Beyond the Lakes explores the inner sonic qualities and hidden sounds masked beneath the industrial soundscape of Workington, Cumbria. A new environment brings sounds that invade our listening space because they are new and unfamiliar such as the echoing screech of seagulls in Portland Square, a small cobbled square surrounded by concrete dwellings. The mourning call of the seagull and other birds also presents interesting sonic characteristics, almost a human-like cry. 
This piece reflects a past soundscape that may have once witnessed historic events that occurred around Workington Hall, such as the arrival of Mary Queen of Scots as she fled from Scotland in 1568. This virtual soundworld weaves amongst present day soundscape recordings; the song of the blackbird, a family of ducks amongst the reeds and a dog frolicking in the river that flows around the hall.
While often some soundscape compositions highlight environmental concerns, for this work I chose to focus on the masked sonic worlds that exist in Workington. This piece was commissioned by The Octopus Collective as part of the Full of Noises Festival, 2015 with funding from the Women Make Music, PRS for Music Foundation.

Beyond The Lakes

Inspired by Todd Barton's 'Krell' patch for the Buchla 200e synthesizer, this is a recording of that patch on my system. It is self generating, so it will play endlessly without any input from the synth operator, but subtle changes to the settings during the recording lead to a seemingly endless sequence of notes, changes in timbre and rhythm. This recording also features the Ciat-Lombarde Cocoquantus, which is a cosmic looping machine.

Self Generating Buchla -  Krell

“Growing up and developing awareness of a connection to a greater force. Allowing ourselves to be conductors of energy leading to potentially dark corners, but trying to look towards the light.”

Taken from the album 'Penelope Two' https://HNDSTH.lnk.to/penelope-two

Inspiration for ‘Connector’ is drawn from a dark and emotional period in Penelope’s personal life, unearthing an altruistic and reassuring compassion that arose as a beacon of enlightenment. 

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Penelope Two

Connector

LP / CD / Stream

Penelope Trappes - Connector

Cicadas, Crickets, Birds, Pacific Ocean, Rain, Frogs, Toads, Didgeridoo.

In January 2012 I traveled to Brisbane to visit my parents, to the suburb of Arana Hills, North of the city, where I experienced a whole new soundworld. The birdsong, crickets and frogs presented a new sonic experience. Dawn and dusk presented more excitement in the parks and trees as the animals and birds competed against one another in order to be heard. The unique sounds and melodies of the Bell Bird and the Pied Butcherbird amazed me compared with the harsher calls of the Cockatoo and the Kookaburra. I was a tourist for three weeks and all I had to do was listen.
The field recordings are from the parks around my parents’ house, the suburbs of Brisbane, and further up the coast to Rainbow Beach, Hervey Bay, Fraser Island and the Eco resort of Lady Elliott Island in the Great Barrier Reef. In the parks in Arana Hills I was amazed at how nature and man could live together. Even though the parks were busy with people, wildlife was plentiful, evident by the sounds. I became conscious of how much destruction of wildlife occurs around the world as humans intervene in natural habitats, and animals are forced to find an alternative home. This transforms the soundscape of an area.
This piece is an investigation into the natural soundscapes of these places, an exploration of their geophony (wind, rain, water) and biophony (sounds of plants and animals). It also raises the issue of the impact of human sound, (anthropophony) on these soundscapes and how it can take over and mask natural sound. 
I would like to thank Callum Wheeler for playing the didgeridoo.

Noss Corp presents Mix #2
Atmospheric drone, ambient and psycodelic rock.

Von Temple is a Techno & Experimental producer and also founder of 'Phermatta Du Enddo Plantae' collective. 

Playlist:

Pauline Oliveros, Stuart Dempster, Panaiotis - Suiren /  New Albion
The SInking - Dans ma Chambre / Hole Records
Phermatta Du Enddo Plantae - Dual Liturgy / Hole Records
The SInking - Godbless / Hole Records
Los Kowalsky - Lejos / Hole Records
Manni Dee - In Communal Solitude / Tresor Records
The SInking - Optimistic Chaos / Hole Records
Tim Hecker - Shosts In Silver / Kompakt
Unreleased
Tajak - Centro de la Sierra / Hole Records
Zbigniew Preisner - I Am The Lord thy God / Word And Sound
Tajak - Camino / Hole Records

by @vontemple
via @nosscorp

Mix 2: Sleeping Lady by Von Temple

London calling

moty - Black Rose

This EP consists of 5 compositions created during the quarantine period. It feels like a musical diary, each track reflected my feelings and thoughts at the time.

What Can Go Wrong

Panosophy is the personal music project of the sound designer and composer Panos Chountoulidis.