In the domain of soundscapes Riek’s focus rests on acoustic ecology and bio-acoustics by means of field recordings of both society and nature. In his quest after the archaic sound Riek collaborates with scientists, ecologists and musicians.
12.2010
Heligoland, Germany
Second part of my field recording project regarding the sound environment of Heligoland.
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) Düne (3rd December 9:24 am) A group of one year old grey seals are playing at the cove (far).
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) Düne (3rd December 10:20 am) A group of one year old grey seals are playing at the cove (close).
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) Düne (3rd December 11:03 am) Old bull – sleeping in the dunes.
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) Düne (3rd December 12:17 am) Pup (two weeks old) is looking for it’s mother.
Black-Legged-Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), Common Guillemot (Uria aalge), Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) Lummenfelsen (3rd June 11:55 am)
Waves and Stones Düne (4th June 11:36 am)
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus), Black-legged-Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) Lummenfelsen (5th June 11:46 am)
Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) Lummenfelsen (5th June 11:17 pm) Fledgling is jumping down into the sea.
Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) Lummenfelsen (5th June 11:47 pm) Fledgling is jumping down into the sea.
05.2010
Castro Daire-Nodar, Portugal
Riek was part of the cycle of Paivascapes #1 – Bianauralmedia, Portugal artist residences in late April and early May 2010. Part of the field work of this German sound artist consisted in recording silences in churches and chapels along the course of the Paiva river, corresponding to the section between Castro Daire and Nodar (the same section that the artist traveled on foot in the first stage of his residency). These recordings were a follow up of other churches' recordings made by the artist in Germany and in other European countries since 2004. – Luis Costa
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Church of Parada de Ester (Castro Daire):
40° 56′ 01.19″, −8° 3′ 27.49″
Church of Ester (Castro Daire):
40° 54′ 58.11″, −8° 1′ 34.28″
Church of Reriz (Castro Daire):
40° 54′ 13.51″, −7° 59′ 32.81″
Chapel of Ribeira de Ester (Castro Daire):
40° 55′ 17.67″, −8° 2′ 11.28″
Chapel of Nodar (S. Pedro do Sul):
40° 55′ 7.73″, −8° 3′ 36.10″
Church of Parada de Ester Castro Daire (26th May 4:00 pm)
Chapel of Ribeira de Ester Castro Daire (26th May 4:50 pm)
Church of Mões Castro Daire (27th May 1:10 am)
Church of Castro Daire Castro Daire (15th June 11:08 am)
27.–29.4.2010
Castro Daire-Nodar, Portugal – Listeningwalk by Lasse-Marc Riek
3 days, approx 90 km.food (nuts, banana, apples, cakes), bottle (water from the river),
tent, stick, knife, hat, camera, a few notes about the route.
pencil, scratch book.
granja – 11:45, 27.4.2010
fagosa
castro daire
ermida
ribas – 19:45, 28.4.2010
pinhero
villa nova
ester – 19:00, 29.4.2010
nodar
Excerpt
17:50
ermida (4)
i do not see
i listen
a rustling
a chirr
villages
increasing engine noises
chats
radio
cacophonic
tractors, rattling, thunder afar
small cars kinda hissing close, honking
a dog yowls, barks
goats communicate
conversations separate
19:45
near ribas (5)
setting up the tent hillside
children's duett valleyside
a skylark
in the centre a river
a lentic drone, white noise
crickets
rustling
silence
bats
hiking inside sound
permanent movement
increasing attention
swelling up
ebbing down
suddenly
stagnant
21:00
airplanes, very high above
28.4.2010
getting up 5:50
cricket concert
birds singing
chimes at 6:00
a dog nearby the tent, closely
cuckoo, bright and clear
oscine birds kidding
a rooster signalizing
airplane noises afar
the river permanently
clusters forming up
chimes of the surrounding churches 7:00
Copy editing: Stefan Militzer
Translation: Daniel Schiller
Copyright by Lasse-Marc Riek
The Fullversion of Riparian Part 1 and 2 will be published by Binauralmedia, Portugal later this year!
From May to July I worked in Alajärvi. During that time I made location studies of several small places, the forests and the western coast of Österbotten. I did studies of the sound of trees in several ways, of storm/wind, and animals (like insects and birds).
