An experiment in listening. These compositions are an offshoot of the daily soundscape programme I ran for Resonance FM radio between July 2001-2002, which consisted of commissioned real-time recordings made all around the world between 23.30 and midnight GMT (the time of the broadcast). This CD begins with material from these broadcasts confecting, as it were, two composites of the Earth and a few of its inhabitants, somewhat analogous to what an impossible satellite ear with pinpoint acuity might hear in transit – plus one ear-cleaning stretch between them, taken from a single hear-point. I have tried to make these pieces both open and to work on parallel levels: not only do they have their own narrative and aesthetic qualities, but I hope they also offer a meditation on listening and not listening, interpretation and structure, chance and microphonics. The list of ears around the world who supplied basic material is too long to print here, but it includes many names familiar from these catalogues, and many from the still young soundscape and phonograpic community. Full details of people and places are given in the booklet, along with artwork and thorough notes. You have to trust me on this, it’s a really engaging record. Sometimes unbelieveable. I don’t think you’ll regret giving it a chance.

artists inculded:
John Scott, David Lee Myers, Tom Dimuzio, Hardy Fox, Nicholas Frances Chase, Daniel Van Beers, Peter Cusack, Dacid Kerman, Udi Koomarn, michael Northam, Marzio Carlessi, Otomo Yoshihide, Brian Labycz, Haco & Christopher, Dickson Dee, Brian Woobury, Michael Maksymenko, Andreas Hageluken, Chris Culter, Will Menter, E.M.Thomas, Andrea Rocca, John Levak Dreever, Tony Whitehead, Andrew Mckenzie, Richard windeyer, Jack Vees, Steve Mclean, phil Zampino, carmen Borgia, Warren Burt, Annie Gosfield, Nic Collins, Chris Delaurentis, Toby Paddock, Bill Harkelroad, John Kennedy, Jim Denley, Philip Mar, Jon Rose and Warrick Swinney, Jim Puglies, Amy denio, Junya Onoda, Maria Avram & Iancu Dumitrscu, ………