KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ World Ear Project: Paul Matzner, October 27, 1986

Analog Audio

Event Type

Other Finds

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

WEP.1986.10.27

Program Series

World Ear Project

Program Length

63 min

Dates

1986-10-27 | broadcast
| 1986-10-27 | created

Description

Paul Matzner was the curator of the California Library of Natural Sounds at the Oakland Museum in 1986. His soundscapes and sound installations highlighted the museum’s “Walk Across California” exhibit, which provided an exciting acoustic journey from the coast to the desert. In this edition of the World Ear project, take a hike with Paul, as he brings you the sounds of California while also describing the various tricks and techniques he has developed in order to create these pristine field recordings from across the state of California.

Genres

Field recordings

Musical Selections

[nature installation of the Inner Coastal Range, California] / Paul Matzner -- [The Pinnacles, California] / Paul Matzner -- [meadow in Yosemite National Park, California] / Paul Matzner -- [marsh near Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park, California] / Paul Matzner -- [Cottonwood Spring Oasis, Joshua Tree National Park, California] / Paul Matzner -- [bird sounds, owls and hawks] -- [elephant seals, Ano Nuevo State Reserve, California]

Subjects

Field recordings
Ambient sounds
Nature sounds
Birdsongs
Animal sounds

Related places

Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Library of Natural Sounds (Oakland Museum)
Oakland Museum
Friedman, Richard
Stone, Susan, 1952-
Amirkhanian, Charles
Matzner, Paul