Field Recordings – 05 Bohemia continues my journey into the depths of soundfields, where natural landscapes and human presence intertwine. This time, Iโve immersed myself in spaces rich with history and atmosphereโcapturing the ambient resonance of Prague Castle, the sacred echoes within cathedrals, the intimate stillness of a camp bathroom in ลฝฤรกr Pลรญhrazy, and the mechanical hum of a pumping station in Pลรญrodnรญ rezervace. Layered with natureโs voicefields alive with insects, rolling thunder, and the rhythm of rain, these recordings tell a story of place, memory, and experience.
Back in my studio, I blended these raw recordings with experimental / musical elements and drones derived from a short organ recording in Kathedrรกle sv. Petra a Pavla in Brno, weaving together the organic and the composed into a cohesive soundscape, all through the lens of sound art.
๐ Locations: Prague, ลฝฤรกr Pลรญhrazy, ล pindlerลฏv Mlรฝn, Brno
The colors of the cover artwork are chosen by Anne van den Hoogen
Anne van den Hoogen is a photographer who seeks to capture moments that evoke a mood or feeling. With her unique perspective, she aims to connect through images, coming close to the essence of a situation or person. Check out her great work here. Sheย reflected on the recordings by saying:
โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ; ๐ด๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ, ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐บ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ. ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ญ๐บ, ๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐย ๐ด๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ต๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ.”
