Freightways

The Mystic River crossing at Medford Square is an ostensibly natural site, but it's been rigorously shaped by the needs of commerce and transportation, from Paul Revere's fabled ride over the Cradock Bridge, through the ten shipbuilding yards of the 19th century, the Boston & Maine Railroad that ran into the square until I-93 tore it down, the water main running from the Chestnut Hill Reservoir through the Pipe Bridge, to the cars, bicycles, and MBTA buses of today. Through field recordings captured on the site and at nearby locations downstream, I've tried to weave the sonic residue of those human systems back into the sounds of the natural environment, all captured onsite or at nearby locations in Medford. The three movements of this ambient soundscape are designed to slide against each other depending on what route you take through the site, so the pace and path of your footsteps also help shape the composition.

Michael Dewberry is a multidisciplinary artist, toolmaker, and Medford resident. His work includes sculpture (with two pieces currently installed in the Boston area) sound and production design for theater (Ghost Box, Theatre@First, Post-Meridian Radio Players) and live audiovisual improvisation with electronics and software (Anagram, Hybrid Decliners, Video Bleep.) By day he makes design tools for architects.

Saxophone - Chuck Lechien Jr Vocals - Rebecca Kopycinski Adze - Ed McCabe Special thanks to the Hull Lifesaving Museum Maritime Program