The 87 Bridge

Documentation of juxtaposition ant acoustic communication and human sound (anthropophony) in Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY, July 2021.

Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY (segment)

HVAC features sounds of leafcutting ants in the genus Acromyrmex and an air conditioning system, both recorded from within leafcutter ant nests on the UFAM campus in Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil. Vocalist Jane Paik and drummer Lisa Schonberg respond to and mimic the sounds, speculating as to how ants hear anthrophony, how it fits into their vibratory soundscape, and how we might understand them and communicate with them, if we could. Arrangement, drums + field recordings by lisa schonberg. Vocals by Jane Paik.

HVAC

composed by lisa schonberg 
field recordings by lisa schonberg
from a collaboration with Allie S. West

(Bio)Plastic Music

This is a binaural mix of a recording of a performance of Springtails/Crematogaster/Snails with live percussion and spatial sound at Studio 1, EMPAC, Troy NY in May 2024. This composition was generated by a composition system that interacts with the sounds of insects, other invertebrates and our shared environments in real time. The systems that comprise this work were recorded in a window planter of a house in Manaus, Brazil and in a root-ball at the base of a tree at the Amazon-FACE research station in Brazil. It features anthrophony, ants, springtails, snails, and other biophony & geophony. The live percussion was performed according to a improvisatory score, with the live sound subsequently spatialized in the room.

Springtails/Crematogaster/Snails at EMPAC

apocalyptic

Primitive Lo-fi, Ambient, Experimental Soul, Electronic Jazzy, Indie Blues, Art, Rock, Music-Noise.


Easy Tigerrrr

Instrumental - Primitive Lo-fi, Ambient, Experimental Soul, Electronic Jazzy, Indie Blues, Art, Rock, Music-Noise.


Easy Tigerrrr - {L'JAM)

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Commissioned by BBC Radio 3 for broadcast on Slow Radio in June 2020.

Formiphony (Reserva Ducke Ants And Soundscape) for BBC3: Slow Radio

Emerging from the quiet edges of rural Louisiana, Poppa (aka Rivers) crafts soundscapes that live between worlds — where Primitive Ambient textures meet Lo-fi Soul, Indie grit, and Experimental pulse. Drawing on a wide emotional spectrum, Poppa’s music blends dusty analog warmth with glitchy digital haze, channeling the raw spirit of Jazzy Blues, Electronic minimalism, and Art Rock storytelling.

Each track feels like a sonic diary entry — vulnerable, spacious, and unpredictable. With a DIY ethos and genre-blurring instincts, Poppa creates music for deep nights, wandering minds, and anyone searching for meaning in distortion.

Whether floating through ambient dreamscapes or crackling over lo-fi rhythms, Poppa’s sound resists easy classification — but resonates with listeners craving truth, texture, soul & noise.

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To everyone that knows their importance to Me, for all of you I am forever indebted. (JJ, Henri, Lance, Jobb, Megan, Ariel Buster, Nicky, Krystle, Postmaster, Sheets, Luther, Jeff, Joshua, Ruan, Sloth, Redneck, & Gil).

TO ALL MY YAMAKAITIS and MESTAYER FAMILY, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, ACQUAINTANCES. I LOVE YOU ALL
 {Poppa}

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Poppa {aka Rivers}