Tracklist

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The Act Of Being Stung

8:48

Credits

• Edited By [Uncredited] – Philip Marshall
• Recorded By [Uncredited] – Mike Harding
• Voice – Marcus Davidson, Mary Hill, Mike Harding, Olivia Grove

Notes

Recorded 10.06.09

Mike Harding was commissioned by The Southbank Centre to record bees for The Bee Symphony, to be performed on Sunday 6th September 2009 at The Queen Elizabeth Hall, London as part of Pestival. The Bee Symphony, with music composition by Marcus Davidson and bee recordings by Mike Harding diffused by Chris Watson, will be performed at “Cross Pollination – An Evening of Experimental Insect Music”, curated by Chris Watson.

The recordings took place at Cherry Garden Farm, Stelling Minnis in Kent, England. The hives are owned by Olivia Grove on her seven acre small-holding. Also present were Marcus Davidson, who took the photos, and bee expert Mary Hill. You can hear the voices of all four on the episode...

Equipment used includes 2 x dpa 4060 mics, recording onto a Nagra Ares P-ll at 48k 24bit, and of course, a coathanger and bee suit...

Part of the TouchRadio mp3 series, available from touchradio.org.uk and via the TouchPod iTunes podcast.

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