Golden ears recording of an evocative sound of two trees rubbing together in the wind.
But the narration goes in two directions at once, perhaps too cautiously in either. Science or poetry? Mathematics or music? The piece itself seems caught in the middle of a choice it asks us to make.
Describe the scene dispassionately, and let the metaphors fall where they may; or be more fully engaged to evoke even more personal images, mergin speaker and sound.
A real gift. Luscious, glossy, detailed and memorable sound image. What a find! Thanks!
Not my cup of tea, but I know that some people would like to hear it. I think it would work best as a Sound Portrait. The sound quality is excellent, but I think some of that may be lost if the listener is in the car.
For me personally, I don't think I'd want to hear a lot of pieces like this, but it's hard to tell by hearing just one. I think part of the joy of listening would be being there, surrounded by the trees, hearing a creek off to the left, seeing the patches of bright green undergrowth where the early day sun has snuck through, smelling the smells of the forest. In my car, I probably miss many of the nuances of the creeking, and maybe I don't hear any of the other background sounds. I'm originally from Montana, perhaps I'm spoiled.
Beautifully recorded. Unconventional even by PubRad standards. Might be a tough play on the air as there's so much space. The voice-over is a bit directive for such a transendentalist mood. It's tough to beat mother nature at her best.
Comments for Fresh Pond Trees
Produced by Michael Joly
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bruce schimmel
Posted on December 31, 2003 at 04:47 AM | Permalink
Review of Fresh Pond Trees
Golden ears recording of an evocative sound of two trees rubbing together in the wind.
But the narration goes in two directions at once, perhaps too cautiously in either. Science or poetry? Mathematics or music? The piece itself seems caught in the middle of a choice it asks us to make.
Describe the scene dispassionately, and let the metaphors fall where they may; or be more fully engaged to evoke even more personal images, mergin speaker and sound.
A real gift. Luscious, glossy, detailed and memorable sound image. What a find! Thanks!
Hans Anderson
Posted on December 28, 2003 at 11:36 AM | Permalink
Review of Fresh Pond Trees
For me personally, I don't think I'd want to hear a lot of pieces like this, but it's hard to tell by hearing just one. I think part of the joy of listening would be being there, surrounded by the trees, hearing a creek off to the left, seeing the patches of bright green undergrowth where the early day sun has snuck through, smelling the smells of the forest. In my car, I probably miss many of the nuances of the creeking, and maybe I don't hear any of the other background sounds. I'm originally from Montana, perhaps I'm spoiled.
Sean McElroy
Posted on October 26, 2003 at 02:57 PM | Permalink
Review of Fresh Pond Trees
Beautifully recorded. Unconventional even by PubRad standards. Might be a tough play on the air as there's so much space. The voice-over is a bit directive for such a transendentalist mood. It's tough to beat mother nature at her best.
Transom Editors
Posted on October 01, 2003 at 01:23 PM | Permalink
Review of Fresh Pond Trees
Nice interstitial piece that gives us a break from the chaos of daily life by placing us next to two trees in communication. Good sound.