sea foam floods the road - Hurricane Lee recordings | Darcy Spidle

sea foam floods the road - Hurricane Lee recordings

by Darcy Spidle

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mikehoolboom Who doesn't love a storm? The revelation is the second track, simply named Chimney. Setting the mics up in a chimney while the storm passes produces a hushed wave suite with soft stereo knocks, an ambient dream filled with unexpected ghost voices. Favorite track: chimney.

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It seems like I've gotten into the habit of making a field recording album every time a big storm hits us here on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. The last two major storms, Dorian and Fiona, beat us up pretty badly. So, I was anxious as Hurricane Lee approached. Thankfully, Lee was reasonably tame on this side of the province. Nevertheless, the wind pounded our coastline for a good 24 hours and the ocean was as angry as I've ever seen it. A few of the seawalls near here were breached; the municipality even had a snow plow out to keep the rocks off the old highway. During the height of the storm, the family and I took a drive past Lawerencetown Beach, where ocean foam flooded the road and whipped through the air. It looked like a snowstorm had just hit—a wild scene (and where I got the name for this release).

As for the tracks on this album, I recorded them over two days. On September 15th, the day before the storm hit, I drove to Long Beach in East Chezzetcook to capture the hurricane swell. The waves were huge, organized, and clean; the wind was low—perfect conditions for recording. When the storm arrived the next day, I took my recording rig down to the shoreline, but no matter how many wind caps and shelters I tried, I couldn't get a usable recording. So I returned home and stuck a microphone inside the chimney of my outdoor fireplace. I find the results quite compelling. Finally, as the winds made their last stand last night, I put a pair of mics in my office window, where I've recorded weather many times. I love how you can hear the crickets through the noise wall on this track.

In the past, I've been a purist about my field records, releasing only raw audio. For these tracks, however, I took a few creative liberties. I recorded the first two tracks in mono with my favourite microphone, an Audio Technica 4022. I then added a few manual stereo manipulations in post. I recorded the last track in stereo with two Clippy EM272Z1 lavaliers, my goto field recording microphones. I then did some layering and manipulated the stereo dimensions.

I recommend listening to these tracks through decent headphones. Thanks for your support. Enjoy.

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released September 17, 2023

Recorded in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People.

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chik white Nova Scotia

chik white is the moniker I use for my work as a free improviser. For years, my instrument of choice was the jaw harp, but recently, I’ve expanded my practice to include voice, nose flutes, horns, guitar, and harmonica. Along with the many chik white releases chronicled on this page, I’ve also included select field recording works issued under my proper name, Darcy Spidle. ... more

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