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July 2012

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Inst. Ste. Elisabeth, Avenue De Fré 206, 1180 Uccle, Belgique / Radiography waiting room, before a radiography of the cervical vertebrae. I had a whiplash after a car crash but nothing broken hopefully.
PCM-M10 internal microphones.

Jul 28, 20121 note
#Hospital #field recording
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Uccle, Belgique, Place Jean Vander Elst / Fountain
On a really sunny day, kids and a drunk guy. A kid decides to jump in the water, then the drunk guy. I had to shorten the recording since the drunk guy started to throw some water to everyone around.
SD-702, DPA 4060, binaural.

Jul 26, 20126 notes
#fountain #field recording #binaural recording #Brussels
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Bouzigues, France / Harbor near the pond
On a windy day, recorded near the pond.
PCM-M10 internal microphones.

Jul 23, 20122 notes
#bouzigues #field recording #wind
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Anderlecht, Belgique / Abattoir World Listening Day 2012
A walk around the Anderlecht’s abattoir for the World Listening Day. Strange parasits near the end, just as if the microphones didn’t want to record the animals suffering anymore.
SD-702, DPA-4060, AB almost binaural.
WLD2012

Jul 19, 20123 notes
#WLD2012 #field recording #Abattoir #Brussels
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Bouzigues, France / The beach
Taking it to the extreme limit.
The beach is occupied with local families, not touristic, that’s appreciated.

Jul 17, 20122 notes
#field recording #sea #beach #bouzigues
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Bouzigues, France, Chemin des Aiguilles / Near the old well
People passing by.

Jul 16, 20121 note
#bouzigues #field recording
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Bouzigues, France / The church in a gutter
Swallows, cars and a plane. #Fieldrecording #Drone

Jul 14, 20123 notes
#bouzigues #field recording #birds #drone
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Bouzigues, France, Place de la Victoire / Bells at twelve Swallows,
tourists and local ladies.

Jul 13, 20123 notes
#bells #field recording #bouzigues #birds
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Bouzigues, France, Place de la Victoire / War Memorial 6pm
Swallows, Seagulls and cars.
PCM-M10 Internal Microphones.

Jul 12, 20123 notes
#bouzigues #bells #birds #field recording
Review : Witch-hunt. PLEQ, HIROKI SASAJIMA (Taâlem 2012)

A review I wrote for The Field Reporter, thanks to Sismophone for the English translation.

Witch-hunt. PLEQ, HIROKI SASAJIMA
(Taâlem 2012)

Y a-t-il de nos jours sorcière désirable ? Peu nous chaut celle gothique moderne de notre société romantique à l’agonie, non, on choisit d’aimer la vraie, celle qui a expérimenté la brûlure des flammes sur son corps, celle dont on a tranché la langue avant de la faire monter sur le bûcher, de peur qu’elle ne profère une ultime malédiction à l’encontre de ses persécuteurs, mais est-ce bien cette figure que l’on espère retrouver ici sur l’album 3″ de Pleq et Hiroki Sasajima sorti chez le label japanophile Taâlem ?

On lance l’écoute, issue d’une rencontre entre ces deux artistes, l’approche introductive est un long souffle, résonance d’un esprit qui se rassemble, à peine émaillé de quelques clics, coupures ou incisions du corps qui se prépare.

Puis les cliquetis se font rapprochants, se mélangent à un chant nocturne d’insectes, nos connaissances entomologiques sont limitées mais on peut dire assurément que ce sont des insectes qui font meute, ou colonie pour reprendre le titre d’un bel album récent d’Hiroki Sasajima.

Peu avant la fin l’harmonie s’apaise, le souffle se fait ténu, laisse place à une attente, l’esprit et le corps de la sorcière sont bien devant nous, on s’offre pleinement à elle en espérant qu’elle se fasse succube, et inutile qu’elle nous jette son sort, nous lui sommes déjà pleinement dévoué. Qu’on ne compte pas sur nous pour être le chasseur de sorcière, d’ailleurs c’est bien simple nous sentons déjà la métamorphose agir, nous devenons scolopendre, nuée prête à attaquer quiconque tenterait de nous l’enlever, elle ou ce disque qui nous l’a si bien fait aimer.

