Sense of space research - Chris Watson
Chris Watson is a famous sound recorder from Sheffield, known for his work on natural history and for fronting the band cabaret Voltaire.
Not only has he worked on many documentaries (including those with David Attenborough and Bill Oddie) he has also released albums comprised of field recordings and collaborated with several other artists.
After being introduced to him in class, I decided to research his work further to help improve my own knowledge of soundscapes and recording in the field.
Hopefully this research will also lend it self to my inspiration, helping me to create an original concept for the ‘Sense of space’ project.
What Watson does exactly is use combinations and layers of natural, recorded sounds to create an entirely new, atmospheric soundtrack.
This can range from an ambient gust of wind shuffling the leaves on a tree, to a mass and manic squawk as a near by flock of birds chaotically fly above.
Watson pieces together these clips in a method similar to producing a usual song, creating a narrative and transporting listeners to another world.
Here are some examples of Watson’s work -
http://chriswatson.net/mp3s/Guanacaste.mp3
http://chriswatson.net/mp3s/Wilddawn.mp3
TBC.
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