stopGOstop: field recordings, sound collage, and sound art

A stereo recording from under the bridge that connects two small islands in southwest Florida. Cars drive overhead, people walk past and somewhere in the background my dad is fishing. No intro, about 20 minutes.

a stereo recording of walking on a causeway in southwest florida. just over 6 minutes. JW

A binaural field recording of hiking the Curecanti Creek Trail near Black Canyon of the Gunnison. The recording starts near the Curecanti Needle, a 700 ft granite spire, and continues as we walked the two mile back up the ravine to the Pioneer Point overlook. It is a strenuous hike with plenty of wind noise. A short intro, I missed the first 500 feet of the hike up due to technical difficulties (I forgot to press record). The episode is about 23 minutes long.

a stereo recording of the rain from inside my apartment. about 5 minutes. JW

A binaural field recording on the downtown local 1 train, from Harlem 125th to 23rd Street. A trip from my apartment to Chelsea. No introduction, about 23 minutes.

A binaural field recording, walking up Broadway to the store and back, to get some ice cream. It was a rainy night, I had an umbrella, but there still is some wind noise in this recording. No introduction, about 30 minutes.

A binaural field recording on the N train, from 36th street Brooklyn to 42nd street Manhattan. At the time of this recording I had a studio in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. No introduction, about 37 minutes.

A binaural field recording sitting on a bench on the medium of broadway at 108th (recording made while reading, an occasional page turn can be heard, I don’t remember what book I was reading, but it was probably science fiction). This is the first episode of the podcast, no introduction, about 8 minutes.

A quick note if you are new to the program, the podcast has evolved over its existence, started as a field recording podcast in 2012 the first 19 episodes feature binaural and stereo recordings from everyday life. After a brief hiatus, it shifted between field recordings and ‘rebroadcasts’ of past work for radio. Since episode 30 the podcast has shifted between field recordings, new compositions and sound collages (with an occasional rebroadcast).