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The Wire - review Favourite Places
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Great news - we got in The Wire 
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David Newman, of exploratory electronica label Audiobulb, recently put out a call for submissions for a project bringing together field recordings, compositional interpretation and digital images. The idea was for artists to create a “dynamic audio diary”, focusing on a favourite place of their choice. Each artist who made it onto the CD – Leafcutter John, Taylor Deupree and Biosphere among them – immerses the listener in found sound from their favourite place, before re-interpreting this tangible audio into more abstract and intimate musical forms.
The varying approaches make for a genuinely transporting listen. Dot Tape Dot’s favourite place is their bathroom. As expected, the noise of “My Bathroom” is ‘wet’, with the Spanish group soaking the listener in a warm slosh of noise before featherlight glockenspiels enrich the sonic bath.
A world away, a flock of birds call close to the mic on Biosphere’s “Tranoy Lighthouse” heralding a lonely wash of sound which floats on the rising tide. Meanwhile, in Japan, RF treats us to an emotional walk to Kyoto’s Shimogamo Shrine: augmented steps on a gravel path provide the “beats” before a melancholy guitar plucks out a beautiful melody alongside Midori Hirano’s gentle vocals.
Favourite Places brings alive personal memories via geography and sound, the local made global; despite its geographic reach, it is a surprisingly intimate record as a result.
Susanna Glaser | THE WIRE 291 May 2008
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room
Great news
OH and everyone tell your friends (if you think they'd be into our sound) to sign up for our new PHP mailing list >
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There is a free download album planned for everyone on the list next month + some amazing news about a new sound module!!!!
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Bluermutt
Great !! :-)
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ocp
congrats David! it'd be nice to know how it turns out for Audiobulb. you've been around for some time now and you sure deserve all the best.
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jogn
just read it congrats!
04/28/08
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doofgoblin
congrats, and well deserved!
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p
sorry I missed this. very exciting news.
09/03/08
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clarknova
Congratulations. I love FP, and the fact that my fellow norseman Biosphere is on there. Keep on keeping on.
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