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7 Nocturnes East, is a series of ambient and found sound pieces. All inspired by and using location recordings of Guernsey places at night. Supported by the Guernsey Arts Commission, 7 Nocturnes East had an accompanying visual and video art exhibition featuring the work of seven artists. Start on the Crown pier (opposite the Ship and Crown pub) and once you've soaked up the ambience of the marina sounds blending into the music head north to find the other locations. Depending on the exact route you use the walk is around four miles long from St. Peter Port to Bordeaux. I leave it to you how you manage getting to and from the start and end points! More details on Flexagon's other projects here: https://linktr.ee/flexagon The 7 Nocturnes East album is available here: https://flexagon.bandcamp.com More on the exhibition and artists here: https://arts.gg/exhibitions/flexagon-7-nocturnes-east/ I love walking around Guernsey late at night listening to music, mostly there is no-one around. You have the island to yourself. I also love the ambient sound of the environment blending with whatever I am listening to. Just as the daytime view out on the south coast cliffs or out over the Russel to Sark and Herm is never the same twice. Every night feels different too. The sky, stars and moon provide different amounts of light, from pitch black to moonlight bright enough to cast shadows. The concept as it developed around St Peter Port 1am was this. Choose at night to record. Then hit the red recording button without too much thought. Work with the audio captured no matter what. With minimal curation and editing of the sound in post production. A true reflection of that moment in time. "Flexagon’s soothing brand of organic electronica proves utterly beguiling and rather touching" - Bob Fischer, Electronic Sound electronicsound.co.uk

The Towers I: Inaccessible is an atmospheric exploration of Guernsey inspired by a series of towers that stand just out of reach. Field recordings, cello, cor anglais, spoken word and ambient electronica come together on this journey around Flexagon’s island home. Locations long abandoned come back to life and local landmarks tell new stories. Flexagon’s 2020 album 7 Nocturnes East was firmly rooted in Guernsey’s coastal landscape. Since that release he has continued to work on location-based environmental music, sound art and installations both in Guernsey and remotely for projects based on places and field recordings in Wales and the Antarctic. On The Towers I: Inaccessible, the first of a trilogy, he explores and provides a soundtrack to eight locations around the island and their history: a folly, a brutalist WWII observation tower, a Loophole tower, a windmill, a clock tower, trees used as lookout posts by German soldiers during the Occupation, a communications tower with a Cold War legacy and a concrete water storage tower. Some are familiar sights while others are hidden in plain view; all are usually off limits to the public. Along with electronic ambience, Flexagon has written for solo cor anglais and cello, recording them together outside on location. He has also experimented with FM and shortwave radio, recorded in a clock tower, re-created the sound of hammering metal rungs into a tree, and made field recordings under a WWII observation tower and a concrete water tower. The spoken word track spans more than 200 years of Guernsey’s rich history. Links to more music, mailing list and social media etc. https://linktr.ee/flexagon

"La langue verte des arbres est un argot bien plus ancien" Prevert Projet poétique et collectif de lettres à un arbres. 10 Poèms pour un arbre pour Giovanna Iorio Traduction & lecture par Marilyne Bertoncini Musique par Lucio Lazzaruolo

Trip to Pegasus Bridge, Merville Battery and Sword Beach. Info on www.strijdbewijs.nl and iOS Scenic App (GPX) route files on ddayopdemotor.wordpress.com. This Echo is used for information on motorbike whilst not stopping at each momument or event.

Dive in and listen to the sounds and stories found at Swanage Pier and beyond. Discover the hidden sounds and stories by using the echoes xyz app to follow the sounds as you walk on the pier.

A ship in danger - a crew forbidden to go ashore - a cabin boy terrified of climbing the mast... This is the soundtrack of The Resilient, a musical drama set on a tall ship. The film, by children at St John’s Primary School in Weymouth supported by professional filmmakers from Dorset arts organisation ScreenPLAY was premiered at the school in July 2022. A nice warm bed wouldn’t do us any harm, sing the homeward-bound crew of the tall ship Resilient but will they make it safely back to port when storms threaten to dash them onto the treacherous Chesil beach? Sit on the beach by the rocks at Greenhill or anywhere around the school to hear to their story. You can also watch the Resilient film: https://youtu.be/h9h4GP9lP74 Cast in order of appearance Bosun - Vhiel Captain - Joanne First Mate - Isabel Wheelhouse - Fibi, Libby, Isaac Cabin boy - Jamie Deckhands - Jacob, Jason, Lucas, Ellie, Lalani, Nicole, Bella, Oliver Harbourmaster - Oscar, Assistant harbourmaster - Yasmin Rigging hands - Lucas, Ellie, Lalani Crew Fishing - Ken-Right, Bella, Millie, Darcy, Serena, Ava Singers - Phoebe, Ellie, Lelani, Serena, Lucas Song Lyrics - Jamie, Ellie, Lucas, Piotr, Isabel Set painters Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes Woodgrain painters Children from years 3,4,5 and 6 Set riggers - Year 5 Supported by ScreenPLAY mentors Phoebe Coombes - Scriptwriting Sharon Hayden - Drama development and directing Clare Munford - Set design and painting Kathie Prince - Song composition and Music Sean Kirby - Music production Alastair Nisbet - Film production Made with funding from Dorset Council Community and Culture Fund, Jigsaw PSHE

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