sgsr_031

These recordings were made during a late summer trip through Scotland in 2014, with stops in Glasgow, Edinburgh, and across the Isle of Skye.

All recordings were made using a Tascam hard disk recorder and Roland binaural microphones. Edits are minimal — limited to removing wind distortion, mic handling, and other interruptions. Some tracks are left fully intact to preserve the natural ambient environment.

No compression. No mixing. Just the sound of being there.

field notes

pro-independence rally, glasgow - a crowd of around one thousand pro-independence supporters recorded in glasgow two days before the scottish independence referendum.

blackfriar pub, glasgow - recorded while stopping in for a quick pint, at this fine pub in glasgow.

STP inner city subway, glasgow - recorded late in the evening on the STP subway in glasgow.

outdoor fountain - recorded near the outdoor fountain, early morning, at the uig hotel, isle of skye.

birdsong - recorded at the uig hotel, isle of skye.

mountain sheep in the quirang - recorded near the top of the quirang range, isle of skye.

portside in uig - trucks and boats recorded at the port in uig, isle of skye.

‘breathing space’ - recorded in the scottish national gallery of modern art, edinburgh. an audio recording of stephanie smith & edward stewart’s film exhibit. 

'at the heart of everything a row of holes' - recorded in the scottish national gallery of modern art, edinburgh. an audio recording of torsten lauschmann’s mixed media exhibit.

‘real life rocky mountain’ - recorded in the scottish national gallery of modern art, edinburgh. an audio recording of ross sinclair’s mixed media exhibit.

‘the bedfords’ - recorded in the scottish national gallery of modern art, edinburgh. an audio recording of henry coombes film exhibit.