Jennifer Howd - Plas Bodfa Continuum Album
The sounds featured in the soundscapes are both current and historic and were constructed in the style of musique concrète, utilizing field samples recorded on the manor house’s expansive grounds in present-day, while also mixing in samples of vintage ambient sounds from various decades over the past century. Several of the soundscapes also feature samples of traditional instruments used in Welsh music such as the crwth, tin whistle, and fiddle.
To experience the Plas Bodfa Continuum SonicMap remotely via computer, smartphone or tablet, visit:
jenniferhowd.com/plas-bodfa-continuum-sonicmap
To experience the Plas Bodfa Continuum SonicMap on-site, visit:
sonicmaps.xyz/player/?p=786&s=sat
Soundscapes composed and SonicMap designed by Jennifer Howd.
Plas Bodfa field and fiddle samples improvised and recorded by Ynyr Pritchard.
Crwth samples from "Ffion Felfed" and "Gruffudd Rowland" by Cass Meurig from her album, "Crwth."
Special thanks to Julie Upmeyer for her support with on-site app testing and additional sample collection/recording.
Album art by Jennifer Howd. Photo by Jim Thomas.
Freesound.org artists/samples utilized in this project:
81188__juskiddink__strong-wind-through-leaves.wav
223563__captainvince__vintage-cadillac-muffler-turn-on-idle-off-rattle.wav
243815__klankbeeld__eating-great-pond-snail-140731-0322.flac
276550__beerbelly38__spitfire-slow-oh.wav
457569__florianreichelt__peaceful-sound-of-a-herd-of-cows-in-the-swiss-alps.wav
505816__jedg__car-idle-and-turn-off-vintage-mg-convertable.wav
571632__casonika__tin-flute.wav