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train Sep 16, 2008

On my way to work I got stopped at a railroad crossing. This is the recording I took of the train going by. It is quite intense. If you listen to the whole thing you will hear a lot of metal scraping and screeching sounds. I thought the train was going to derail. Recorded in Rockford, Illinois with an H2 Zoom. Read More…

By Travis | Posted in Field Recordings | Also tagged bass, cab, coach, crossing, deep, derail, engine, express, fast, field recording, field recordings, Found objects, freight, gears, illinois, industrial, intense, locomotive, metal, noise music, rail, railroad, rockford, sampling, scraping, screeching, skreeching, soundscapes, station, tracks, train, whistle | Comments (0)

Trainspotting Sep 14, 2008

I composed “Trainspotting,” by using a variety of different train, track, station, railroad, etc… type sounds. This song falls into the Musique concrète genre. I hope you enjoy the ride. Read More…

By Travis | Posted in Music | Also tagged Acoustic ecology, ambient, Biomusic, bullettrain, concrete music, experimental, fast, Found objects, industrial, monorail, Music, Musique concrete, natural, noise music, railfan, railroad, sampling, soundscapes, trainspotters, trainspotting | Comments (1)

Wataru Lights Sep 12, 2008

Wataru Lights reflects the motion and sounds of Japanese traffic lights and intersections. It is composed of many of the field recordings I took while in Okinawa, Japan. Read More…

By Travis | Posted in Music | Also tagged abstract, Acoustic ecology, ambient, Biomusic, concrete music, crosswalk, experimental, field recordings, Found objects, industrial, Japan, japanese, japanese traffic lights, Music, Musique concrete, noise music, okinawa, sampling, song, soundscapes, track, traffic light sounds, traffic lights, Wataru Lights | Comments (4)

Daily Transit Sep 12, 2008

Demonstrating the art of sound (Concrete Music), Daily Transit is entirely composed of my field recordings with the exception of the organ and drum beat. Read More…

By Travis | Posted in Music | Also tagged Acoustic ecology, ambient, art of sound, avant-garde, Biomusic, concrete music, drum beat, experimental. Phonography, field recordings, Found objects, industrial, Music, Musique concrete, noise music, Phonography music, sampling, soundscape, soundscapes, track | Comments (2)

Coin Operated Sep 9, 2008

Coin Operated was a experimental track that was driven by laundromat sounds that took a glitch genre direction. I used sounds from washers, dryers, coins, clothes etc… to make this laundromat rhythmic sound-scape. Read More…

By Travis | Posted in Music | Also tagged Coin Operated, concrete music, dryer, experimental, glitch, laundromat, laundry, Musique concrete, natural, noise music, railfan, railroad, sampling, sound-scape, soundscape, soundscapes, trainspotters, trainspotting, washer | Comments (0)

Flight of the bumblebee Sep 7, 2008

I present to you, “Flight of the bumblebee” like you have never heard it before. I orchestrated many different real bee sounds to create this symphonic bee journey. Read More…

By Travis | Posted in Music | Also tagged bee, concrete music, dance, download, electronic, Flight of the bumblebee, honey bee, Music, Musique concrete, natural, noise music, railfan, railroad, sampling, song, sounds, soundscapes, trainspotters, trainspotting, trance | Comments (0)