'European Textures 2024' was a piece I created for the framework radio show, and was broadcast as part of episode #920 on 16/02/2025. The piece can be heard on my SoundCloud or on the media player at the bottom of this page.
The sounds you can hear in 'European Textures 2024' were all recorded by me whilst in Belgium and the Netherlands in August 2024. The original recordings have been sliced and equed to emphasise interesting textures, and then layered and rearranged to create new soundscapes.
Sometimes, these soundscapes are horrific and bring back unpleasant memories of a farm visit or the squeal of brakes. Sometimes they are tranquil and relaxing such as the pulsating drone of a passenger ferry or the tolling of a Japanese peace bell.
The sounds on the piece include:
Cows, birds and people in a milking barn
A contact mic attached to a wind chime constructed from collected junk
Man whistling in a launderette as his washing machine enters its final spin cycle
The hubbub of breakfast in a passenger ferry restaurant
A young boy magnet fishing in a marina
A Japanese peace bell in Hasselt
Belgian campers playing bingo
Boat moorings creaking as a cargo barge passes by the village of Teroele in the Netherlands
Rain beating against a tent in Belgium
Two young boys playing pétanque in the fading daylight
Voices inside a Dutch cafeteria
Church bells on the Rue du Chêne in Brussels
The rhythms of an old mangle being operated
The drone of a passenger ferry at night whilst the passengers sleep
Contact microphones attached to a metal camping table whilst a family eats
Children screaming with joy whilst swimming
The modulated squeal of a subway train braking system
Tractors clearing goose droppings from a man-made beach
Please check out the archive of framework radio shows to discover the amazing range of artists from around the world using field recordings in interesting ways, and consider supported the show through Patreon if you are inspired and able to do so.
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