The exclusion zone around chernobyl in ukraine is possibly the most dangerous place cusack has recorded todate pictured right. Searching the silences for the sounds of a new poetics in. Rer megacorp berliner kunstlerprogramm des daad, 2012. Peter cusack sounds from dangerous places soundohm. Two compositions of same length, one on prypiat, the other on futaba. Special thanks go to peter cusack for his recording of a radiometer in kopachi, chernobyl area, released on the cd sounds from dangerous places, to andrej hrvatin for his free clarinet jamming with cricket and transformer, from maribor, slovenia and to max mohr, cologne, germany for his aetherial tunes inbetween the 3 parts of the piece. Peter cusack peter cusack, london, works as a sound artist, musician and environmental recordist with a special interest in acoustic ecology. Cusack s sounds from dangerous places is a project to collect sounds from sites which have sustained major environmental damage. 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. Sounds from dangerous places by peter cusack, thornton heathberlin.
John cusack almost recreates say anything boom box. The sounds from dangerous places peter cusack grd 25 book 80 pages with 2 audio cds sold out. The project has since been carried out in beijing, brussels, chicago, prague, birmingham and most recently in berlin. Peter cusack is a publisher, producer, writer, and painter. 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. Bruno duplant tries to translate the reality of such zones into fiction by using sounds which originally had no relation with these places. Peter cusack has curated this cd, which accompanies the 2006 volume of leonardo music journal entitled noises off. 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. By peter cusack abstract sounds from dangerous places asks what can we learn of dangerous places by listening to their sounds. 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 s sounds from dangerous places project. Searching the silences for the sounds of a new poetics. Peter cusack is a sound artist, and a research fellow and member of crisap. All these projects fall under the umbrella title of cusacks larger, longterm project entitled sounds from dangerous places.
They have also lived in brooklyn, ny and bronx, ny plus 2 other locations. What is the idea of the project, which places do you visit and why. Cusacks sounds from dangerous places is a project to collect sounds from sites which have. Peter cusack aral sea stories and the river naryn corvo records. Sounds from dangerous places is a longterm, multisited project to explore the soundscapes of sites of major. Peter is related to nicole anne romeo and gerald p cusack as well as 5 additional people. Aug 25, 2014 sound artist peter cusack travels the world recording sounds from dangerous places. 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. 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.
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. Sep 24, 2015 sounds from dangerous places asks what ca. Museums, galleries and artists studios are getting noisier.
Peter cusak chernobyl frogs sounds from dangerous places. Peter cusack biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. 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. 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 is known for his work on black 2006 and zibb 2003. Dec 09, 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. He is the founder of cornwall contemporary art cocoa. Sounds from dangerous places, peter cusack as a field recordist, sound artist and musician, peter cusack has long had an interest in the environment. Sounds from dangerous places book and cds sounds from. Projects range from community arts to research into the role that sound plays in our sense of place. Peter cusack is a field recordist, musician and sound artist with a special interest in the acoustic of ecology. Sound artist peter cusack travels the world recording sounds from dangerous places. Searching the silences for the sounds of a new poetics in the female voice.
Alterations festival bbc artist page for peter cusack. 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. The third result is peter r cusack age 40s in west cornwall, ct. Two remarkable and important cds of very diverse site recordings made in chernobyl occupying the whole of cd1, the caspian oilfields around baku. Peter has degrees from syracuse university and ecole albert dufois. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from peter cusack. 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. Two cds and a 90 page hardback book with photos, info and interviews from audio documenter and experimenter peter cusak, recording in chernobyl, the. May 29, 2017 sounds from dangerous places by peter cusack, thornton heathberlin. Track 5 is down as black wave in the body of the book and black wing in the end tracklist. Peter cusack is a field recordist and sound artist with a long interest in the sound environment.
Select this result to view peter r cusacks phone number, address, and more. Combining soundsynthesis with field recordings and percussion these three. 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. Directed by guy marc hinant and fradaric walheer, the catalogue presents over 250 titles.
Thats where the idea of sounds from dangerous places came from. Mar 12, 2020 the second in the series is of peter cusack, sound artist and musician. Enter the void peter cusack and his field recording projects. 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.
His prolect sounds from dangerous places examines the soundscapes of sites of major environmental damage. Peter cusack, various interpreting the soundscape amazon. Peter cusack is an artist and musician who is a member of crisap and is a research staff. Since 2001, the label has been releasing hinants anthology of noise and electronic music series. 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. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Sonic journalism like peter cusack s sounds from dangerous places documents the reality of exclusion zones. From the representation of emptiness to the emptiness of. His project sounds from dangerous places explores soundscapes at sites of major environmental damage chernobyl exclusion zone. Sounds from dangerous places is a longterm, multisited project to explore the soundscapes of. Peter cusack releases sounds from dangerous places featuring recordings from chernobyl, caspian oil, and uk sites. Peter cusack rugby league born 1977, australian rugby league footballer disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name.
Peter cusack sounds from dangerous places posted by stewart lee sunday, august 12th, 2012 on the first of these two discs, chernobyl, peter cusack presents unadorned field recordings from in and around the exclusion zone that still surrounds the failed russian reactor. Peter cusack live podcast online moacrealsloa radio panik. Two remarkable and important cds of remarkable and very diverse site recordings made in chernobyl occupying the whole of cd1, the. Can you give a short introduction to the project sounds from dangerous places. Please provide your address to receive announcements, invitations and postcards. Favourite beijing sounds by peter cusack, released 01 september 2007 1. Peter cusack is a field recordist, sound artist and musician with a long interest in the environment. Find the best clips, watch programmes, catch up on the news, and read the latest peter cusack interviews. Join facebook to connect with peter cusack and others you may know. The second in the series is of peter cusack, sound artist and musician.
Select this result to view peter r cusack s phone number, address, and more. Gruenrekorder the sounds from dangerous places peter cusack. The places are not particularly dangerous to the shortterm visitor, like war zones, but places where there are. Notes 2 cds in hardback book with notes and over 100 photos to accompany the sound recordings. 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. Enter the void peter cusack and his field recording projects map. As a field recordist, sound artist and musician, peter cusack has long had an interest in the environment. Peter cusack phone, address, background info whitepages.
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