audible geography

2013-02-15

john grzinich if memory

a new composition released on the winter solstice 2012. available for you to download.

2013-01-13

Its good to have a project that was started in 2006 finally get published. Copies available from and/OAR in North-South America/Japan and maaheli editions in Europe.

2012-11-08

piece from the “sound lines / drawing scores” workshop in Prague, October 2012. check the vimeo description for more information.

A mix of recordings made from an installation of 4 windharps I built for AVAMAA, the MoKS 2012 Summer art symposium in Mooste Estonia. The windharps were built from wood, nylon strings and resonators of metal cans and plastic cups.

Source: SoundCloud / maaheli

2012-07-12

Mapping out spaces, structures and sounding events in and around Vienna. Video from my residency there in August 2011.

2012-07-11

frog

frogs in South Estonia waking up in early spring.

Source: SoundCloud / maaheli

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alpine streams

Merging of two recordings from the same spot, one with a contact mic on a metal ring and the other, an omni recording of the small stream flowing by.

2012-04-26

video from: “Łódź: An Urban Sound Ecology” workshop

Analysis of… finding creative responses to… the acoustic spaces and sound environments of Łódź Poland.

A collaborative project led by John Grzinich in cooperation with Muzeum Sztuki Łódź, April 1-10, 2012.

2012-02-02

Three spring recordings made in southeast Estonia at different nature reserve areas, May 2011. All are about 3 minute excerpts of much longer recordings. Locations and times are as follows:

- May 15th, 3:00am - Emajõgi Suursoo (river delta reserve)

- May 21st, 3:00 am - Meelva järv (lake, pictured)

- May 29th, 2:00am - Räpina polder (reclaimed lakeside preserve)

As you can hear, there is a wide variety of wildlife, primarily birds but also frogs and insects.

Source: SoundCloud / maaheli

2012-01-21

Bubenec

Composition produced from recordings made during the ‘New Maps of Time’ workshop held in Prague, October 2009. This track is a remix of an improvisation we made in the former sewage treatment plant in Bubeneč. Special thanks to Milos for coordinating this and to the participants for their time and energy; Eliska S, Matěj G, Lucie P, Stanislav A, Matej K, Lucie J.

Source: SoundCloud / maaheli

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Dul Mayrau

Composition produced from recordings made during the ‘New Maps of Time’ workshop held in Prague, October 2009. This track is a remix of field recordings and improvisations we made at Skolska Gallery, Stromovka Park and the Dul Mayrau coal mine museum. Special thanks to Milos for coordinating this and to the participants for their time and energy; Eliska S, Matěj G, Lucie P, Stanislav A, Matej K, Lucie J.

Source: SoundCloud / maaheli

2012-01-16

dead pine tree

Contact mic recording of wind on a dead tree on the Lithuanian coast near Nida, November 2011.

Source: SoundCloud / maaheli

2011-11-30

Riga Sound Locations (Rīgas Skaņu Vietas) was a workshop conducted from August 14-16th 2007 at various sites around Riga Latvia and was organized by Maksims Shentelevs and John Grzinich. The aim of the workshop was to visit 6 different locations around the city in order to investigate site-specific sound activity related to each place. participants included: John Grzinich, Toomas Thetloff, Maksims Šenteļevs, Jēkabs Nīmanis, Kaspars Kalniņš, Gints Birznieks, Ivars Šmits, Jānis Biķis, Kaspars Groševs, Patrick McGinley, Johanna Lonka.

2011-11-21

Quelle

A composite of 7 different recordings from 7 different spaces in the former Quelle building in Nuremberg Germany. A simple action by 4 participants was made in each space. The sound is from 4 metal trash bins found in the building. The bin was dragged slowly across the floor from one corner to the next. This was part of a Tuned City workshop called “sounds of muggenhof” held April 11-17th. http://www.tunedcity.net

Source: SoundCloud / maaheli

2011-11-11

a self-made instrument from piano wire and a found stick is driven by an ebow. the video and sound were slowed down 50%.