Distant instruments and voices, corroded melodies, electronic insects and low tones drift across a series of field recordings - captured moments in time and space. A dream narrative emerges from fractured frames. Intersections of locations contain a collection of deceptions, interruptions and overlays.

"(else)where" is an audio-visual collaboration between composers Seth Nihil and Bruno Duplant, and photographers TJ Norris + Harrison Higgs.

"The first set is heavy on the environmental recordings, that situate us in a difficult to place landscape: machines whirr, wind blows, insects chirp in the distance and objects roll around on hollow, suggestive surfaces. Duplant and Nehil's processing is deceptively minimal - the recordings are unedited, but by layering and adding unusual, phantasmagoric electronic elements, they draft a narrative that swerves hypnotically from the real world into the imaginary. On the second set, Duplant plays slow piano chords over Nehil's insectoid oscillations and buzzing flies, and interrupts the near-silence with gong-like percussion" (Boomkat).

Presented over two CDs and 10 photographic prints in a soft touch clamshell boxset, the 15 soundscapes, each a consistent length (5:00 and 10:00) are placed in conversation with 19 images, each a pairing of halves. Cards and sounds may be shuffled by the listener to create new juxtapositions. A poem by David Grubbs completes the set.



SETH NEHIL & BRUNO DUPLANT - '(Else)where' 2 x CD Boxset

  • Record Label: Auf Abwegen
  • Genre: Ambient / Noise / Musique Concrete
  • Availability: In Stock
  • £22.00


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