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14. Apr. 2011 · A project conceived by Chris Watson originally for "Pestival" in 2009 to explore the vocal harmonies between humans and honey bees in a unique choral collaboration around and within the hives of an English country garden.
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Chris Watson & Marcus Davidson – Cross-Pollination – Words On Sounds. By Scott Scholz. Cross-Pollination collects two long-ish pieces of Chris Watson, a UK-based “environmental sound archivist” who must also be admired as a founding member of Cabaret Voltaire (“Voice of America,” anyone?).
Beim zweiten Track wird Chris Watson durch Marcus Davidson unterstützt und die von beiden komponierte „The Bee Symphony“ kombiniert summende Bienen mit klagenden menschlichen Lauten, die letztendlich zu einem mächtigen Drone-Chor verschmelzen. Das ist am Ende fast schon hymnisch und ob das nun Musique Concrete, Ambient, Kunst oder gar nur ...
17. Mai 2011 · Tone 43 | Chris Watson & Marcus Davidson – “Cross-Pollination “ | Chris Watson. May 17, 2011 » Permalink: Tone 43 | Chris Watson & Marcus Davidson – “Cross-Pollination “ CD in digipak – 2 tracks – 48:20. Art Direction: Jon Wozencroft. Cover image: Yusuke Murakami. Track Listing: 1. Chris Watson “Midnight at the Oasis” 28:03.
Cross-Pollination is split into two tracks – “Midnight at the Oasis,” a ‘time compression’ of the Kalahari, South Africa, and “The Bee Symphony,” a transposition by Marcus Davidson of bee recordings Watson made. So the first is pretty familiar territory for Watson – an utterly exquisitely recorded set of natural sounds.
Of all earthly creatures, insects come the closest to resembling aliens: exoskeletons, multifaceted eyes, barbed legs, and an impenetrable collectiveness. Their sonic world is highlighted on Cross-Pollination. Central to the two tracks on this CD are recordings of insects by Chris Watson, renowned nature-sound recordist.
