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Burnt – Phil Smart & Davey B

Posted: August 15th, 2007 | Author: chris arkenberg | Filed under: creations, music, remix culture | 14 Comments »

Back in 2002 my friend Phil Smart brought a minidisc recorder out to Burning Man. He took the raw waves and worked some audiophonic majix with his mate Davey B, chopping & splicing & layering the sounds in Logic Pro. The result is a wonderful and evocative sonic meditation on the playa experience from his ears to yours. Highly recommended with headphones for a truly immersive engagement.

Here it is.

Phil Smart’s MySpace

14 Comments on “Burnt – Phil Smart & Davey B”

  1. 1 Just wonderful things » Burning Man field recording remix: ambient audio downloads said at 7:41 pm on August 15th, 2007:

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  5. 5 Balzac said at 10:17 pm on August 15th, 2007:

    I hope to god someone nukes burning man, what a bunch of annoying pretentious BS.

    And yes I’ve been, grow up people, being 38 and acting like a jackass is embarrassing.

  6. 6 Daniel said at 10:27 pm on August 15th, 2007:

    absolutely amazing. i’ll be using these tracks as inspiration for an upcoming project (more than likely all under a CC license). more on that later.

  7. 7 benjamin said at 10:36 pm on August 15th, 2007:

    cheers mate. great stuff, and wonderful way to share BM. :)

  8. 8 Bruce said at 1:00 am on August 16th, 2007:

    To each his or her own, but I don’t find these particularly interesting.

  9. 9 Frank said at 3:05 am on August 16th, 2007:

    That’s great, man! Do you have it in MP3 format for those of use without iPods?

  10. 10 B8zim said at 7:09 am on August 16th, 2007:

    I love the sounds. It makes the experience seem right next to me!

  11. 11 -stereofect- said at 8:16 am on August 16th, 2007:

    Beautiful!

  12. 12 toughguy said at 8:28 am on August 16th, 2007:

    Sounds like it’s been inspired by The Beatles’ “Number 9″

  13. 13 Dusty said at 8:54 am on August 16th, 2007:

    I chose not to attend the burn this year to see what it’s like not to go. I will be listening to this during the burn for support of the event.
    dusty(on the playa)

  14. 14 Cat Laine said at 11:46 am on August 16th, 2007:

    This is brilliant. This is going to be my first year. I think I’ll chill out to the BM ambience while packing. Thanks!

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