Foxy Digitalis
One of 2023’s most interesting projects, and one that I have returned to regularly, is Sonic Mud’s Above Ground. The ensemble features ceramic instruments made by Julia Elsas, a multi-media artist and educator in New York, and an ensemble featuring Elsas, Kirk Knuffke, Kenny Wollesen, Mike Irwin, Madeleine Ventrice, and Doug Weiselman. Together, the sextet creates rich, earthy soundscapes […]
I love birdsong more than most, but Doug Wieselman’s new album, WA-Zoh, twists those lovely sounds into a fascinating and mysterious sound world. Through a range of post-processing and combined with various reeded instruments, Wieselman creates an album full of approachable yet alien sounds. WA-Zoh will alter listeners’ perception of familiar environments, leaving us hypnotized and curious about the […]
NYC multi-reedist Doug Wieselman takes a captivating approach on his upcoming album, WA-Zoh. He crafts a sonic wonderland of alien landscapes using birdsong recordings taken everywhere, from his apartment in Brooklyn to the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris. “Fourvière” sings beneath a dense rainforest canopy. Tonal flutters skip through fuzzy mazes where woodwind serenades get lost […]