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The ‘third member’ of Cabaret Voltaire and early The Hafler Trio. As well as working on his own aural experiments, Chris Watson now works as a well-respected sound recordist, developing some innovative techniques for Natural History radio and TV, most recently (2006) for the BBC’s Galapagos series.
Solo albums:
* Stepping into the Dark (1996, Touch Music)
* Outside the Circle of Fire (1998, Touch Music)
* Weather Report (2003, Touch Music)
* Oceanus Pacificus (2007, Touch Music)
* Cima Verde (2008, LOL, Sound Threshold)
Collaborations
* Star Switch On with Mika Vainio, Philip Jeck, Hazard, Fennesz, AER, and Biosphere (2002, Touch Music)
* Number One with KK Null and Z’EV (2005, Touch Music)
* Storm with B. J. Nilsen (2006, Touch Music)
Solo albums:
* Stepping into the Dark (1996, Touch Music)
* Outside the Circle of Fire (1998, Touch Music)
* Weather Report (2003, Touch Music)
* Oceanus Pacificus (2007, Touch Music)
* Cima Verde (2008, LOL, Sound Threshold)
Collaborations
* Star Switch On with Mika Vainio, Philip Jeck, Hazard, Fennesz, AER, and Biosphere (2002, Touch Music)
* Number One with KK Null and Z’EV (2005, Touch Music)
* Storm with B. J. Nilsen (2006, Touch Music)
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Shoutbox
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zvodkaz wrote:
Interested to see how he plays live
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credere wrote:
"Where on earth do you get his stuff from? Cannot find it anywhere..." It's all on Spotify m8.
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StarCoreA wrote:
InKursion, he releases his music on Touch and you can buy his stuff directly from their site here: http://touchshop.org/index.php?&cPath=9
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Dopplereffekt wrote:
This is fantastic! Sometimes it sounds like music. ;-)
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InKursion wrote:
Where on earth do you get his stuff from? Cannot find it anywhere...
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Fantomax wrote:
Aircode I
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MaPey wrote:
In this article from The Guardian, he's discussing his favourite bird songs/sounds. He seems a real ornitologist now :) Btw, the Blackbird is my favourite. Watson's right when he says it's an overlooked bird because it's such a common one...
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WaldoKanto wrote:
4 new images of Chris at work
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analogonz wrote:
Cima Verde is absolutely fantastic
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princezaleski wrote:
he works with sound like Richard Misrach does with light
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HULAposse wrote:
His recordings give me goosebumps.
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crystaltrips wrote:
I'm a big fan of Weather Report. The sounds of iceburgs is fast becoming one of my favorite Earth noises.
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necrorgasmique wrote:
Wildfull
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anjoy32 wrote:
EXCELLENT QUALITY SOUND !!!
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audiotrophic wrote:
I felt so proud I knew who he was when I saw his name credited for field recordings at the end of Sigur Ros's Heima xD
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jameshate wrote:
The hippos on Circle Of Fire sound like several clones of The Count from Sesame Street when he does his cackle. Very good album, though, relaxing and enjoyable.
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Gyron5 wrote:
Ah, I'm kicking myself for not remembering to listen to this stuff more often, it's heaven! TTTTT
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analogonz wrote:
outside the circle of fire <3
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Quercusfalcata wrote:
prtty gd
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patrick_h_lauke wrote:
genius...and a wonderfully charming man in his lectures and workshops.
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News
New series on BBC Radio 4
9 Nov 2009 | from www.chriswatson.net/
THE GARDEN
BBC Radio 4
Monday – Friday, 16- 20 Nov, 2009
15.45-16.00
The story of an Oxfordshire garden through time and the seasons.
Peter France narrates this fascinating series about an Oxfordshire…
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Chris Watson in Durham | 1st November 2009
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Chris Watson, Constable & The National Gallery | 30th October 2009
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NATURE: Insect Soundings | BBC Radio 4 6th & 7th October 2009
23 Sep 2009 | from www.chriswatson.net/
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