Un Año Tranquilo, by simon whetham

Un Año Tranquilo

by simon whetham

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1.	Un Año Tranquilo 1a 17:04	buy track
2.	Un Año Tranquilo 1b 19:20	buy track
3.	Un Año Tranquilo 2a 19:50	buy track
4.	Un Año Tranquilo 2b 18:12	buy track

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"Simon Whetham’s sonic travelogue – documenting a year spent circumventing the globe, including stays in Mexico, China, Japan and Argentina – shares less in common with Chris Watson’s artfully-arranged field narratives or, for that matter, Jana Winderen’s quasi-scientific focus, than it does the gonzo journalism of the Sublime Frequencies label.

While Un Año Tranquilo is unquestionably a more sober work than anything appearing on that renegade imprint, its seemingly random locational overlapping, connective non-sequiturs and lack of accompanying text renders it fundamentally a mood piece for those suffering from a mild attention deficit. Listeners are encouraged to make quick-fire correlations between the audio and their own expeditionary memories, while Whetham reflects his own experiences through audial selection.

Segues splice between the bustling brouhaha of modernity and solemn signifiers of eternity; phones ring, monks chant, machines whirr, birds chirrup, people chatter, and then the ominous rumble of an advancing storm silences it all. Toward the album’s beginning a discomforting series of bestial squelches provoke intensive bouts of aural inquisition, but they remain of distinctly enigmatic provenance. In this age of easily won answers, a little mystery can go a long, long way. "

Spencer Grady
Record Collector Magazine
June 2013

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released January 4, 2015

Recorded and composed by Simon Whetham

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Repurposing environmental sound, space, found objects and salvaged devices, Simon Whetham presents sonic collages that are both meditative and thought provoking...

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