the secret and the not so secret sounds of everyday life
Influences
Luigi Rossolo, Max Eastley, David Toop, Delia Derbyshire, BBC Radiophonic Workshop , John Cage, Rolf Julius, Ryoji Ikeda, Brian Eno, Kaffe Matthews, Akio Suzuki, Peter Cusack, Janet Cardiff, Phill Harding, Anne Karhu, Bill Fontana, Carsten Nicolai and many many more...
Check out my photos..
In the pics section you will find photographs of my art work, these have been created by resonating different mediums with a controlled sound wave. The various frequencies behave in unique ways to move the pigment around the surface, leaving a mark of its journey. The C13 installation, combined this method with a multi-sensory experience. Each box (soundcast) represents a certain note that plays out into the space, all six boxes combine to make a chord C13th. As you move around the room the chord will slightly change depending which of the six boxes you are closest too. This chord then chimes every minute and fades to silence allowing the natural ambience of the room to take over.
Here is a small selection of my recordings past and present.
A Silent Collage (edit, original 14:37), Spring 2006
This is a track composed from three different locations, layered on top of each other. The first sound you hear is of some ducks and geese at the Serpentine Lake in Hyde park London. The next site has been recorded in my mother's garden in Farnham, Surrey the house is situated in a valley next to Alice Holt forest, the sound of the birds makes a rich tapestry of calls. Then the last sound, is of some large windchimes near a waterfall, which was recorded in the Japanese gardens in Newquay, Cornwall.
Swanpool Lake (08:15), May 2007
This track is part of a series of site specific recordings that im making for a live arts festival in falmouth. Past/Present Hear -
more to come soon...
CDR's available to buy
( P a s t / P r e s e n t ) H e a r - F a l m o u t h 2 0 0 7
A series of field recordings, made to be be listened to at the location they were captured in. Each CDR comes with a map and a booklet detailing where each recording should be heard, as well as its own unique photograph mounted on the cover. There 12 tracks in total. This project was commisioned for the Live Art Falmouth festival 2007. Sold Out
Machinefabriek and Matt Davies
Onkruid/Sanctuary
A Room Forever (limited edition of 300),
12" vinyl mastered at Dubplates, Berlin.
A split vinyl project curated by Joshua Zucker (Roadside Picnic), side A music by Machinefabriek and side B a field recording by Matt Davies £25.00 (including postage & packing)
ArtistSon Clair Title From the Bridge Duration 15'00 Date of Release 18th August 2009 Format zip · 35.4 MB
From the Bridge is an audio-montage of sounds recorded from the same location over an 18 hour period. The audio material was recorded on 4 separate mono channels and mixed in surround sound for optimum spatial representation.
I have indeed packed it in! it wasn't that it got badly heavy, but I knew the enthusiasm tank was about to enter the red, and I thought better to go out with a bang! it has been a long time matt. there is always a room down here if you would like to stay the night or two. what have you been up to?