Une note technique, une fois n’est pas coutume, le mastering de cet album a été assuré par Julien Cornu-Kuoch, tout comme quelques autres albums récemment parus chez Taâlem. Les musiques ambiantes demandent à ceux qui en assurent l’embellissement final une grande sensibilité, souhaitons que Taâlem continuera cette collaboration technique qui sied si bien à ce disque.


[Hiroki Sasajima: left, Pleq - Bartosz Dziadosz-: right]

-Flavien Gillié

(Translation to English)

Is there nowadays any desirable witch ? Carian for the modern gothic one vivid in an agonizing romantic society, very little indeed ! One surely prefers to love the authentic one, that experienced burns of fire to her body, the one whose tongue was severed before headed for the stake, fearing she uttered one last curse against her persecutors; but is this really the witch one hopes to meet on the 3” album by Pleq and SASAJIMA Hiroki, issued on the japan-loving label Taâlem?

One pushes “play”, starting the meeting of these two artists; introduction is a long breath, resonance of a rallying spirit, scarcely dusted with some clicks, cuts or incisions of the preparing body.

Then chinks intensify, mixing with a nocturnal insects buzz, and even with limited knowledge of entomology, one can ensure these are insects forming a pack, or a colony, reminiscent   of the beautiful recent SASAJIMA Hiroki album’s title.

Almost at the end, harmony lulls, breath gets tenuous, space is left for the expectancy, the spirit and the body of the witch are really there, in front of us, we totally abandon ourselves to her, hoping she becomes a succubus, and no need for her to devote, we are already devoted to her. Nobody may expect we become witch hunters, anyway, it is that simple, metamorphosis acts on us now, we become centipedes, a swarm ready to attack anyone who would try to take from our hands, either the witch or this disc that made us fond of her.

A final technical note, once is not always, this album was mastered by Julien Cornu-Kuoch, as were a few recent Taâlem issues. These ambient musics require as the final mastering touch a great sensitivity, hence let us wish that Taâlem will keep this technical collaboration that suits so nicely this disc.

-Flavien Gillié, translation by Sismophone

Taâlem website
Pleq discography
Hiroki Sasajima website

Jul 11, 20123 notes
#The Field Reporter #ambient #field recording
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Bouzigues, France / Beach and cicadas
Kind of in between recording, not really the cicadas, not really the children playing on the beach, but I like it this way.

Jul 11, 20127 notes
#beach #insects #Cicadas #field recording
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Bouzigues, France / Cemetary
National Road background noise.
PCM-M10 internal microphones.

Jul 10, 20121 note
#Cemetery #field recording
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Bouzigues, France / Harbor on a windy morning


Jul 09, 20122 notes
#Bouzigues #boat #wind #field recording
Ecologie Sonore ARTE-ONF – Votre Silence - Mantra matinal

A new track for the Ecologie Sonore contest, feel free to like it on Soundcloud if you appreciate it!
Jul 09, 20123 notes
#field recording
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Bouzigues, France / Seagulls
Still a lot of wind, I will try to record them when it’s quieter.
PCM-M10 Internal microphones.

Jul 09, 20123 notes
#sea #birds #Bouzigues #field recording
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Sète, France / Corniche de Neubourg
Nice sound near the Corniche wall.
PCM-M10 Internal microphones.

Jul 08, 20125 notes
#sea #field recording
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Portes-lès-Valence, France / Aire d’autoroute
A7 Highway boredom, cars drone, a sucker leaving the engine on to enjoy his air conditionning nightmare.

Jul 07, 20121 note
#highway #field recording #traffic #drone
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Niévroz, France, Rue Henri Jomain / Backyard window
Summer morning, a dog coming near the microphones, two airplanes in a row.
PCM-M10 Internal microphones.

Jul 03, 20124 notes
#Niévroz #field recording #plane
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