Listening to nature can be an art form. At least it is for sound artist Steve Peters. He spent hours recording in an outdoor space in New Mexico called "The Land," taking care to capture sounds of nature that normally escape our attention.
Steve Peters has turned his recordings into a piece that recreates the soundscape of the land in a museum setting. He talked with producer Paul Ingles about the production of "Here-ings."
[This piece won the RTNDA Edward R. Murrow award for "Best Use of Sound" in 2003.]
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Listening to nature can be an art form. At least it is for sound artist Steve Peters. He spent hours recording in an outdoor space in New Mexico called "The Land," taking care to capture sounds of nature that normally escape our attention. Steve Peters has turned his recordings into a piece that recreates the soundscape of the land in a museum setting. He talked with producer Paul Ingles about the production of "Here-ings." [This piece won the RTNDA Edward R. Murrow award for "Best Use of Sound" in 2003.]
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Review of Sound Artist Steve Peters: The Subtle Sounds of Nature
This piece is like ear candy for the hungry public radio listener. A sound artist walks us through some beautiful nature recordings he's made in the New Mexican desert. You hear the sound of a cactus, some ants, the sound of birds and a fence. Beautiful stuff. Ends with a nice sum up about how paying attention to our surroundings can greatly enrich our lives.
This piece has a nice fall feel to it. A station can program it into any slot for a longish-type feature -- an arts slot, for example, or just for a break from hard news / ax and trax type reporting. The sounds are really great.