Resonant_Space

A meditation on the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan, in 2011.

Fukushima

Noon

Track recorded using only the Recursive Machine analog synthesizer.

Recursive Dream

Stereo field recording of the sound of high tension powerlines that cross the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia. The electrical drone shifts as wind blows across the towers and the lines. Towards the beginning of the recording a woman rides by on horseback.

Power Lines Across the C&O Canal

LOM geophon recording of trees in the forest. The geophon probe was placed in the trunk of a dead tree that had rotted and collapsed against a living tree. The two trees were rubbing against each other (in a totally non-sexual way) as the winds blew through them.

Trees in the Forest

Resonant_Space, aka Barry Schmetter is a Washington DC-based artist creating ambient and experimental electronic music using modular synthesizers and field recordings. He also creates sound and video installations, and video art.