Atmospheric Densities #20

This is the Flaming Pines radio show featuring new releases, mixes and experiments in field recording, sound art and experimental music, hosted by Kate Carr and guests.

The first Atmospheric Densities show in six months, and of course that means there is a lot to listen to! We go deep with Cody Yantis' new album Opticks, a meditation on the landscape of America's Southwest made from two field recordings and one synthesiser.

We also dip into two release from the label late last year: Metal the energetic collaboration between Czech inventor and musician Petr Válek and improvisers Ondřej Merta and Jara Tarnovski, performed in part on Válek's metal sculptures. And Liz Helman's drone and field recording work The Colour of Water produced out of her daily ritual of walking in London.

I had a few things which came out late last year so I play a few pieces from these releases, namely: A Field Guide to Phantasmic Birds, and my ode to sauerkraut On cabbages, salt, bacteria and transformations.

And we close with the two pieces from Soundwalkscapes the forthcoming album from the legendary improviser Viv Corringham who has an album launch at Hundred Years Gallery on March 15th. Be there or miss out!

Tracklist

Cody Yantis - Raw Barren Listeners (2024)
Cody Yantis - Rifle Arch (2024)
Cody Yantis - Simply Ended Lots of Endings (2024)
Válek / Merta / Tarnovski - Metal Jū-Ichi (2023)
Válek / Merta / Tarnovski - Metal Ichi (2023)
Liz Helman - Where the Circle Meets the Square (2023)
Kate Carr - Unlikely to Be Heard (2023)
Kate Carr - Shy, Typically Alone, or in Pairs (2023)
Kate Carr - On Cabbages, Salt, Bacteria and Transformations (Excerpt) (2023)
Viv Corringham - April (Barbican Estate, London) (Forthcoming)
Viv Corringham - February (Streets and Carl Schurz Park, NYC) (Forthcoming)