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Chris Watson
Stepping Into The Dark
LabelTouchGenreExperimental
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1996 release, repressed! Watson's lead instrument is the tape recorder. After working with Cabaret Voltaire and The Hafler Trio, he became sound recordist for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. He has since joined a film and video production company, working for BBC wildlife documentaries and occasional feature films. The 12 recordings on Stepping into the Dark contrast a windswept forest in Glen Cannich with the gathering conversations of rooks roosting in a churchyard in Northumberland. Other atmospheres include the heat and wall of sound found on the River Mara in Kenya, fishing bats on a mangrove pool in Venezuela, the ritual dance of snipe at dusk in the Northern Hebrides... a hydrophone at 5m. depth in the Moray Firth captures the signature whistles and clicks of bottlenose dolphins.
Details
Cat. number: TO:27
Year: 2009
Release notes
Second edition. Near identical to the first pressing, save for slightly altered text on rear tray. ℗ & © 1996 + 2005 Touch. Comes with a a 24-page booklet filled with photography and text. Edited on 19 August 1995 The tracks are the atmospheres of "special places", recorded with the use of camouflaged microphones. <b>Low Pressure</b> Glen Cannich, Inverness-shire, Scotland (57.21°N 04.57°W) 0810h 6 October 1994 <b>Embleton Rookery</b> Embleton, Northumberland, England …
Tracklist
| 1 | Low Pressure | 3:46 | |
| 2 | Embleton Rookery | 4:24 | |
| 3 | The Crossroads | 5:02 | |
| 4 | River Mara At Dawn | 6:27 | |
| 5 | River Mara At Night | 4:59 | |
| 6 | A Passing View | 1:51 | |
| 7 | Bosque Seco | 9:03 | |
| 8 | Sunsets | 5:02 | |
| 9 | The Blue Men Of The Minch | 4:51 | |
| 10 | High Pressure | 5:13 | |
| 11 | Gahlitzerstrom | 4:05 | |
| 12 | The Forest Path | 4:52 |
Credits
- Jon Wozencroft
- Design, Photography By [1/24, 6, 7, 9, 17], Liner Notes, Edited By
- Chris Watson
- Edited By, Recorded By, Photography By [2, 5, 8, 10 To 15, 19, 20, 23], Liner Notes
- Maggie Watson
- Photography By [4, 16, Back]
