Sunday morning in Prague, 6^th April 2008.

No need to set an alarm clock when your hotel is sited right next to Szent Péter-Templom.

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This is something I created for “Reaching for the Heavens” part of the Scenofest opening ceremony.  It was played in the Tower of Babel whilst some wonderful creations were flown and paraded.  

OK, so I wasn’t supposed to do this, someone pulled out at the last minute because of illness and I needed to come up with something very quickly. This was composed entirely in one take (no going back to remix, re-edit or readjust), I simply gathered some sounds from my collection and created textures using Reason. The whole thing was created in half an hour, whilst sat in a noisy production office with my laptop and headphones…I enjoyed the experience on this occasion, but I want to remix and change it but so far I’m resisting this temptation.

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Latitude 50° 6′6.78″NLongitude  14°25′42.09″E  So, I spent a few weeks in Prague armed with my recorder. What did I capture? Not much really, I ended up far too busy to even think about recording. I did try and record a journey on one of the marvellous trams…ruined by a passenger with a hacking cough. I did record some rain and storms, but I have lots of this stuff and it didn’t turn out as well as my other similar recordings. But…  One evening just before Scenofest opened I managed to get back to my apartment for a quick nap before going out to eat. As I lay in bed, eyes shut, I heard a sound that could’ve placed me virtually anywhere in the world, the sound of some kids kicking a football against a wall. This is, in my opinion a truly global sound, not influenced in any way by location or time.  

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http://www.sceno.org/downloads/podcasts/laptop-connections.m4a

 http://www.rozhlas.cz/radiowave/waveculture/_zprava/355972

More sounds from my weeks in Prague soon….ish…..when I get time…So a maximun 5 hours sleep a night for the past three weeks, a lost voice (I found it again), a really bad cold and people insist on putting microphones in front of me and expecting lucid, intelligent, articulate, informative answers…..not a chance I’m afraid…..an occasional grunt is the best it’s going to get at the moment…..sorry…bed…sleep…..I need sleep….lots of it……hot…..eeeeeeekkkkkk

Missing you all Steve

26/02/07 16:00

City centre courtyard, Prague

Latitude 50° 5′14.43″N

Longitude 14°25′29.13″E

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For those involved in Laptop Connections in June here’s some venue ambience! 26/02/07 10.30am

Latitude 50° 5′16.35″N

Longitude 14°25′58.56″E

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The amazing acoustic in the cavernous rooms below this disused water pumping station in Prague. 25/02/07 10.00

Latitude 50° 6′36.12″N

Longitude 14°24′7.69″E

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