![]() Under a hazy, humid, insect-infested environment, “Ol-Olool-O” floats through lion grunts, boar squeals, and the sharp chattering of natives in the distance. The three tracks are audio documentaries which serve well to show what beauty our surroundings can create. Minute sounds are sometimes amplified and extended, forging a life of their own. This CD was one of the albums of the year in The Wire (UK), 2003Ĭhris Watson’s third release for Touch sees him plunge into the depths of human subconciousness. It may be more interesting than all the things you buy to escape from it.” Ĭhris was previously a member of the popular beat trio Cabaret Voltaire.Īs Sasha Frere-Jones wrote in Time Out, New York, in 1999: “Listen to your world. His work has been described as “the freakiest all natural techno disc ever” by City Newspaper. He has presented several programmes “A Small Slice of Tranquillity”, “NightTime is the Right Time”, “Sound Advice” and “Tyneside Dawn”, all broadcast on BBC Radio 4. But his preferred media are cds and the radio. His work was also used as source material for the compilation Star Switch On, with contributions from AER, Biosphere, Fennesz, Hazard, Philip Jeck & Mika Vainio, as well as two tracks from Chris himself.Ĭhris is possibly best known for his sound recordings for BBC TV, particularly the “Life of…” series written and hosted by Sir David Attenborough. The 10,000 year climatic journey of ice formed deep within this Icelandic glacier and it’s lingering flow into the Norwegian Sea.Ĭhris has released two previous solo albums for Touch, Outside the Circle of Fire and Stepping into the Dark, as well as contributions for samplers and compilations for Ash International. ![]() ![]() The music of a Scottish highland glen through autumn and into winter during the four months of September to December For the first time here he constructs collages of sounds, which evolve from a series of recordings made at the specific locations over varying periods of time.Ī fourteen hour drama in Kenya’s Masai Mara from 0500h – 1900h on Thursday 17th Oct. This is Chris’s first foray into composition using his location recordings of wildlife and habitats – previously he has been concerned with describing and revealing the special atmosphere of a place by site specific, untreated location recordings. ![]() The three locations featured here all have moods and characters which are made tangible by the elements, and these periodic events are represented within by a form of time compression. Clearly it also has a profound and dynamic effect upon our lives and that of other animals. The weather has created and shaped all our habitats. ![]()
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