Sonic matter
The Nightfall
Fairy & The River Teeth
The collection has rather eclectic tone and deals with emotional states of isolation and mental claustrophobia building the almost dystopian escapes with ambient textures and unusual instrumental lyricism. The overall sound is characterised by multidimensional listening and detailed approach to the spatial dimension of it.
All field recordings, including hydrophone recordings and improvisational sequences are recorded and played by me. I located different aural contexts on the island of Korčula in South Croatia and forests outside of Belgrade in Serbia, and recorded underwater Neretva river in Bosnia. Also, performed unusual treatment of the instruments such are balalaika, bass guitar, violin, piano, zither or sound objects such are vases, cans, pencils, magnets, teapot and an espresso coffeepot.
January 31st 2018
Children Chanting in Myanmar
photo by CHRISTOPHER MARTIN PHOTOGRAPHY
Conibution for Cities & Memories sound maps, this time reimagining the sound of Myanmar. Original field recording is courtesy of Tenali Hrenak’s - children chanting Buddhist mantra in Nyaung-U, transformed into a haunting new piece by Manja Ristić...
Sonic Matter on Bandcamp
From "The Life and Death of a Vineyard Cricket": The hypnotic chorus of vineyard crickets in the early autumn caught my ear one evening. Having only small handy recorder with me I decided to get to know one particular cricket, which was hanging all alone away from the bunch in the Cebalo-Popić field close by the road. His stamina and unusual round intonation were very charming. This is the sonic story of his life and death set in three Overall recording is 133 min long in which one can hear acoustics of the whole Lumbarda field, once an aquatory and nowadays home of the rare autohton white grapes...
60 Minute Cities
Field recordings released by Shanghai based label Bivouac.
Korčula town, one of the “pearls of Adriatic”, was in my childhood quite different place then it is nowadays. Being a popular touristic destination it attracts thousands of people every summer. It is the birthplace of my mum and a home for that side of my family for many centuries, it was my childhood playground and the place of my first cultural and environmental education. If I would have to describe Korčula in one sentence it would probably go like this: A ‘Dionysian heaven’ in the summers and a ‘ghosts theater’ in the winters... The album with photo booklet is possible to listen and order on Bivouac page.
Dead Horizon
file 1 - hydrophone recording of the sea-hole with baby shrimps, at Glogovac
file 2 - walking over rocks at Rt Ražnjić, field rec
file 3 - St Marco's Cathedral Church bells, field rec
file 4 - rain on the tent with Autumn waves at Rt Ražnjić, field rec
Archive 2017
Digital release ~ The House Full of Wonders
s o u n d a r t c o m p i l a t i o n
66 minutes of conceptual sound art derived from improv
sequences, field recordings and site-specific interventions, with a strong
sense of re-inventing an ambient micro spaces through carefull frequency
manipulation. All sounds used are previously recorded or played by the author,
except for the sounds of Saturn rings taken from NASA Sounds (on the track no
4) and improv performance by a guest performer and long time collaborator Ivana
Grahovac (piano, cello, tibetan bowls, wind chimes) on the tracks 1, 5 and 6.
Improv and field recordings belong to the 2017 archive, and are taken between Belgrade and Korčula island. Compilation is soon to be published on tape.
Released September 22nd 2017
Stone Rain
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The image is taken on Vrnik, tiny island situated close to Korčula town in South Adriatic. The island is historically known for its stone-marble used by stonemasons from the region during the early 20th century. Now the island is a hidden paradise with impressive abandoned query, magnificent marine life and a small village visited by few tourists in the summer season. Field recording is taken in July 2017, on the south side of the island, away from the settlements, facing chunk of an open sea facing the island of Mljet.
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p h o t o s c o r e s
photo score ~ Orlando I
photo score ~ Orlando II
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The scores are made of two images taken at Orlanduša bay, situated on the west side of Korčula island commonly called Defora, facing Lastovo. The small bay is steep and with white pebble beach at its very end. Textures of the boats laying scattered across the place picture particular perspective on the time flow, which is almost repealed in this hidden paradise. The bay has historical importance being the place where allies debarked in the final liberation of the island in the WWII.
night birds
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field recording of location near Zuce village in suburbs of Belgrade (( Karagačka street )), recorded between 2 and 3 am mid May.
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