Dance Of The Deserted Spaces by No Mates Ensemble published on 2021-01-01T05:43:38Z Dance of the Deserted Spaces is composed using field recordings taken from four different locations across the globe after the Covid-19 outbreak resulted in mass public lockdowns. The sonic character of these places shifted dramatically once stripped of the dominance of human activity and previously hidden aural worlds built from nature, automated machinery, the reverberation of open space and the earth itself revealed themselves. The piece takes these ‘background’ sounds and give them a stage of their own to dance, converse, expand and exist independent from their relationship to human presence. These normally unregistered noises evolve rhythmically and harmonically in an autonomous celebration of sound itself. The idea developed from my last night on duty at the museum I work for in Tasmania, Australia. With the museum suddenly closed indefinitely to the public I walked from gallery to gallery shutting down all but the most basic power and lighting systems and listened as the empty building revealed a new sonic atmosphere of gentle creaks, air-conditioning and essential plant mechanics. There was a sense of spirit emitting from the vacant architecture and the ever working but unchampioned infrastructure the allowed these places to be habitable. The sounds of the museum were recorded that night and form the raw material for Dance of the Deserted Spaces along with field recordings sent to me from a deserted intersection in Brooklyn, the empty auditorium of an international school in Yokohama and the entrance to the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont in Paris. Ideas of dystopia, harmony, freedom, tension and evolution are explored as the global sounds come together in defiance of cultural classification, revelling in the peopleless space and time. Life and energy beyond the reductive parameters of humanity and society are given a platform to create a celebratory noisescape of the omnipresent sounds the secretly surround us. Genre Manipulated Field Recordings Comment by Nadìr spettacolare ! 2024-01-14T20:02:42Z Comment by Walkin' in Pa's Footsteps all right/ piped nice 2022-09-01T23:32:39Z Comment by ╬ sh sh zombie mamba ╬ awesome work great atmospheres !!! ☼☼☼ 2022-06-26T10:28:16Z Comment by clive hawkins wonderful atmospherics..........moments of stillness, serenity, mystery, anticipation, tension and foreboding......great stuff! 2022-06-25T23:34:43Z Comment by Widar's Spiritual Front Great Ambiance 2022-04-12T05:01:06Z Comment by Walkin' in Pa's Footsteps piped in/gets under my skin/thanks again/ my friend 2022-04-10T15:51:13Z Comment by BUREUS Magnificent soundscape! 2021-09-24T21:05:54Z Comment by joerxworx how could I miss this :-) ................... the sound of silence ........ perfect, great concept, fabulous result 2021-08-17T11:43:14Z Comment by Frank DANA Creative ... as usual 2021-08-09T05:37:37Z Comment by Stricknice Fascinating sound collage and a complete headphone experience:) 2021-07-31T20:52:14Z Comment by hishorseiscrazy love how you've transformed the phenomena of abandonment and desertion into a phenomena of audio and delivery 2021-07-20T19:48:12Z Comment by hishorseiscrazy yeah DOWNLOAD!!! 2021-07-20T19:43:55Z Comment by Smooth Waters Sonic Journeys WOW! Amazing project! 2021-07-12T15:21:11Z Comment by VLAD Fantastic work!!!! 2021-07-12T07:31:19Z Comment by ElectroTrek WOW! :D I really like this!! I must say, Mat, that I wish you would take some of your field recording tracks & create a sound machine that incorporates them by replaces boring typical preset white noises! This is sheer brilliance! How you tied these various places together & let them flow so fluidly is a rather awesome production feat! >>> 2021-06-26T15:40:50Z Comment by No Mates Ensemble @angel-angel-sin-s-ortiz: thank u so much ! 2021-06-06T07:14:47Z Comment by TRESALIS Very exciting and wonderful worl. 2021-06-03T19:11:54Z Comment by Walkin' in Pa's Footsteps totally awesome manipulation/cool production/fantastic sound effects/keep on chugging/M drawn/ good one 2021-05-30T03:03:24Z Comment by Gardens Of Hega Sounds amazing!! 2021-05-15T11:14:53Z Comment by Noodle Twister Absorbingly great! :) 2021-05-15T01:38:31Z Comment by noirOrion outstanding field recording turned into drones tones 2021-04-25T11:43:54Z Comment by Regio Kei Good! 2021-04-23T05:49:37Z Comment by fu-fu It was my first experience, and I was mixed into a unique sound space. 2021-04-18T23:55:43Z Comment by douèe great 2021-04-18T13:18:19Z Comment by mayur saikia super interesting & immersive stuff once again! 2021-04-10T08:22:04Z Comment by No Mates Ensemble @allietotalblamblam: Thank you ! 2021-04-10T07:54:05Z Comment by Grooveclowd Amazing 2021-04-03T06:26:35Z Comment by Patrick Picault unique! beautiful creation! bravo! 2021-03-26T23:04:37Z Comment by Patrick Picault nice opening ...!! 2021-03-26T23:00:50Z Comment by 🎚 𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐑𝐀 🎛 (Patronus Records) One of the most immersive field recordings I have ever heard, and one that seems to transport the listener into another time & place through your careful audio captures of these interesting environments. So many engaging and intriguing sonic artifacts that really paint a vivid mental picture for the mind to interpret in different ways. An outstanding sonic creation !! 2021-03-25T00:09:50Z