Category: CISA

I think the piece is successful albeit a little simple and rough around the edges. I really challenged myself to listen hard to mix everything evenly even when quiet. I’m not sure if the ideas behind it are conveyed directly, especially the uncanny in between reality theme, but the senses of nostalgia, identity, memory, intimacy,… Continue reading refection

I started by laying out all the recordings roughly into Reaper. I also added the sound of a video I had taken of my bath fully draining. As this was the longest recording and had a clear end (drain gurgle), I thought it would make a nice base to layer the rest of the clips… Continue reading Process

Thinking about the perceived authenticity of lo-fi, the documentary-like-ness of field recording, the nostalgia and feelings attached to memory, and the intimacy of sharing them I began thinking about reality. Ideas of fake authenticity, of recreation. I wanted to grapple with these different levels of perceived realness. In Nathan for you, Nathan Fielder parodies a… Continue reading inspiration

I wanted to use the “field recordings” I had occasionally taken throughout this year to throw something together. I wanted to make something quiet in contrast to most of my previous work yet still a bit chaotic and noisy. Originally I had intended to improvise live with these recordings but I ran out of time… Continue reading initial ideas