‘Head Above Water: A Swimmer’s Perspective’.


Metaphorically, i have spent much of my life, keeping my head above water.

Dealing with life facts and disappointments, not forgetting the quiet times to help the work along

I lived on the coast, played by the sea

As a child, I floated gently until all became spongey. Now I swim head above water, up and down obsessively counting, hoping all will come clear..

Friends in water talk more, baring much, reflecting their clothing

I am drawn to water, my work reflective. Writing, swimming, painting, drawing.

I collect cuttings of people in water.

“a diary, a personal relationship with the landscape.

“Shoreline would be more an exploration of the concept….shorelines more related to actual examples…..how about that?

Shoreline…..an ever-changing interface……between 2 media…..2
worlds…..can be crossed in both directions, but only temporarily?……but
aren’t we only here because something had the courage to cross
permanently…..something emerging from the sea is such a powerful
image….turtles, ursula andress in dr. no, monsters from the deep…..and
why do we find it such an attractive place to be
xx salty”

sbm.

Head Above Water, A Swimmer's Perspective.

October* : Track 2 from ALiCE by Sonic Hybrid. 
All sounds (violins and chains this time) performed, recorded, manipulated and created by Sonic Hybrid. © 1999. Please listen to these tracks via stereo headphones or through a decent sound system to experience the full soundscape-space and panning.

ALiCE

1999

October*

VoyceLinEnse : Track 13 from ALiCE by Sonic Hybrid

VoyceLinEnse

AnimAE (track 12 of ALiCE) by Sonic  Hybrid

AnimAE

105A Flashback - Mostly Marked : Sonic Hybrid

This is an atmospheric soundscape created from a harp improvisation inspired by the poem 'My Winter Has Gone To The Dogs' by Faerie, along with a reading of the poem. The recordings of both voice and harp have been manipulated and effected, layered and edited to create a free-flowing, atmospheric soundscape. Best listened to via headphones. Relax... Float for about 25 mins... and emerge 'Dog-Washed' and refreshed...

I found this track particularly useful for helping me focus on writing. Time flew by! (But definitely advise headphones - helps keep you in that sound bubble, and you'll get the full panning effect)  

Read Faerie's full poem here - it's gorgeous : https://fairycounsel.wordpress.com/2017/09/21/my-winter-is-going-to-the-dogs/

Hear @megwaf's original reading and soundscape here  : https://soundcloud.com/megwaf/my-winter-is-going-to-the-dogs

Long Dogs / Dog Wash : for Faerie

FullWaning - created / composed / performed by Sonic Hybrid (2000): featured as track 4 on Sonic Hybrid's second full album - seti 

*please note : there are some deep wine glass sounds in this track which  might feel a bit overwhelming on large sound systems.

2000

FullWaning

BedSprung - created / composed / performed by Sonic Hybrid (2000): featured as track 6 on Sonic Hybrid's second full album - seti

BedSprung

East - created / composed / performed by Sonic Hybrid (2000): featured as track 4 on Sonic Hybrid's second full album - seti

seti

East

Read for the #readmespeakme movement on twitter, follow @readmespeakme to find out more info.

Recorded and put together with the incredibly well built and easy to use backpack studio app for iOS, which can be found here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/backpack-studio/id1438882186?mt=8 

Music used can be found here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMvCfm_AjYo  

The birds came from www.audioblocks.com, a service providing royalty free sounds and music. 

The reading was captured by the shure mv88 microphone. It's amazon link follows, but you can often find it much cheaper used, as I did: https://www.amazon.com/Shure-MV88-Digital-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B010W6W8OW  

I do apologize for any glaring mistakes that might ruin your experiences, this was more of a test than anything else.  Happy listening and reading! :-)

Josiah Savage is dead, by @WordSavage, read for #readmespeakme NO. 47

This track contains sounds and images painted by words of many violent things. Please keep this in mind before deciding to listen!!!!! If you would rather a reading without added sounds, do please contact me on Twitter, @musicfairy15, or drop a comment below. 

Read for #readmespeakme, a growing twitter movement surrounding the spoken word. Find @readmespeakme to find out more.

Recorded and put together with backpack studio, which can be found here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/backpack-studio/id1438882186?mt=8

All sounds and music came from www.audioblocks.com, a repository of royalty free audio.The reading was captured with the Shure mv88 microphone. What follows is a link to Amazon, but you may be able to find it cheaper used, as I did. Find it here: https://www.amazon.com/Shure-MV88-Digital-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B010W6W8OW/ref=asc_df_B010W6W8OW/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312152993681&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11588007062152938102&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9019660&hvtargid=pla-369984223586&psc=1

Happy listening :)

Violence Trigger Warning! !!!!! #readmespeakme NO. 48, Confessions Of An Artist, By @Megwaf,

Sonic Hybrid : The merging of classical strains with electronic influences. If it's mainstream music with a dance beat you're after, you've fallen down the wrong rabbit-hole! Indulge instead in an aural stimulation of the hybrid variety. Best listened to (in the dark/blindfolded) on stereo headphones, or via a decent sound system, in order to get the full soundscape space and panning.  
Sonic Hybrid is a multi-instrumentalist specialising in improvisation, musique concrète, soundscapes, and electro-acoustic compositions. Looking to collaborate? Get in touch!

October*

Sonic Hybrid

Recent comments

Oriental Force (Oriental Love a.k.a Kaya Takada)

Related tracks