: 31.625619, -111.325112
Same sound on Freesound https://freesound.org/people/felix.blume/sounds/585061/

Windmill groaning in the desert

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Félix Blume is a sound artist and sound engineer. 
His work is focused on listening, it invites us to live sonic experiences that enable a different perception of the surrounding. He uses sound as a basic material in sound pieces, videos, actions and installations. His process is often collaborative, working with communities, using public space as the context within which he explores and presents his works. He is interested in myths and their contemporary interpretation, in human dialogues both with inhabited natural and urban contexts, in what voices can tell beyond words.

ΩM.AIRA...making acoustic landscape records

Most of these recordings are made in the Doñana National Park for the Integrated sound and landscape  project: ('Estudio integral sobre Sonido y Paisaje -2020.06 ). Support from Vienna Academy of the Fine Arts provided a research grant facilitated through Cristina Lammer and the Superior Council of Scientific Investigations [CSIC] provided material and technical support during various visits.

The project took place in time blocks over 2 years and is focused on making 24 hour 'drop' recordings in six carefully pre-selected points. It also involved developing a practice of first hand 'being in the field' as an audio and sound-field oriented research group. We were then able to return for an extra year as a result of Covid-19 restrictions disturbing our original schedule. We are especially grateful to the park administration for this extra support . 


 🎧  J, Rojas Routon, development and principal investigator (Spain)

 🎧  Cristina Lammer, digital-analogue theory, visceral themes (Vienna Academy of Fine Arts/CorpoRealities)

 🎧  W. Lee Allen, Artist, Composer, audio and visual themes. 'Liquid Vinyl' painting are Lee's work.

Material and technical support: CSIC/Doñana [2020.06 Estudio integral sobre Sonido y Paisaje] and Vienna Academy of the Fine Arts through Cristina (Visceral/Assemblage).

Get in touch through email soundandlandscape [@] gmail.com

Windmill groaning in the desert

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