This is a stereo mixdown of my six-channel sound installation made from material I collected during the Sonic Mmabolela residency, November 2018, in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Birds, frogs, snails, people and, especially, cicadas are heard in this soundscape composition.

This recording was made using various input methods simultaneously (hydrophones, a contact mic, audio mics with and without physical filtering). There is a small amount of editing, but the temporal relationship among the channels (which I think of as voices) is maintained throughout.

The Limpopo River forms the majority of the northern border of South Africa. The pool in the picture above is a small eddy off to the southern side of the river, and the site of this recording. The shot was taken from a concrete bridge which carries a small road northward, across the Limpopo to Botswana.

Many thanks to Francisco López, Barbara Ellison and all of my Sonic Mmabolela compatriots for their guidance and companionship on this fantastic trip. Thanks also to Nyeema Morgan for her thoughts on 'implication'.

field: alarum, implication (v2.1)

Maine-based sound artist, field recordist, soundscape composer, and Boston ex-patriot.

field: alarum, implication (v2.1)

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