Sous Sussurrement is a collaborative sound piece that documents the experience of listening to and sounding with Azillanet, a small village in the south of France. Created by nine sound recordists, artists, engineers and dabblers from nine different countries during a workshop with Felix Blume, it attempts to unearth the village's hidden, subterranean and parallel sound worlds. Worlds carried on the back of whispers, murmurs, flutters, whisps, buzzes, footfalls and creaks. A sound piece by Alyss...
Jul 08, 2024•15 min
Ah ces poly-sons ! Ils sont complètement tirés par les plumes en saison sèche … car, quand l’appel du parapluie fait un sens averse, c'est une pluie d’oiseaux qui vient fredonner la polyphonie d’Azillanet. "Goutte que Goutte" est une pièce sonore réalisée par la fusion de 4 gouttes de Belgique avec 5 gouttes de France. C'est une composition de sons glanés dans le village d'Azillanet et sa nature environnante, à différents moments d'une journée et d'une semaine, et aux hasards de rencontres avec ...
May 07, 2024•16 min
The original LP disc Death in Haiti: Funeral Brass Band & Sounds of Port-au-Prince (label Discrepant) presented a selection of 36 minutes from 15 hours of recordings of funerals, churches, wakes and Port au Prince ambiences. This new release 6 years later is a free addition to it, a new selection of recordings condensed into 43 minutes of brass bands, crying, masses, voices and field-recordings. https://felixblume.bandcamp.com/album/death-in-haiti-bonus-disc The release is offered for free, ...
Mar 26, 2024•6 min
The original LP disc Death in Haiti: Funeral Brass Band & Sounds of Port-au-Prince (label Discrepant) presented a selection of 36 minutes from 15 hours of recordings of funerals, churches, wakes and Port au Prince ambiences. This new release 6 years later is a free addition to it, a new selection of recordings condensed into 43 minutes of brass bands, crying, masses, voices and field-recordings. https://felixblume.bandcamp.com/album/death-in-haiti-bonus-disc The release is offered for free, ...
Mar 22, 2024•4 min
9h34 Départ ou retard pour la transe. Mais être toujours en avance sans vraiment savoir pourquoi. Appuyer sur le REC et attendre. « Tu jettes pas ta canne quand le poisson passe ! ». Autre espace-temps, à Azillanet ça craquèle sous les rires. Certain.es se laissent surprendre par l’expérience, d’autres y plongent les yeux fermés. Se laisser traverser les oreilles ! Cueillette sonore et montage par : Chloé Kobuta, Jana Laux, Louise André, Martine Rousseaux, Raphaël Wild, Sébastien Comyn, Sonia Pe...
Oct 18, 2023•13 min
Duo Chaudron Sonore Maurice Langlois & Félix Blume 15 Mai 2023 Enregistrement réalisé dans le cadre du projet "Le Chaudron Sonore" https://felixblume.com/chaudronsonore
May 18, 2023•3 min
À l’aube, Un petit duc sonne la cloche du village et réveille les rossignols, Solo de mobylette qui dessine le paysage, Un bourdon drague un saxophone, L’eau capricieuse se fraie un chemin jusqu’au vignoble d’un mélomane, Le boulanger guette le vent… Au commencement était le son. Avec la participation de Vincent, Georges, Stéphane, Victor, Emma, Jacques, Marc et Myriam. Création sonore collective réalisée par Ana Sany, Anaïs Binggeli, Celia Dessardo, Cicely Fell, Déborah Benarrosch, Irazema Vera...
May 03, 2023•13 min
New Year Eves 2023 in the countryside of Brazil (Minas Gerais) Recorded by @sara_lana & Félix Blume with an ORTF by 2 x CCM4 on a Sound Devices MixPre6 II recorder. Original recording in 96kHz, 24bit. GPS: -20.111322, -43.728883 Same sound on Freesound here https://freesound.org/people/felix.blume/sounds/667639/
Jan 01, 2023•6 min
Thunder and rain in south of France during summer, recorded from the balcony of my house. More sounds of thunder here soundcloud.com/felixblume/sets/thunderstorm Recorded by an AB Setup with two B&K 4006 Omni microphones. On a 633 Sound Devices recorder. Original Recording in Wave 96kHz 24bit Sound Ref: FR-180812-3
Jan 01, 2023•1 hr
Active volcano recorded from the bottom, during the night. Recorded by a DoubleMS Setup by Schoeps, CCM41+CCM8+CCM4 (in a Cinela Windscreen), and a Geofon by LOM Audio. On a Sound Devices MixPre6 recorder. Original recording in 96kHz, 24bit. This sound has been edited and mixes the different sources. GPS: -19.523922 169.440028 Sound Ref: @VA-mixpre221103-009 Recorded on 3rd of November 2022, between 7pm and 8:30pm Sound from the top of the volcano here on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/felixb...
