“Field Infusions” explores the fertile intersection where composed music meets environmental sound. From Synne Sofie’s Brazilian valley recordings to Cassie Watson Francillon’s harp-centered outdoor installation in New Orleans, these artists don’t merely sample nature—they collaborate with it. Journey through the woods and streets surrounding Dalton Alexander’s childhood home. Pray for Earth with Ernesto Escaf. Explore tree biology with Sunken Lanes. After a brief sample of AC Lavender’s violin-water dialogue, the program concludes with Buruntuma’s homage to the endangered Timneh Parrot, and Dead Can Dance’s rarity “Bird.” Each piece demonstrates how field recordings transcend mere background texture to become essential voices in musical conversation, creating works that don’t just represent nature, but embody our relationship with it.
Tag: Electronic
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0039: Songs of Morning
Pete Seeger said you should start each day with a song. That’s according to Joe Uehlein of the U-Liners, who went on to create a “Morning Song.” (Thank you listener Ken for the tip.) In this episode, we present a collection of gorgeous melodies inspired by this special moment in Earth’s continual rotation. Whatever time you listen — good morning!
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0035: Songs of Naturewave
Way back in 2017, Simon Chandler wrote: “Vaporwave is notorious for its many proliferating subgenres and memes… while ‘naturewave’—for lack of a better term—isn’t big enough to be recognized as a legitimate subgenre by the vaporwave community, the number of albums that this term describes has been steadily growing…” The volume of releases self-described as naturewave has only increased since then, and this show is mostly composed of music released in the last few weeks and months.
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0031: Songs of Rivers