A soundscape is a musical composition based on environmental sounds. A soundscape composition can be a single sound, or many sounds, or transformed sounds. The range of soundscape art extends from the documentary — in which the art is in the choice of subject, quality of recording, and the perspective from which the recording is done — to the abstract, which transforms the recorded sounds to draw certain qualities from its subject. To qualify as soundscape art, a composition must relate in some way to a place.
Ear to the Earth offers soundscape downloads that are available for sale at CDeMusic or free through various projects or membership benefits. For lists of available soundscapes, click on any the following links:
Ear to the Earth also offers downloads of short audio clips of sounds that are recorded specifically to be combined with other sounds to document a place.
If you'd like to contribute sound clips, send them to us with your comments. Attach the sounds to emails or send us a download link. Contact us at eartotheearth[at]emf.org.
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The following downloads are now available through the E2E Download Club.
Stati d'Acqua (2006). David Monacchi's composition was inspired by the multiple physical transformations that water is constantly subjected to ... Motion, stagnation, evaporation, condensation, and falling are the states explored by these field recordings ... more about this
Present In The Landscape (2011). Garth Paine's composition is an exploration of the Shoalhaven River in southern New South Wales, Australia ... I spent a day on the river in a boat, stopping to talk with people about their use of the river and why they were there ... more about this
One World 1 (2006). Joel Chadabe's composition, with sounds from New York and New Delhi, sees the world as one large crowded city, its space shared through a common human bond ... more about this
Threshold (2008). Richard Lainhart's composition was commissioned for Ear to the Earth. "I recorded many ambient sounds in New York ... I then played my guitar and convoluted ... more about this
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