8 episodes

Produced in immersive binaural sound for earphones, The Binaural Cafe explores wild sounds and spaces recorded by award-winning field recordist, sound designer, musician and producer Matthew Lien.

The Binaural Cafe Matthew Lien

    • Society & Culture

Produced in immersive binaural sound for earphones, The Binaural Cafe explores wild sounds and spaces recorded by award-winning field recordist, sound designer, musician and producer Matthew Lien.

    8. Sounds from the Underground

    8. Sounds from the Underground

    Join Matthew Lien and guests Paul Gatien and Todd Hooge as they dig deep, exploring the cavernous acoustics  of some little-known and unexpected spaces, including the longest reverb (echo) in the world.
     
    As always, end your journey with a song from Matthew Lien's groundbreaking fully-binaural album, Full Circle.
     
     Use earphones to experience binaural audio.

    Special thanks to Arjen at Audio Ease for providing the binaural IR  from Inverness, Scotland. If you produce in audio, check out Altiverb.


    Find more about Matthew Lien at:


    Matthew Lien - Official Website Matthew Lien on Facebook Matthew Lien on Instagram

    • 25 min
    7. Sacred Spaces - Part 2

    7. Sacred Spaces - Part 2

    Part 2 of 2
     
     Join Matthew Lien and guests Paul Gatien and Todd Hooge as they explore the sounds of some of the most impressive acoustic environments in the world.
     
     Hear recordings made in historically significant chapels and cathedrals (including church bells and pipe organs), and a new method for capturing and recreating the acoustic qualities of these spaces using binaural technology.
     
     As always, end your journey with a song from Matthew Lien's groundbreaking fully-binaural album, Full Circle.
     
     Use earphones to experience binaural audio.


    Find more about Matthew Lien at:


    Matthew Lien - Official Website Matthew Lien on Facebook Matthew Lien on Instagram

    • 22 min
    6. Sacred Spaces - Part 1

    6. Sacred Spaces - Part 1

    Part 1 of 2
     
     Join Matthew Lien and guests Paul Gatien and Todd Hooge as they explore the sounds of some of the most impressive acoustic environments in the world.
     
     Hear recordings made in historically significant chapels and cathedrals (including church bells and pipe organs), and a new method for capturing and recreating the acoustic qualities of these spaces using binaural technology.
     
     As always, end your journey with a song from Matthew Lien's groundbreaking fully-binaural album, Full Circle.
     
     Use earphones to experience binaural audio.


    Find more about Matthew Lien at:


    Matthew Lien - Official Website Matthew Lien on Facebook Matthew Lien on Instagram

    • 23 min
    5. Planes, Trains and Automobiles - Part 2

    5. Planes, Trains and Automobiles - Part 2

    Part 2 of 2
     
     From the earliest forms of transportation to some of the most sonically interesting, join Matthew Lien and his guests Paul Gatien and Todd Hooge around the binaural coffee table in this exploration of binaural field recordings ranging from a stroll on mountain scree to a Mongolian horse race. 
    As always, theepisode ends with another song from Matthew Lien's groundbreaking fully-binaural album, Full Circle.
     
     Use earphones to experience binaural sound.


    Find more about Matthew Lien at:


    Matthew Lien - Official Website Matthew Lien on Facebook Matthew Lien on Instagram

    • 22 min
    4. Planes, Trains and Automobiles - Part 1

    4. Planes, Trains and Automobiles - Part 1

    Part 1 of 2
     
     From the earliest forms of transportation to some of the most sonically interesting, join Matthew Lien and his guests Paul Gatien and Todd Hooge around the binaural coffee table in this exploration of binaural field recordings ranging from a stroll on mountain scree to a Mongolian horse race. 
    As always, theepisode ends with another song from Matthew Lien's groundbreaking fully-binaural album, Full Circle.
     
     Use earphones to experience binaural sound.


    Find more about Matthew Lien at:


    Matthew Lien - Official Website Matthew Lien on Facebook Matthew Lien on Instagram

    • 21 min
    3. Cabin Sounds

    3. Cabin Sounds

    Have you ever wondered what sounds accompany life in a wilderness cabin? 

    Join Matthew Lien, with guests Paul Gatien and Todd Hooge, on an immersive journey deep into the woods of Canada's Yukon Territory.

    Discover what off-grid cabin life sounds like; with the fire stoked, the huskies fed and wolves at the door.

    Finally, take in another song  from Matthew Lien's fully-binaural album, Full Circle.

    Remember the use earphones for immersive sound.


    Find more about Matthew Lien at:


    Matthew Lien - Official Website Matthew Lien on Facebook Matthew Lien on Instagram

    • 25 min

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