Aarti | Bell Tower remix…
Experimenting with combining sounds from different times and places, I dropped the bell tower in under the aarti to find an interesting play on rhythm and pitch.
No effects were used, just a little trimming.
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Trailer: The Lover And The Beloved: A Journey Into Tantra
A short trailer for our soon to be released feature length documentary. The film is about one man’s journey across northern India and his search for enlightenment. Rajive McMullen, a history teacher suffering from a debilitating illness, makes the painful journey into the heart of Tantra, searching for meaning in holy shrines, coming close to [...]
Evening Soundscape of Batala…
Batala is situated in Punjab around an hour away from Amritsar by car. This recording was made in the grounds of Baring Union Christian College whilst taking an evening stroll. With the terrain being particularly flat in this area, the sounds of the many wedding halls travel great distances and in this case provide an [...]
Aarti in Amritsar…
I had the great privilege of recording many of these special and important rituals whilst filming The Lover and The Beloved: A Journey into Tantra, with Andy Lawrence and Rajive McMullen. Held throughout India, you can expect to hear the conch shell, bells, gongs, voice, wind instruments and percussion.
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