Quiet American - Plumbing And Irrigation Of South Asia
Label:
Catalog#:
and/07
Format:
CDr
Country:
US
Released:
2003
Genre:
Electronic,
Non-Music
Style:
Abstract,
Field Recording,
Experimental
Tracklist
| 1 | Takeoff | |||
| 2 | Oil Drum | |||
| 3 | Rice Pounder | |||
| 4 | Drainage Pipe | |||
| 5 | Hotel Sink | |||
| 6 | Communal Well | |||
| 7 | Prayer Wheel | |||
| 8 | Irrigation Cistern | |||
| 9 | Plumbing | |||
| 10 | Full Moon Well | |||
| 11 | Sprinklers | |||
| 12 | Gurgling Hose | |||
| 13 | Irrigation Pipe | |||
| 14 | Water Pump | |||
| 15 | Grain Grinders | |||
| 16 | Lawn Watering | |||
| 17 | Rubber Hose | |||
| 18 | Village Pump | |||
| 19 | Three Gorges | |||
| 20 | Waterfall | |||
| 21 | Bottles | |||
| 22 | Toilet |
Notes
This full length field recording release by Aaron Ximm (aka: Quiet American) explores the fascinating sound world of South Asia's water systems, from gurgling cisterns and water-powered grain grinders to water pumps and various plumbing resonances. Recordings were made in Burma, Nepal, Vietnam, India, Laos, Bangladesh, and China. Packaged in a dvd case and comes with track note narratives by Aaron Ximm and an essay by Claude Willey.