Asia-Pacific Field Recording Forum

Sean Art O'Brien

field recordings from the asia-pacific region. a long-term on-line project for the documentation of urban, rural, & natural environments. tracing change, subtle & dramatic. presenting soundscape podcasts, short films, image galleries & essays for encountered sounds, cultures, people, places & moments. an evolving network of creative exchange, regularly updated for public viewing. facilitated by sean art o’brien. inviting contributions.

  1. Sleepy Bay, Tasmania

    12/04/2009

    Sleepy Bay, Tasmania

    Light surf on pebbles, on-shore wind, kelp garden

    8 min
  2. Toorale

    12/03/2009

    Toorale

    "Toorale" homestead dates from 1895. It sits on the banks of the Warrego river, amongst mulga scrub in the arid country of far west New South Wales. Constructed from timber and iron, the homestead was abandoned by the early 1970s, and is now a home to swallows, decaying gently along with its contents, including a ruined piano.

    5 min
  3. Mekong Delta Blues

    06/02/2008

    Mekong Delta Blues

    Mekong delta, twilight, approaching rain, close insects and frogs, distant singing, distant boats, passing motorbike

    6 min
  4. Jade Temple OK Cyclo

    12/15/2007

    Jade Temple OK Cyclo

    Jade Temple, Saigon/HCM City, exterior, cyclo driver, motorbikes, courtyard insects, children, water feature

    2 min
  5. Jade Temple Walk

    12/15/2007

    Jade Temple Walk

    Jade Temple, Saigon/HCM City, Vietnam. Bells. Prayers. Clock. Rainy season.

    3 min
  6. Stone Country

    12/01/2007

    Stone Country

    Stone Country : Karulkiyalu ngurra. Upper western NSW. Gundabooka is one stop of many that Baiame made when creating this country. In the old days the people would travel on foot along creek lines from place to place. Recording made in rock overhang, on the side of the creek bed/gorge. Light wind gusts blowing along the gorge. Headphone listening recommended.

    3 min
  7. Angkor, market, wat, evening chanting

    08/23/2007

    Angkor, market, wat, evening chanting

    Recordings from the field, Cambodia August 2007. In and around Siem Reap, the temples and forests of Angkor, and the hills of Kbal Spean. Tracing the presence and activity of local people in this environment. Kids that work in the grounds of the Wats, monks and novices, guides, and musicians. Moving further away from people into the forest to record frogs, insects, running water, rain.

    3 min
  8. Angkor dusk, frogs, people, horse, traffic hum, distant chanting

    08/23/2007

    Angkor dusk, frogs, people, horse, traffic hum, distant chanting

    6 min
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field recordings from the asia-pacific region. a long-term on-line project for the documentation of urban, rural, & natural environments. tracing change, subtle & dramatic. presenting soundscape podcasts, short films, image galleries & essays for encountered sounds, cultures, people, places & moments. an evolving network of creative exchange, regularly updated for public viewing. facilitated by sean art o’brien. inviting contributions.

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