Issue 79 PDF Edition
We are investigating the fine art of Field Recording in the latest issue of Electronic Sound. What's the allure of capturing the sounds of the world around us? Why do people do it? How do they go about it? And what do they do with their recordings?
We've talked to many of our most innovative field recordists for this month's cover feature, including Haiku Salut, Erland Cooper and Langham Research Centre. We meet one-time Cabaret Voltaire man Chris Watson, a leading practitioner of the art for decades, and Simon Fisher Turner has some great tips for anybody who is just starting out. We also get a history lesson courtesy of Lawrence English from the Room40 label and have a rummage around the 4,500 field recordings on the Cities And Memory website.
Elsewhere in this issue, the new LoneLady record is irresistible, as is our interview with her. Richard Norris drops in for a chat about the three albums he’s releasing (yes, that's right, three whole albums) and we hook up with Sunroof, aka Mute boss Daniel Miller and ace producer Gareth Jones. Oh, and you might need to sit down for this next bit, because we have let a guitarist in. It’s OK, though, because it’s the most excellent Will Sergeant from Echo & The Bunnymen, whose side hustles totally belong in our world.
This month's Electronic Sound cover star is Jason Pierce, aka J Spaceman, the main man of cosmic kings Spiritualized. We've had Jason in our sights since the announcement of the Spaceman Reissue Program, which sees the re-release of VIP editions of Spiritualized's first four albums, including 'Pure Phase' and 'Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space'. He has always been a high quality interviewee and we found him in terrific form, happy to chat about whatever we threw at him and serving up a cracking Kraftwerk tale along the way.
We're nothing without great stories, which is handy because we have Anni Hogan, John Grant, Moby, Hattie Cooke and Peace Chord in this issue too. To a man and woman, they’ve all got stuff to say. We also have an extract from 'Babble On An' Ting', a new book about Alex Paterson, plus pieces on ESG, Penelope Trappes, Andrew Hung and lots more besides... T-minus 30 seconds and counting... Astronauts report it feels good...