Dec 05, 2022•10 min
Active volcano recorded from the top, at the edge of the crater, during the night. Recorded by a DoubleMS Setup by Schoeps, CCM41+CCM8+CCM4 (in a Cinela Windscreen), an AB Setup by DPA Microphones, 2 x 4006, and a Geofon by LOM Audio. On a Sound Devices 833 recorder. Original recording in 192kHz, 24bit. This sound has been edited and mixes the different sources. GPS: -19.530189, 169.445493 Recorded on 6th of November 2022, between 6:30pm and 8:30pm.
Nov 08, 2022•30 min
Histoires de Pierres est une déambulation et installation sonore à la croisée de la pièce sonore poétique, du cabinet de minéralogie et de l’archéologie imaginaire. Une invitation à se balader dans les rues et à découvrir le village de Fitou, pour écouter le chant des pierres et son paysage rocailleux, au son du vent et des récits intimes des habitants. Ils ont tous leur propre rapport à la pierre : celle qui fait la qualité incontestable du vin, celle du mur de leur maison, celle qu’ils charrie...
Oct 14, 2022•39 min
In a peripheral area of Sao Paulo (Perus), Alessandro is one of the sellers from the "Tigueis Banana" stand. At the end of the market, the prices are low and he has to scream to sell all the banana before the end of the street market. Recorded by an ORTF setup Schoeps CCM4 on a Cinela ORTF suspension and a DIY Windscreen on a Sound Devices MixPre6 in Wave 96Khz 24bit GPS: -23.407617, -46.757858 Sound Ref: BR-220603-03 Recorded on 3rd of June 2022 at 3pm
Jun 08, 2022•15 min
Suspiros | Aquatic Sound Installation in the Lagoon of Zapotalito done during a residency at Casa Wabi in March-April 2022 Community project in collaboration with the children of the school of Zapotalito. http://felixblume.com/suspiros
Apr 03, 2022•7 min
Dock Squeaking at Seminole Rest (Florida) during the night. Recorded by an ORTF Schoeps, mixed with a geofon Lom and an Aquarian H2a hydrophone. on a Sound Devices MixPre6 Original recording in Wave 96kHz 24bit Done during a residency at ACA Soundscape Fieldstation at Canaveral National Seashore in December 2021 GPS : 28.871296, -80.836791 Sound Ref : FL-211216-008
Dec 30, 2021•13 min
Coyotes Running During The Night In The Woods Recorded by an AB setup done with 2 B&K4006 omni mic in a Cinela suspension on a Sound Devices MixPre6 Original recording in Wave 96kHz 24bit Done during a residency at ACA Soundscape Fieldstation at Canaveral National Seashore in December 2021 GPS : 28.903873, -80.817517 Sound Ref : FL-211206-008
Dec 29, 2021•48 sec
Train passing close by, at a few meters, during the night. A mile from Seminole Rest. Recorded by an ORTF, 2 x Schoeps CCM4 in a Cinela suspension on a Sound Devices MixPre6 Original recording in Wave 96kHz 24bit Done during a residency at ACA Soundscape Fieldstation at Canaveral National Seashore in December 2021 GPS : 28.867561, -80.856406 Sound Ref : FL-211216-010
Dec 27, 2021•5 min
Wild boards yelling in the woods in the morning. Recorded by a MS Setup Schoeps CCM41+CCM8 in a Cinela suspension Pianissimo on a Sound Devices MixPre6 Original recording in Wave 96kHz 24bit Done during a residency at ACA Soundscape Fieldstation at Canaveral National Seashore in December 2021 GPS : 28.9028877, -80.8168633 Sound Ref : FL-211203-001
Dec 27, 2021•4 min
Seminole Rest, Florida. A train is passing by at a distance. Recorded by an ORTF, 2 x Schoeps CCM4 in a Cinela suspension on a Sound Devices MixPre6 Original recording in Wave 96kHz 24bit Done during a residency at ACA Soundscape Fieldstation at Canaveral National Seashore in December 2021 GPS : 28.870238, -80.837478 Sound Ref : FL-211216-009
Dec 25, 2021•4 min
Toad close to the lagoon at night at Seminole Rest, part of the Canaveral National Seashore. Recorded by an ORTF, 2 x Schoeps CCM4 in a Cinela suspension on a Sound Devices MixPre6 Original recording in Wave 96kHz 24bit Done during a residency at ACA Soundscape Fieldstation at Canaveral National Seashore in December 2021 GPS : 28.869592, -80.837176 Sound Ref : FL-211216-06
Dec 24, 2021•5 min
