Ernst Karel and Helen Mirra "Swiss Mountain Transport Systems"
Diapason
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Swiss mountain transport systems is a long form composition created specifically for Diapason’s eight-channel system, constructed of location recordings and percussion.
The location recordings were made during the summer and fall of 2008 while we were in residence in Basel, Switzerland. Over the course of frequent walks in the mountains in different parts of Switzerland, Karel recorded the various transport systems which are specific to mountainous terrain -- gondolas, funiculars, and chairlifts -- of different types, of different vintages, and accessing different elevations. Recorded with high-quality microphones and preamps from within these mostly enclosed mobile environments, the sounds include mechanical drones, intermittent percussiveness, and transient acoustic glimpses of a vast surrounding landscape of humans and other animals.
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Schedule
from January 08, 2011 to January 29, 2011
Installations run Saturdays in January: 14:00-20:00
Opening Reception on 2011-01-08 from 18:00