I’m very pleased to announce that I have finally finished Part I of my field recording project, ΨΗΧΟΣ – Ορχήστρα Θορύβου (PSIHOS – Orhistra Thorivu | FROZEN SOUND – Noise Orchestra)
It comprises six pieces of musique concrète in the form of sound collage. Composed of field recordings sourced over the course of two years, across five cities, arranged and looped to create an abstract audio narrative. From morning coffee to a nightmarish apartment building scene, then heading to Zizkov and other neighbourhoods of Prague, returning to Greece and the cities of Trikala and Meteora over Easter, down to the Peloponnese and the small mountainous village of Partheni in Arkadia, and back to Athens again.
Each track aims to transfer the listener to a specific setting and scene. Each sound has been minimally edited, to retain its original, raw qualities — from the passing cars and the wind to birdsong and collateral noise. Sounds include but are not limited to: AM radio static, noisy neighbours, power drill, skipping record, children’s playground, spoon, tripping on acid through abandoned train tunnel at night, wind blowing through metal door in Zizkov, water faucet, loose pavement tiles, Japanese gong, pan lid, monk bells in Meteora monastery, spring storm, match that won’t light, belled Babuska doll when played with by a cat.
Between switching jobs, getting a touch of thee ol’ depression and grieving, and after an amazingly successful show with Endropi and great feedback to the FEF release, both of which took months to prepare, it’s time for a short break. There are a bunch of exciting new punk, hardcore, noise and indie releases coming from Greece, so we’ll be catching up with them in early 2019. ΨΧΣ will be back next year with new sounds.
We’ll be kicking off 2019 with some rad shows and I’ve got a hot surprise up my sleeve for January… So stray tuned!
With love from Satan’s lair,
—Obsessionist
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