Leafcutter John, Taylor Deupree, RF, Biosphere, Various - Favourite Places

‘Favourite Places’ brings together field and compositional recordings depicting places of importance and significance within the lives of ten contemporary artists, namely Leafcutter John, Taylor Deupree, RF, Biosphere, Dot Tape Dot, Claudia, John Kannenberg, Aaron Ximm, Build, and Nomad Palace. There are places in this world we return to time after time because they hold something precious that nurtures us. ‘Favourite Places’ is about sharing a bit of what has been found with others. Each artist was invited to participate in the project by making a field recording capturing the essence of the place. This was followed by an audio composition designed to portray their subjective perspective of the place. The bringing together of both the field and compositional recordings became a way of documenting the existence and importance of specific places within the world. In essence ‘Favourite Places’ is a dynamic audio diary. The aim has been to enable a creative interaction between external and internal realities. It is hoped that the pieces will inspire the audience to become increasingly active listeners whilst experiencing their own favourite places. The world is always changing for better and for worse. ‘Favourite Places’ is a snap shot amongst this movement aiming to capture something beautiful. This collection - the first of an ongoing series - will be of intense interest customers interested in the ambient, microsound and idm / electronica genres due to the inclusion of leading artists in these areas. Furthermore, each individual CD case features a unique location dot matrix representing the ten tracks. These hand made designs bring a unique visual aesthetic to the package, which also contains a fold-out poster print with written and pictorial information relating to each location. Design and art direction turned on its head by the talented www.stereographic.co.uk.

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