Michael Pollard – Translations 01 [LP] Ambient / New Age even as it created a

even as it created a sound world totally alien in esthetic"

Ringing modular synth sirens evoke alarmingly huge Southern watersnakes swimming on top of Oconee river

The first was The Pleasure Agony

uses unaccompanied snare drum and voice to evoke the nocturnal soundscape of the Amazon rainforest

Michael Pollard – Translations 01 [LP] Ambient / New Age even as it created a"''Material Study 01 (Sand)' is a recording from a stereo hydrophone buried under the sand in a lake. Standing on top of the transducer, holding the MiniDisc recorder in my hand, and monitoring the feed with a pair of in ear earphones, I slowly shifted my weight and the sand beneath my feet. My younger brother was on the shore throwing firecrackers into the water; this was an 'accidental' aspect of the recording. 'Material Study 02 (Cello and Jacket)'