Label: Observatoire - obs032

激シブなサウンドアートやアンビエントものを多く出しているロシアのObservatoire。非常に微細な物音に拘った音制作を行っているマニアックなサウンドアーティストUKのChris Whitehead。微音から徐々にスケールのデカい開放された風景へと導くカセット作品[Gryphaea]。Unfathomless、Semperflorensなど、その手のレーベルを好まれる方は是非。アートワーク集が付属。



An amazing new work from Chris Whitehead, Gryphaea is based on the geological features of England's North Yorkshire coastline.

The cliffs around Whitby are rich in marine fossils, and during Jurassic times this area was on the fringes of the shallow, warm Tethys Ocean, which covered most of Europe.

Field recordings, phonography and electroacoustic elements combine to form an impression of these relics from a distant age and their subtle meanings.

Through quiet hints and fragments, consuming ripples and crashing pulses, through hydrophonic ocean sounds and the voices of people and machines, a deep prehistory is evoked.

These five tracks display an atmospheric sense of composition coupled with respect for the scientific truth.

All drawings and photo's by Chris Whitehead. Mastered by Chris Corner (Ammonites).