Gruenrekorder the sounds from dangerous places peter cusack. Museums, galleries and artists studios are getting noisier. All these projects fall under the umbrella title of cusacks larger, longterm project entitled sounds from dangerous places. Favourite beijing sounds by peter cusack, released 01 september 2007 1. Projects range from community arts to research into the role that sound plays in our sense of place. Sep 24, 2015 sounds from dangerous places asks what ca. For the people who live there, and for its geopolitical. Peter then travels to the caspian oil fields before returning to a series of nuclear sites in the uk. Peter cusack is a field recordist, sound artist and musician with a long interest in the environment. His prolect sounds from dangerous places examines the soundscapes of sites of major environmental damage. Peter cusack has curated this cd, which accompanies the 2006 volume of leonardo music journal entitled noises off. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from peter cusack.
Peter cusaks book and audio cds sounds from dangerous places begins in chernobyl, taking the reader and listener on an acoustic journey of an essentially silent technology and its impact on our audioimaginations. Peter cusack is a publisher, producer, writer, and painter. Peter cusack is a field recordist, musician and sound artist with a special interest in the acoustic of ecology. While the favourite sounds project has the aim to discover what people find positive about their everyday sound environment, his project sounds from dangerous places examines the soundscapes of sites of major environmental damage. Track 5 is down as black wave in the body of the book and black wing in the end tracklist. The third result is peter r cusack age 40s in west cornwall, ct. The label is based in brussels, was established at the end of the 80s, and expanded its catalogue in the mid90s through the release of electronic music. As a field recordist, sound artist and musician, peter cusack has long had an interest in the environment. Peter cusack releases sounds from dangerous places featuring recordings from chernobyl, caspian oil, and uk sites. Thats where the idea of sounds from dangerous places came from. Peter cusack peter cusack, london, works as a sound artist, musician and environmental recordist with a special interest in acoustic ecology. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the.
Sounds from dangerous places by peter cusack, thornton heathberlin. Peter cusack is a sound artist, and a research fellow and member of crisap creative research into sound arts practice at the university of the arts, london. Peter cusack s sounds from dangerous places project. The exclusion zone around chernobyl in ukraine is possibly the most dangerous place cusack has recorded todate pictured right. Sounds from dangerous places is a longterm, multisited project to explore the soundscapes of. His work can be found in the museum of american illustration at the society of illustrators, the new york transit museum, and the united states air force art.
Peter cusack is known for his work on black 2006 and zibb 2003. Peter cusack sounds from dangerous places soundohm. Peter cusack is a field recordist and sound artist with a long interest in the sound environment. Enter the void peter cusack and his field recording projects map. Peter cusack live podcast online moacrealsloa radio panik. Peter cusack phone, address, background info whitepages. Searching the silences for the sounds of a new poetics in. The places are not particularly dangerous to the shortterm visitor, like war zones, but places where there are. Favourite berlin sounds jul 11 2014 a beautifully realised sound homage to the city of berlin, presenting its signature sounds, exquisitely recorded, in a carefully documented and evocatively designed package. Select this result to view peter r cusacks phone number, address, and more.
Peter cusack is an artist and musician who is a member of crisap and is a research staff. Peter cusack aral sea stories and the river naryn corvo records. Join facebook to connect with peter cusack and others you may know. John cusack almost recreates say anything boom box. Uk artist peter cusacks sounds from dangerous places, sought recordings from disaster sites like the chernobyl exclusion zone in the ukraine, the caspian oil fields in azerbaijan, the chernobylfallout affected farmlands of northern wales, and the rivers of eastern turkey with their extensive, local climate altering dams. Notes 2 cds in hardback book with notes and over 100 photos to accompany the sound recordings. The sounds from dangerous places peter cusack grd 25 book 80 pages with 2 audio cds sold out. Find the best clips, watch programmes, catch up on the news, and read the latest peter cusack interviews. What sound can tell you about dangerous places peter cusack travels the world recording sounds in places like chernobyl and the old oil fields of azerbaijan.
Audio cds and accompanying hardback book bringing together extensive field recordings, original colour photographs and writing from the work in chernobyl, caspian oil, and uk sites. Movies john cusack almost recreates say anything boom box scene at peter gabriel show and check out what happened when mtv asked cusack to hoist up the box in 2009. Sites that cusack is working on include chernobyl, the azerbaijan oil fields, and areas around controversial dams on the tigris and euphrates river systems in south east turkey. Cusack s sounds from dangerous places is a project to collect sounds from sites which have sustained major environmental damage. Rer megacorp berliner kunstlerprogramm des daad, 2012. Please provide your address to receive announcements, invitations and postcards.
Two compositions of same length, one on prypiat, the other on futaba. Aug 25, 2014 sound artist peter cusack travels the world recording sounds from dangerous places. By peter cusack abstract sounds from dangerous places asks what can we learn of dangerous places by listening to their sounds. Nov 10, 2016 as an introduction peter cusack gave an overview of his work in field recording and environmental sound, in particular the project sounds from dangerous places that asks the question, what can we learn of damaged places, like the chernobyl exclusion zone, by listening to their sounds. The project has since been carried out in beijing, brussels, chicago, prague, birmingham and most recently in berlin. Sound artist peter cusack travels the world recording sounds from dangerous places. What is the idea of the project, which places do you visit and why. From the representation of emptiness to the emptiness of. May 29, 2017 sounds from dangerous places by peter cusack, thornton heathberlin. Two cds and a 90 page hardback book with photos, info and interviews from audio documenter and experimenter peter cusak, recording in chernobyl, the. Since 2001, the label has been releasing hinants anthology of noise and electronic music series.
Sounds from dangerous places is a longterm, multisited project to explore the soundscapes of sites of major. He is the founder of cornwall contemporary art cocoa. Sounds from dangerous places book and cds sounds from. Sounds from dangerous places, peter cusack as a field recordist, sound artist and musician, peter cusack has long had an interest in the environment. Cusacks sounds from dangerous places is a project to collect sounds from sites which have. Two remarkable and important cds of remarkable and very diverse site recordings made in chernobyl occupying the whole of cd1, the. Peter cusack is a sound artist, and a research fellow and member of crisap. Peter cusack biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. The second in the series is of peter cusack, sound artist and musician. He initiated the favourite sounds project to discover what people find positive about soundscapes where they live, and sounds from dangerous places sonic journalism to investigate major environmental damage in areas such as the chernobyl exclusion zone, the azerbaijan oil.
Uk artist peter cusacks sounds from dangerous places, sought. Peter cusak chernobyl frogs sounds from dangerous places. Peter has degrees from syracuse university and ecole albert dufois. A member of crisap creative research into sound arts practice at the university of the arts, london, cusack initiated the favourite sounds project to discover what people find positive about soundscapes where they live, and sounds from dangerous places sonic journalism to investigate. Searching the silences for the sounds of a new poetics in the female voice.
They have also lived in brooklyn, ny and bronx, ny plus 2 other locations. Peter is related to nicole anne romeo and gerald p cusack as well as 5 additional people. Can you give a short introduction to the project sounds from dangerous places. Enter the void peter cusack and his field recording projects. Mar 12, 2020 the second in the series is of peter cusack, sound artist and musician. Peter cusack, various interpreting the soundscape amazon. Select this result to view peter r cusack s phone number, address, and more. Bruno duplant tries to translate the reality of such zones into fiction by using sounds which originally had no relation with these places. His project sounds from dangerous places explores soundscapes at sites of major environmental damage chernobyl exclusion zone.
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