New Album Release: Sand Waves

Working with sound means spending more time in the studio, editing, mixing and controlling the field recordings than you ever do out in the field gathering the recordings you want to use. Files pile upon files, indexes, folders, listening tracking back, and deciding a whole day's work has led to nothing more that a failed attempt. "Fail more, fail better..." said Samuel Beckett. Sand Waves includes 5 sound art compositions made from and or inspired by recordings made at Upton Towans -the "Dynamite Dunes" between Hayle and Godrevy in Cornwall, and Perran Sands, or Penhale Dunes at Perranporth a bit further up the coast. The five pieces begin with the overture "Celtic Sand", then move onto  "Wet Land". The third movement is simply called "Dusk". The fourth movement "Exotic Car Park Mirage"uses as its base an experimental field recording made in one of the isolated car parks. Finally the work closes with the fifth and final Coda, "Dream of Bees". Thanks to the Dynamic Dunes Project for all the support and special thanks to their Engagement Officer Andy Nelson for all the help and advice given during the making of this project. 

 I hope you enjoy listening to Sand Waves.