Sampling deterritorializes the drums. It takes the static organization of percussion that became typical in mid-late 20th century pop music (snare, hi-hat, ride, tom, etc) and opens it up onto the acoustic surrounds. With the advent of electronics, recording and sampling technologies, a drum-kit can be anything: a construction site, a garbage dump, a trash can. Using field recordings as percussion turns the drums into a viscous and malleable fluid. It is this potential for transformation of instrumentation and timbre, that is to say, a new organization of the musical ensemble, that i find promising.
Trash Can Roll was recorded with a Tascam DR100 at UCSC.
One sound taken from the 'Microblocks, vol.1' percussive found sound sample-pack. The sample-pack features 135 unique field recordings culled from the ordinary soundscapes of Santa Cruz, CA.
Find and download (for free) the rest of the sample pack here: https://fieldrecordingworkinggroup.bandcamp.com/releases
The sample pack comes with an accompanying essay describing the method, politics and historical context of the sample-pack.
Type
AIFF (.aiff)
Duration
0:02.972
File size
779.6 KB
Sample rate
44100.0 Hz
Bit depth
24 bit
Channels
Stereo
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