Cities And Memory

"This location of fish passage exhibits an imperfect balance as humans attempt natural processes, and while total success is not possible the effort is worthwhile. Water is clearly audible in the recording, and echoes reflect the human-created boundaries. Adding to these soundscapes of place, I introduce my own sounds, in the form of cello and vocals. All of the sounds in “Left and Right of Passage” originate with either the field recording, or my playing cello or singing, yet layers of reverb, tuning, and other effects birth myriad sonic identities."Examining the satellite data, the western side of the river seems very uniform and unvaried, whereas the eastern side appears more complex, intricate and waving. I am translating this asymmetry into the way the music is panned, and taking the perspective of the Lech River with “head” waters south (the Lech flows northward), and looking outward towards humans, the left side is stable and uniform, whereas the right side is intricately dynamic. “Left and Right of P