More tracks at:
audioboom.com/posts/8221603-under-kofi-ofori-s-tree
audioboom.com/posts/8419677-the-performance
audioboom.com/posts/8419678-rain-song
This track is composed by Dimitris Batsis with Field Recordings from the "Wetland Ghana 2022 Archives" recorded by Samuel Kudjodzi in binaural format in a suburban settlement in Koforidua, Eastern Region, Ghana. It is published on "Cities and Memory", Oxford , UK,
citiesandmemory.com, and explores the musical patterns of natural acoustic phenomena found in wetland ecosystems in suburban Ghana, and the creative possibilities that come with them.
The main goal of this project is to encourage focused listening, raise awareness about fragile ecosystems and encourage positive attitudes and protection of disappearing ecosystems.
Headphones are recommended for immersion into the music and space.
Field recording location address: Koforidua, New Juaben South Municipal District, Eastern Region, Ghana.
Elevation: 165 m.a.s.l.
Coordinates:
Latitude: 6.0527215551785.
Longitude: -0.23843272975803.
Map:
aporee.org/maps/?loc=57915&snd=66448. Please feel free to navigate the spaces from a bird`s eye view.
Artist`s statement:
"An ongoing pulsating nature buzz that dominates the recording portrays a rich sonic environment. This textural richness is gradually demonstrated in the work, which consists of spectrally analyzed parts. The work unravels through fragmented narrative references to suspicious activity near a marshland. The piece could work as a three-movement soundtrack to a short film that involves a script with no significant beginning or ending, in the sense that it symbolizes a capture in time."
Ghana pond soundscape reimagined by Dimitris Batsis.
Enjoy listening.
released September 24, 2023
Credits to "Cities and Memory" for putting this impacftful project together.