Flag in the wind, in front of the visitor center of Canaveral National Seashore. At the end of the afternoon, ocean in background. Recorded by a MS Setup, a Geofon and a H2a MS Setup Schoeps CCM41+CCM8 in a Cinela Pianissimo suspension/windscreen Geofon by LOM H2a by Aquarian on a Sound Devices MixPre6 Original recording in Wave 96kHz 24bit Done during a residency at ACA Soundscape Fieldstation at Canaveral National Seashore in December 2021 GPS 28.927358, -80.824311 Sound Ref : FL-211212-009
Dec 23, 2021•14 min
Great Horned Owl Duet at Canaveral Seashore Recorded during the night in the woods close to Leeper House. MS Setup Schoeps CCM41+CCM8 in a Cinela Pianissimo suspension/windscreen on a Sound Devices MixPre6 Original recording in Wave 96kHz 24bit Done during a residency at ACA Soundscape Fieldstation at Canaveral National Seashore in December 2021 GPS: 28.9035710, -80.8172030 Sound Ref : FL-211203-013
Dec 13, 2021•5 min
Rain during the night in the Brazilian forest, in the small village of Serrinha do Alambari in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Recorded from the balcony of the house, during the night (around midnight for this part of the recording) GPS: -22.392420 -44.560264 ORTF Setup done of 2 Schoeps CCM4 on a Cinela Suspension + Windscreen, recorded on a Sound Devices Mixpre6 in Wave 96kHz 24bit Sound Ref: BR-210831-02 Recorded during the night on 31st of August 2021 Same sound on Freesound here https://freeso...
Sep 05, 2021•1 hr
Cattle is drinking and swimming while it’s hot in the desert of Arizona, in the area of Arivaca. Recorded by a Sound Devices MixPre6 With a ORTF Schoeps Setup CCM4 x 2 in a windscreen by Cinela, Sound Ref: AZ210816T001 Wave, 96kHz Recorded on 16th of August 2021 GPS: 31.661166, -111.165792
Aug 31, 2021•14 min
A windmill in the desert of Arizona is screaming while the wind is coming. Those windmills are used to pump water, in order to give water to cattle or wild animals for hunting. The groaning is produced naturally by the central mast on a piece of wood (part of the windmill). Recorded during a scouting for an upcoming sound art project in Arizona (to be done in 2022). Many thanks to Barry, Mimi and Jay for their help. Recorded by a Sound Devices MixPre6 With a MS Schoeps Setup CCM41 + CCM8 in a Ze...
Aug 28, 2021•11 min
Recorded on a Kenyan Beehive (called "ruche kenyane" in France), with the beekeeper Dominique Hardouin for the project "Essaim" (Swarm) presented in 2021 www.felixblume.com/essaim Contact Microphone Aquarian H2a Original Recording in 96k 24bit Recorded in April 2021 Sound Ref: FR-210409T15 Assistant: Arthur Thomas A production by DDA
Apr 17, 2021•4 min
Sound recording of cicada singing during the summer in South of France (Minervois). Recorded by a setup ORTF with 2 Schoeps CCM4 On a Sound Devices Mixpre 6 recorder Original Recording in Wave 96kHz 24bit Same sound on Freesound https://freesound.org/people/felix.blume/sounds/536915/
Sep 25, 2020•1 hr
One Hour Thunder & rain during the night in the middle of the bananas trees, in Veracruz. Recorded by a setup ORTF with 2 Schoeps CCM4 On a Sound Devices Mixpre6 recorder Original Recording in Wave 96kHz 24bit During a residency at Casa Proal (San Rafael, Veracruz) Same sound on Freesound https://freesound.org/people/felix.blume/sounds/536679/
Sep 23, 2020•1 hr
Sound Recording during the night of the installation "Lluvias de Mayo" (Rains of May) done in the small village of Paso de Telaya (Veracruz, Mexico). Drops are falling down from a tree, on small metal drum on the ground. More info about the project here http://www.felixblume.com/lluviasdemayo/ Recording done using an ORTF Schoeps Setup (2 x CCM4) and a MixPre6 Recorder (Sound Devices). Original Recording in Wave 96kHz 24 bit. Sound Piece released with the collaboration of Museo Amparo (Puebla). ...
Jun 11, 2020•12 min
Mic Setup AB with 2 B&k 4006 Omni Microphones Recorder Sound Devices 833 Original Recording 96kHz 24bit Sound Ref: MX-200201T04 GPS: 20,162712 -96,860567 Recorded during a Residency at Casa Proal (Veracruz, México)
Apr 06, 2020•10 min
