A wonderful and varied document of social events, soundscapes, architecture and acoustics. An invitation to the practice of deep listening, this series of recordings takes us through areas of Spain during the Holy Week, a period of religious practices and processions.
Recorded on minidisk with binaural microphones, this is an active experience where each track has its own narrative, moving through spaces. The recordings are very detailed, and one can re-live the moments, immersed in the soundscapes that make up the character and atmosphere of a place, when listening back with headphones.
As we explore spaces of different acoustics, there are wonderful surprises along the way. We move from busy streets to squares and gardens with water features. Walking inside of the Cathedral, there is a mass in progress. Along busy streets with bars where flamenco music comes pouring out.
The narrative develops as we travel along sonic tableaux, each scene has its own character and sets of sound events.
There are periods of waiting amongst vast crowds, where a sea of voices develops into rhythmical patterns then quietens down while waiting for processions to arrive. There are brass bands and spontaneous spirited flamenco singing with duende. Further north, in a monastery, monks sing mass in Gregorian style.
These are unique postcards of rich places and moments frozen in time.
Recorded in 2008 on location, and mastered by hervé perez at nexTTime studios
©Hervé Perez 2020
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and november 4th 2020
hervé perez (field recordings) [recorded on minidisk with binaural microphones]
nexttime studio 