Listen: Global Ear post-quake Christchurch compilation
December 2012

Silencio Ensemble's Chambers
Stream a selection of tracks by artists covered by Jo Burzynska in The Wire 347 Global Ear, looking at the New Zealand city's post-quake experimental music scene.
Stanier Black-Five & Malcolm Riddoch
"Body Waves"
A live infrasonic performance using recordings of earthquakes and
seismic phenomena made by Stanier Black-Five at the epicentre of
the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Performed in
collaboration with Malcolm Riddoch’s low frequency electroacoustic
feedback at Massey University’s Great Hall, Wellington NZ in July
2012.
Peter Wright
"Somewhere Between Forest and Sky"
From the LP Let's Hide Under The House Until They've Gone (Bass
Frequencies), whose track titles were inspired by the earlier,
less devastating September 2010 earthquake in the region. Wright
was listening to a test pressing of this at the moment the February
2011 earthquake struck.
Bruce Russell
"The Fourth Movement"
Solo Dictaphone feedback improvisation recorded at a free community
basement gig in Lyttelton, NZ 2011.
IRD - Infernal Residue Depasture
"Saturation Point (re-point ed)"
Cassette mix of dictaphone recordings featuring pine cones, paint
cans, other percussion and rainwater collection post-quake.
Adam Willetts
"Live at 375 Hereford Street 27 April 2012"
Recorded live at a gig in the garage of fellow local musicians, God
Destroyer at a time when there were no official venues supporting
experimental music in the city.
Greg Malcolm & Chris O'Connor
"Live at the Audio Foundation, Auckland 10/10/12"
A collaborative performance between earthquake exile, Greg Malcolm
(guitars) and Chris O'Connor (drums) on a bill with Heather Leigh.
“One of the pros of moving north has been getting to continue our
duo performances. This was a good crowd for a Wednesday too.” –
Greg Malcolm.
Antony Milton
"Tectonic Study"
from Moon Man No No No
An unfinished track inspired by the bassy shuddering of the
September 2010 earthquake. “Given what was to follow a few months
later – a larger quake that killed nearly 200 people – and the
disconcerting intermittent tumult we all experienced over the
ensuing months, I found myself unwilling to finish this track. But
an incomplete work is perhaps says more in this instance?” –
Anthony Milton (bass guitars, oscillators)
Reuben Derrick
"Remains"
"Remains" documents the singular and ephemeral soundscape of the
abandoned suburb of Bexley, Christchurch as it waits for its future
demolition and nature thrives. It utilises sounds found at Bexley
and the adjacent estuary. Inside the partially collapsed houses
along Seabreeze Close moss grows on the silty remains of the
earthquakes and drafts activate sounding objects as they sweep
through gaping cracks and broken doorways.
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