Ecology describes the relationships among living organisms. At Norient, we add sounds and music, asking, for instance: what does a field recording tell about the environment it was recorded?

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    Bogotá: A Promise Between Silence and Noise
    Podcast by Luisa Fernanda Uribe
    «TIMEZONES» – Episode 20. Four artists delve into the complex duality of Bogotá, a city that is both vibrant and chaotic. They explore how ambient music not only serves as a powerful medium for pause and introspection but also becomes a form of resistance and storytelling within a challenging urban environment.
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    Acuafonías Bogotanas
    Soundwalk by Nicolás Gutiérrez García, Tembe Laboratorio Sonoro
    A sonic immersion into the waters that flow through Bogotá, narrated by both human and non-human voices of Colombia’s capital. // Una inmersión sonora en las aguas que atraviesan Bogotá, narrada por las voces humanas y no humanas de la capital de Colombia.
  • A Contemporary Ear
    Quotation by Salomé Voegelin

    «Can we gain a contemporary ear?»

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    Re-Animating Things With Sound
    Essay by Piotr Tkacz-Bielewicz
    What is real in recorded reality? While listening to the music of Lucie Páchová and Paweł Kułczyński, our author speculates on their use of field recordings of seemingly natural sound sources. Read a new essay from the Sonic Worlding column.