Vanessa Rossetto - Bookpacking 2

I sell books for a "job," so I pack books every day. This summer I began recording myself working over a period of several weeks. At various times throughout, mostly toward the beginning of the recording period, I wore headphones while working so I was made even more aware of the sounds I was making in the course of my daily activities. Immediately it began to affect the gestures used and the speed with which I was going about my tasks. I began to think more and more about the specific sounds I was making while still being able to maintain a productive work flow. In turn, I began to think about all the sounds I was making whether I was working or not, whether I was recording them or not, and about the rhythm of labor in general.

This piece was edited down from many hours of recordings in Texas in August and September 2010. While it is edited, there are no additions; no parts that were not recorded during the process of working. Some days it rained and some it did not.

Vanessa Rossetto - Bookpacking 2

Kyle Bruckmann | Timothy Daisy

During a recent project with my ensemble Wrack in Chicago, I was invited to perform on WNUR (http://www.wnur.org/), relentless supporters of the city’s Creative Music community. Since the rest of the band was busy teaching and working that morning, Tim and I jumped at the opportunity to play a good old-fashioned “free improv” duo set, stretching out and getting microscopic. Somehow, despite having been colleauges since 2002 and friends/mutual fans for longer, we’d previously only managed to play ensnared within my tortuous compositions. Many thanks to jazz show director Mike Corsa and engineer Trevor Ewen!

Kyle Bruckmann | Timothy Daisy

Kyle Bruckmann: Oboe, English Horn | Timothy Daisy: Percussion

John P. Hastings - A Sound Map of the United States

I recently completed a move from Los Angeles, CA to Brooklyn, NY. Having the luxury of time (18 days), I was able to take a fairly esoteric route that yielded great opportunities for field recording. The 14 separate sites were edited into one 45-minute aural journey. I believe I was able to capture a fairly wide breadth of the U.S.A. (and Canada, though only Toronto) but this recording only scrapes the tiniest of surfaces. Below is a list of the locations and times of day:

00:00 - 03:47 Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA 1200
03:36 - 08:33 Stratosphere Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV 0900
06:48 - 11:30 Jacob Lake campground, AZ 0800
10:21 - 14:30 Four Corners National Monument (borders of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico & Colorado) 1645
13:06 - 16:23 Box Cañon Falls, Ouray, CO 1000
16:15 - 19:43 Border of Wyoming and Nebraska 1330
19:38 - 22:55 Oglala National Grasslands, NE 1717
22:47 - 25:13 Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN 1420
24:25 - 25:29 Dan Flavin installation at Walker Art Center 1429
25:19 - 27:53 Kettle Moraine Park (northern section), WI 0848
27:42 - 31:37 Lake Huron, Straits State Park, MI 2245
31:37 - 36:24 Lafayette Park, Detroit, MI 1241
33:33 - 40:46 Tram 510 Toronto, ON 1919
37:10 - 44:30 Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NY 1021

The piece is dedicated to my father, who was with me on this adventure.

A sound map of the United States

John P. Hastings

Liquid Friction Assemblage - Untitled 1 | 3

Chris Videll: percussion, objects, effects
Keith Sinzinger: keyboard, electronics, Fender bass, brass objects
Gary Rouzer: amplified objects, prepared electric bass
Daniel Barbiero: double bass




Untitled 1 | Untitled 3