Might not look much at the moment… but about 5 years from now, these should be 3m tall and perfect for recording an ambience library called Bamboo Forest! I did the same with a crop of corn a year or two ago, although that was faster & tasty! Playing the long game… Also to add, these are ‘Wang Tsai’ species bamboo which is clumping and non-invasive.
This is a book that I have seen mentioned many times, but when I first went searching for a copy the only available copies were heinously expensive, like over US$200. Then I stumbled across this tri-language extended edition on Amazon (US$40 paperback and Kindle US$15) and ordered a copy, which arrived while I was away down South…
Table of contents screenshot from Amazon:
Visited Overflow in Mayfield, my favourite junk store and scored some great sonic props!!
The biggest spring I’ve ever seen!!
It would be 300mm diameter, 2 metres long…
& does laser klangs like a mofo!
(Its actually an auger eg for feeding grain into a silo, truck or trailer)
35mm platter from a projector
70mm platter from a projector!
A couple of very large, very resonant pots
A resonant tray, 2 egg cup springs and a big heavy old cowbell!
Good shopping!!
UPDATE: Me & my Dad went for drive on Sunday, and we managed to call past Overflow for a quick second visit… And guess what? I bought a second large spring/auger! I thought buying the first one was already nuts as it is so large it’s quite hard to fit in the car! But after playing with it a bit & thinking about its potential (bass shaker/contact mic effected loop with feedback) I just had to go back & get the second one…. They are both similar length – about 2 metres = 6.5 x 12″ vinyl/feet
a GIANT stereo spring reverb with cross feedback loops is in my future!
So great to revisit Banks Peninsula and record Port Levy
And Pigeon Bay!
Happy to report both sites were deserted.
Was stymied at a few locations today, but this was a good one! Rickedty old wharfs make me a little nervous, but Purau Bay wharf is solid as! I did an 8 track recording here with the usual MKH8040x2, MKH8020x2 and MKH70x2 plus a pair of H2A hydrophones! It will be interesting to see if there is any correlation between above water & under…
Took two attempts at this marina – first visit today & it sounded industrial, so I came back later in the day & they had knocked off for the day…
Much clank…
And a gentle waterlap
