Land of the Wadawurrung people: Breamlea Beach. 38.2977° S, 144.3915° E.

Recorded on MP MKH 8020's in AB array 20cm apart.

Distant recording, 10m from waterfront.

Breamlea Beach Scape - MKH 8020

Brataualung Country: Cyathea Falls. 38° 26.658' S, 146° 32.5248' E. 

Recorded with MP MKH 8020 stereo pair spaced 20cm apart.

Cyathea Falls - MKH 8020

Land of the Wadawurrung people: Black Rock, Connewarre. 38° 17.1601' S, 144° 25.1916' E.

Composite of two stereo JrF Contact Microphones, mounted on a wire fence 4 metres from Black Rock shoreline. This part of the coast typically experiences relentless winds from the Bass Strait, and is characterised by basaltic rocky coastlines battered by undulating waves. 

Light granular reverb treatment to ameliorate overly 'tinny' resonances and interpolated high frequencies.

Roaring Silence - JrF Contact Microphones

Land of the Wadawurrung people: Black Rock, Connewarre: 38° 17.1601' S, 144° 25.1916' E.

Composite of two asynchronous, but consecutive, recordings. Made on MP MKH 8040's in ORTF array, five metres from shore line to avoid lively sea-spray. MKH 416 used to spotlight splashing waves in two rock pools fissures, slightly panned L & R.

Crashing Waves Along a Rocky Plateau - MKH 416 + MKH 8040

Land of the Wadawurrung people: Breamlea. -38.29729538520404, 144.38462178406158.

Headphones recommended for optimal listening.

Two asynchronous recordings, on MP MKH 8040's in ORTF array. Recordings mixed in binaural processing to give the impression of a 360 degree field: 

1. First recording on the balcony of a mid-twentieth century beach shack overlooking Thompson Creek
2. Second recording 180 degrees from original polarity, on opposite side of shack 

Rich with biodiversity: insect chatter, ornithophony & a rustling tea tree can be heard brushing against the flank of the house. The constant rumble of the beach saturates the small hamlet throughout the day and night. A distant plane is heard at the start of the recording, carrying skydivers to their point of departure before drifting down to surrounding pastoral lands.

Insect Chatter Under a Rustling Tea Tree - MKH 8040 (Binaural Processing)

Produced and performed on the lands of the Kulin Nations.

Live recording of 'Seething Winds', processed through a 1960's AKAI tape machine, slowed to fifty percent. As this was recorded on recycled audio tape, remnants from previous field recordings of birdlife in the Otway Ranges can be discerned through close listening.

Commissioned & performed by the Monash Art Ensemble at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2023.

'Seething Winds' is part of a larger commission called 'Argo', inspired by the epic Greek Poem 'Argonautica' & written for a large improvising orchestra.

Composed by Michael J. Kellett (2023).

Performed by the Monash Art Ensemble:
Paul Grabowsky - artistic director
Michael Kellett - electronics
Cassandra Gibson - flute
Ash Ballat - trumpet
Joe O'Connor - piano
Julian Ferraretto - violin
Arwen Johnston - marimba

Recording Engineer - Dan Tan

Photographer - John Lloyd Fillingham

Seething Winds (Tape Machine Processing)

Produced and performed on the lands of the Kulin Nations.

Live recording of 'Seething Winds', commissioned & performed by the Monash Art Ensemble at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2023.

'Seething Winds' is part of a larger commission called 'Argo', inspired by the epic Greek Poem 'Argonautica' & written for a large improvising orchestra.

Composed by Michael J. Kellett (2023).

Performed by the Monash Art Ensemble:
Paul Grabowsky - artistic director
Michael Kellett - electronics
Cassandra Gibson - flute
Ash Ballat - trumpet
Joe O'Connor - piano
Julian Ferraretto - violin
Arwen Johnston - marimba

Recording Engineer - Dan Tan

Photographer - John Lloyd Fillingham

Seething Winds (Monash Art Ensemble)

Preview of thunder & rain sound design.

Made over the lands of the Kulin Nations - Moorabbin & Coburg, Naarm (Melbourne).

Composed of two asychronous recordings on MP MKH 8040's in ORTF array (Thunder) and MP Røde NT55's in ORTF array (rain). HPF applied to recording of rain to remove traffic rumble. Thunder recordings treated in RX Izotope's spectral de-noise to remove ambient noise and enable resulting composite sound design.

Thunder Scape - MKH 8020 + Røde NT55 (Sample)

Recorded on the lands of the Kulin Nations: Coburg. 37° 45' 35.12" S, 144° 58' 53.34" E.

Recorded on a MP Sennheiser MKH 8020 in AB array, 60cm apart. Situated in Coburg Lake Reserve along Merri Creek, Naarm (Melbourne). This reserve is located in a high density inner suburban area of the city; makes for a challenging recording environment with the persistent hum of traffic and overhead planes. Calls from the Common Eastern Froglet, a distant Kookaburra, a Pied Currawong, a sundry of other birdlife, and distant anthrophony can be heard throughout. 

A gentle HPF has been applied to remove traffic rumble.

Frogs and a Distant Kookaburra at Merri Creek - MKH 8020

michael j kellett

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