18 May 2024

Rustic Bunting breeds in swamp forests in the northern Palearctic boreal region. It is a long-distance migrant with Fennoscandian birds overwintering in eastern Asia. There has been a strong range-wide population decline in RB and it has been classified as globally threatened. In recent years there are hopeful signs of a stabilization in population numbers, at least locally. 

Rustic Bunting is one of my favourite birds, and I have spent many hours searching them home and abroad. The best time to find them is in May upon arrival when they are most actively singing. One should preferrably listen in the early morning hours, even before sunrise. I compiled a sequel of sound clips recorded during the same morning in an attempt to capture the Rustic Bunting soundscape.

Clip #1 Setting the scene. Early morning hour and still pretty dark and damp in the swamp forest. Mics placed as tree ears close to a calmly floating creek. RB has been singing since sunrise and is now joined by Eurasian Siskin, Song and Mistle Thrush and Cuckoo. #2 Closing in, thirty minutes later. The singing choir has multiplied, and one can now also hear Redwing, Willow Warbler, Black Woodpecker, Brambling and Common Redstart. #3 Close range. The singing RB male exposes its rusty coloured breast, perched high in a birch with a displaying Wood Sandpiper in the background. Stereo-mounted mics in a parabolic dish.

Botsmark, Umeå commune, Västerbotten County (64.26 N, 20.14 E)

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Rustic Bunting – the gem of boreal swamp forests

a track by marco Lucchi reworked by Mean Flow

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maggio 2024

Mean Flow & Marco Lucchi - Esatonale [7]

Cherry Blossom and Bamboo (naviarhaiku543)

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Beautiful Violence - You

Glacis is the musical alias for Euan Alexander Millar-McMeeken, an artist originally hailing from Dundee but now residing in Hastings, on the south coast of England. He began composing music in the late 2000s but it was in 2010, following the dissolution of his band, that his work as glacis truly took shape. Left alone with just his piano, this project became a conduit for his creativity during a solitary period. Over the years, glacis’ music has been released through several esteemed labels including Fluid Audio, Tavern Eightieth, Oscarson, and Lost Tribe Sound. Beyond his work as Glacis, he has also been involved in numerous collaborative duos, such as Gallowglas, Civic Hall, and The Dead Bell, constantly exploring different facets of his musical identity. Not to mention his work alongside the likes of Satomimagae, Adrian Lane and soon, Polaroid Notes.

Glacis' music is deeply personal and often born from immediacy—a necessity when creating amidst the constant presence of his children. However, since the summer of last year, he’s been able to dedicate more time to his craft, allowing for a more deliberate creative process, whether at the piano or his laptop. His influences are eclectic, with his listening habits varying depending on the nature of his current work.
‘This Darkness From Which We Cannot Run’ encapsulates a unique moment in Euan’s life, where the serenity of a peaceful week in Tighnabruaich contrasted with the darkness of the broader period in which it was created. Characterised by themes of sea, silence, and regret, this album diverges from his earlier work by stepping away from his trusty piano. Except for one track, the compositions were developed using software, originating from sketches made at a kitchen table during the holiday and later refined upon his return to London.

The creation of this album was deeply influenced by the calmness and isolation of Tighnabruaich, a place where Euan found solace amidst the surrounding sea and silence. The memories of watching gannets dive and experiencing a rare tranquility with his family permeate the music, providing a stark contrast to the underlying darkness he was experiencing at the time. Although there is no explicit concept driving the album, it is inherently tied to that week and the feelings it evoked. Notably, ‘This Darkness From Which We Cannot Run’ marks a significant shift in Glacis' approach, focusing on creating soundscapes rather than relying on his piano, a method that will continue to evolve in his future work

Credits:
Written and produced by Euan Alexander Millar-McMeeken
Mastered by James Edward Armstrong
Photography by George Korunov
Art and design by Andrew Heath

This Darkness From Which We Cannot Run

wlr171 Glacis - This Darkness From Which We Cannot Run

Dark Ambient with influences from the vast corners of the earth combining ritualistic elements, fine texture work, throat singing and live viola. A multifaceted album that will attract those in search of a multilayered dark ambient experience with classical influences. 

Full Album

Enmarta - Putrefaction Chamber

cantsleep.1 Rest Here

Dawless live generative modular session . Post mastered in Ableton 12

Dream

only this  8.21.25

Download Silophone music here: http://bobguido.bandcamp.com/track/silophonic

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Watch Silophonic video here: 
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Music composed, produced, recorded and mixed by Bob Guido 

Electric Guitar and treatments by Bob Guido using Silophone, Montréal, Canada


Photography by Diana Shearwood - www.dianashearwood.com


About Silophonic

Silophonic is a new work from Bob Guido that explores the sounds and sights of Silo #5 - Silophone Instrument, sonic inhabitation in Montréal, Canada. The video combines new music from Bob Guido, created by using the natural reverberation and acoustics of the Silophone process and photography by Diana Shearwood, the official photographer for the original Silophone project.

Bob created this new music using electric guitar as the source instrument combined with the Silophone as a sound treatment instrument. Silophone makes use of the incredible acoustics of Silo #5 by introducing sounds using communication technologies, into a physical space to create an instrument which blurs the boundaries between music, architecture and net art. Sounds arrive inside Silo #5 by telephone or internet. They are then broadcast into the vast concrete grain storage chambers inside the silo. They are transformed, reverberated, and coloured by the remarkable acoustics of the structure, yielding a stunningly beautiful echo. This sound is captured by microphones and rebroadcast back to it's sender.


About Silophone  www.silophone.net

Silophone is a project which combines sound, architecture, and communication technologies to transform a significant landmark in the industrial cityscape of Montréal.

Silo #5 is an abandoned grain storage facility in the port of Montréal. A quarter of a mile long and over twenty storeys high, it has a total capacity of five million bushels, or enough wheat to make 230 million loaves of bread. The building was constructed in several stages between 1903 and 1958. The newest part of the building was designed to last for generations, however due to changes in the global grain market and to the general trend of de-industrialization in North America at the end of the 20th century, the building became redundant less than forty years after its completion. Since 1994, Silo #5 has stood empty, and its fate has been hotly debated. The building is situated in one of Montréal's oldest industrial districts, now rapidly being gentrified and renovated for high-tech commercial, luxury residential, and tourism/leisure industry uses.

The portion of the structure used by Silophone is constructed entirely of reinforced concrete, measures 200 metres long, 16 metres wide and approximately 45 metres at its highest point. The main section of the building is formed of approximately 115 vertical chambers, all 30 metres high and up to 8 metres in diameter. These tall parallel cylinders, whose form evokes the structure of an enormous organ, have exceptional acoustic properties: most notably, a stunning reverberation time of over 20 seconds. Anything played inside the Silo is euphonized, made beautiful, by the acoustics of the structure. All those who have entered have found it an overwhelming and unforgettable experience.



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Silophonic

Bob Guido - Silophonic

Track 2 from “Absolute Fields” by @PhillipWilkerson

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Absolute Fields

Phillip Wilkerson - Afternoon Shadows

Whitelabrecs was set up by Harry Towell in late 2015 as another outlet to put out experimental electronic/acoustic music. It followed Harry’s previous labels Audio Gourmet, Tessellate and Warehouse Decay and focuses on a collectable series of highly limited edition vinyl-effect CDr packaging, with the first 50 releases influenced by white label vinyl records. The label also runs a digital only series called eRecords, with each of these releases including a special PDF booklet.

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