If you haven't heard of soundscapes, think of pictures created in the mind of the listener through the use of music - drawing/painting images through sound.
Soundscapes are when sound (music and sound recordings) are used to create the atmosphere of a story being told. These sounds can be background noises, sound effects, or musical instruments.
This is a very interesting world of music, I remember we worked with a soundscape artist who recorded hours and hours of crackling fires, snails moving and bonking (yes, snails moving & bonking - sometimes it was pretty bizzare!) then the various sound effects are combined to create a musical picture for the listener.
But don't let that scare you off, this particular compilation of soundscapes is more in the "mainstream", opening with some beautiful bird song (Pied Butcher birds) and then followed by more traditional soundscape creations based on vocalists, string instruments etc
This is VERY listenable music, very relaxing as the listener is taken on a journey of audio adventure, go with the flow while you listen to this wonderful compilation from various Australian soundscape artists.
The soundscape artists featured on this album are:
David Lumsdaine
Nigel Westlake
Elena Kats-Chernin
Ross Edwards
Martin Wesley-Smith
Peggy Glanville-Hicks
Carl Vine
Roger Smalley
Andrew Ford
Colin Brumby
Peter Sculthorpe
Larry Sitsy
Chris Dench
Nigel Butterley
Claire Maclean
Percy Grainger
Graeme Koehne
Richard Meale
Peter Sculthorpe
Tall Poppies - An Australian Collection
Tall Poppies Records
Cat# TP117
1997
Australian release
CD case, front cover and rear insert are all in very good condition.
CD media is in very good condition, visually inspected under a bright white halogen light source and I can see just one very very light mark or scratch near the outer edge of the data area. Just to be sure, I then played the ENTIRE album, every single track, and all is fine - no problems at all.
ARTIST - TITLE
David Lumsdaine - Pied Butcherbirds Of Spirey Creek
Nigel Westlake - The Edge
Elena Kats-Chernin - Russian Flag
Ross Edwards - Dragonfly Dance
Martin Wesley-Smith - Who Killed Cock Robin?
Peggy Glanville-Hicks - Sonata For Harp
Carl Vine - String Quartet No. 3
Roger Smalley - Variations On A Theme Of Chopin
Andrew Ford - Patapan
Colin Brumby - Exotic Dance
Peter Sculthorpe - String Quartet No. 8
Larry Sitsky - Vartarun
Chris Dench - Esperance
Nigel Butterley - The Wind Stirs Gently
Claire Maclean - Rain
Percy Grainger - Beautiful Fresh Flower
Graeme Koehne - The Selfish Giant
Richard Meale - Incredible Floridas
Peter Sculthorpe - Little Song
