FIELD RECORDINGS

Chris Watson - Vatnajökull



Forget (for a moment) the concept of the album as a collection of preconceived songs. Consider music composed by nature. Consider sound captured by patience and chance. Consider field recording auteur Chris Watson. The above 18 minute mp3 was recorded at Vatnajökull, the largest glacier in Iceland. You can hear the titanic shifts of the ice. The birds over head. The water seeping out from the melting, ancient glacier. Like watching a fantastic nature documentary in your head. Break out the big headphones for this.

PS - This track and the two others that compose the album Weather Report (all tracks about 18 minutes long) are available on amazon for 89 cents each. Very much worth purchasing.