Last of her kind (musique concrete, 2020)
Based on field recordings I made of working steam trains at an outdoor railway museum. I wanted to create something using digital equivalents of the tape methods used in the 50s/ 60s, ie reverb, reversed sounds, filtered and slowed/ speeded up the sounds to anchor the piece to a time of major change.
In the early 60s in the UK steam trains were being replaced with newer diesel engines. Additionally, there was a massive reduction in the rail network. So "Last of her Kind" ends mournfully as the steam engine reflects on her soon to come demise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obeyV-L77VY
Based on field recordings I made of working steam trains at an outdoor railway museum. I wanted to create something using digital equivalents of the tape methods used in the 50s/ 60s, ie reverb, reversed sounds, filtered and slowed/ speeded up the sounds to anchor the piece to a time of major change.
In the early 60s in the UK steam trains were being replaced with newer diesel engines. Additionally, there was a massive reduction in the rail network. So "Last of her Kind" ends mournfully as the steam engine reflects on her soon to come demise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obeyV-L77VY
Statistics: Posted by ChamomileShark — Mon Jul 08, 2024 7:37 pm — Replies 0 — Views 34