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Over the last 15 years the sounds of the world around me has become much more important to me than what I see: I live with a rare health condition called Hyperacusis-Misophonia. When this condition is not about the suffocating effect of the noise it becomes a hearing superpower and it’s about the pleasure of deeply diving into the meaning of this sea of sounds that is constantly vibrating in & around us. I take pleasure in observing the space between two sounds, the contrast between sounds and silence, noise pollution and healing sounds.

Here are some of these immersive aural pleasures I enjoyed & recorded during 2018 and 2022 in various locations in Transylvania. After the postproduction (though not high quality) they have become sound pieces intended for deep listening and aural immersion.

The field recordings were made with a Zoom H1 handy recorder and have not been altered or manipulated but I did use some basic sound enhancing techniques while mixing and editing.

Invitations and bookings are welcome to perform live sound art acts or to exhibit sound installations based on these field recordings.

STORIES OF THE TRACKS

FLEA MARKET, SEA OF SOUNDS
Multilayered soundscape of the Sunday morning flea market in Târgu Mureș. Full spectrum of local languages and a vivid cross-section of the fleamerketgoers’ mind.

WARGAMES
Military drill of NATO airplanes over the Transylvanian sky, everyday summer sounds of the neighborhood and my son playing with plastic soldier figurines.

BEAR LAKE FUN
Summer soundscape around the Bear Lake in Sovata Băi which btw is the world’s largest heliothermic lake. Water sounds, slouching, people relaxing, laughing and having some splashy summer fun in the salted water.

DAWN CHORUS HARGHITA
Early morning forest birdsong near a small village on the Harghita, the sacred Szekler mountain.

TESTOSTERONICA
Men playing football at the Complexul Weekend in Târgu Mureș and people walking by.

IDYLL & DEATH
A nonverbal dramatic story told by some unexpected sounds in the middle of the morning countryside idyll. Recorded near the Zetelaka Lake.

MURES FALLS
Sounds of the Mureș River near the barrages. From the natural pink noise at the dam to the more gentle water sparks. The holiest place on Earth, for me. My personal Ganges.

TABLÉ
Local Romanian pensioner men playing “table” and “remy” on a summer afternoon while discussing life’s important stuff in Parcul Astra Sibiu. A water fountain in the background. Some quarreling among them and some with me.

OPERA ALEEA CARPATI (suite)
A subjective audio-journey through some of the extra/ordinary soundmarks of the Aleea Carpați quarter in Târgu Mureș. What is noise?

RIVER MEDITATION (bonus track)
The Mureș river’s sounds in my hometown + some of my Tibetan Singing Bowls.

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