A SAFE PLACE. A new EP and film by aUDIOMAPS.
The full film can be found here;
vimeo.com/manage/videos/875736840
aUDIOMAPS. (Not songs).
Field recordings, collaged soundscapes.
Filtered, re-sampled, looped, re-configured and re-constructed.
aUDIOMAPS is often collaborative in the recording, remixing and performative stage.
Texts are ‘cut ups’, overheard conversations, ‘found' statements, declarations.
Part manifesto at times.
Loops. Samples. Sequences. A whisper. A sense of place.
Post Industrial Funk.
Making these pieces was spread over a long period of time. Well, for me at least!
July through to October 2023.
It was a reductive process. It started in a very complex and fairly scatter gun fashion.
Honing this down was a significant part of the creative process.
Making both the film and the soundtrack had much more in common with my constructed / deconstructed paintings and drawings.
Full of ‘what ifs’ and ‘maybes’. And plenty of ‘breaking things’ to make them ‘right’.
Storyboarding was minimal, possibly non-existent if I’m being honest.
I think A SAFE PLACE has filtered a number of things over the course of its making.
The 24/7 nature of newsfeeds has permeated much of my creative thinking. I’m addicted…
And specifically I suppose it’s about conflict here, conflict there, global crisis, politics in disarray, strikes, personal health… Yeah, I don’t wish to be overly specific.
This isn’t necessarily an ‘issue based’ piece of work. But…
Some quotes that may or may not be relevant.
“People tend to play in their comfort zone, so the best things are achieved in a state of surprise, actually.” Brian Eno.
“People ask me, 'Don't you ever run out of ideas?' Well, in the first place, I don't use ideas. Every time I have an idea, it's too limiting and usually turns out to be a disappointment. But I haven't run out of curiosity.”
Robert Rauschenberg.
“Helen you’d better learn to spell repetition if you’re going to review The Fall”.
Kevin Cummins to Helen Ward, NME, 1990.
‘What mistakes did you make last time?
Brian Eno / Peter Schmidt - Oblique Strategies.
A SAFE PLACE. A new EP and film by aUDIOMAPS.
released October 23, 2023
Films, field recordings, samples and instrumentation.
Recorded and mixed / filmed and edited.
Stephen Carley / aUDIOMAPS.
July - October 2023.
On location and at Ribcage Studio, Sheffield.
Copyright - Stephen Carley 2023.
A bAD choreography product.