Because of the perticular light conditions, I had the possibility to record many hours a day. More than 60 hours of material still await their post-editing.
I worked with stereo, mono, contact and underwater microphones.
In Finland you get the chance to find many quiet places due to its sparsely population. Moreover the majority of Finns live in tune with nature. For instance, about six bears were living in our area — neither caged nor hunted.
Arctic Tern/Sterna paradisaea Bredskäret, Österbotten (26th May 4:00 pm)
Whooper Swan/Cygnus cygnus Bredskäret, Österbotten (26th May 4:50 pm)
Pines and Wind/Pinus Kristinestad, Österbotten (27th May 1:10 am)
Curlew/Numenius arquata Alajärvi, Südösterbotten (15th June 11:08 am)
Black-headed Gull/Larus ridibundus Alajärvi, Südösterbotten (21th June 8:20 am)
2003–2007
Listening Room
From Autumn 2003 to date I’ve been going to churches in Europe to research the situation of silence and noise in churches. I record in the time between 10:30 am and 6:30 pm. There are 70 churches recorded as yet.
I’ve been presenting the work and results in form of audio-lectures and concerts in universities, galleries and churches as well.
Frauenkirche Nürnberg, Germany (8th February 04 5:20 pm)
Marienkirche Rostock, Germany (1st July 06 11:43 am)
Neue Kirche Wismar, Germany (3rd August 06 2:45 pm)
Trierer Dom Trier, Germany (8th October 07 08:54 am)
Cathédrale Notre-Dame Luxembourg-Ville, Luxembourg (9th October 07 11:38 am)
2006
World Cup 2006, Germany
Public recordings before and after the soccer games in towns like Hamburg, Nürnberg and Frankfurt am Main.
Poland vs. Germany (Groß Gerau)
Netherland vs. Argentina (Frankfurt am Main)
France vs. Italy (Frankfurt am Main)
1999–2006
Harbour of Hamburg, Germany
From Spring 1999 to Summer 2006 I made mono and stereo recordings of microsounds from the Harbour of Hamburg. A lot of various gangways, tunnels, bridges, ships, boats, ferries and floating docks are making abstract sounds in the harbour.
Floating Docks (Spring, 1999)
Gangway Part 01 (Summer, 2006)
Gangway Part 02 (Summer, 2006)
Tunnel of Gangways (Autumn, 2005)
2005
Chalkidiki, Greece
From the 13th to the 19th of October I went to Thessaloniki, Ouranoúpolis, Ieriessos, Panagaia, Tripiti, Stratoni, Marmaras, Porto Kufo, Stagira and to the Isle of Amoliani. I recorded people, machines, animals and the landscape. There are more than 50 recordings of boats, fences, insects, birds, markets, soccer games, working machines, workers, tourists, harbours and quiet places with no names. This field report is an audio portrait of Chalkidiki, Greece.
Fisherman is Working with Octopus Ouranoúpolis Harbour (13th October, 2:23 pm)
Goats in the Hills Sithonia (15th October, 4:43 pm)
Fishingboat, Waves and Seagulls Coast of Stratoni (16th October, 8:12 pm)
Bees Sithonia (18th October, 3:20 pm)
2003
Snowdogs, Jokijärvi, Finland
Asko Karpinnen, the guard of 41 sledge dogs, has got plenty of stories to tell about the dogs of the snow, a mixture of Alaskan Malamut and Sibirian Husky. He talked a lot about the work with the dogs, about the attention and the love the dogs need. I went along with Asko feeding the dogs, harnessing them to the sladge and riding the sledge. The dogs sleep outside in small groups in enclosures. They have times of ceremonies when they sing or howl together for minutes. They have a natural hierarchy and therefore are espescially suitable for pulling loads. They run as a team and in row, at the top the leading dog.
The sledge dogs, cultivated by the Inuit for more than 2000 years, are known for their tenacity and resistance. They are very modest and hunting in the pack they show many signs of wolfish behaviour. For humans it’s a unique chance to experience and to live with such close relatives of the wolves.
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Church of Parada de Ester
Chapel of Ribeira de Ester
Church of Mões
Church of Castro Daire
