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A Rural Idyll
In the Forest Garden
Inner Landscapes
Absent Presence
Trace
On paper
In sound
@hortus_silvam
‘The act of listening and the act of recording, with and without my presence, initiates ideas which become woven into more intuitive compositions and moving image works, incorporating voice, instrument and collaboration.’
Headphones or conventional speakers recommended for more detailed listening.
1. Wandering 05.11
2. Bittersweet 03.16
3. Shared shadow 07.19
4. Dagian 09.49
5. Absence 06.05
6. Inside out 02.50
Ephemeral Things is an experimental collection of six compositions. Melody has been found within layers of recording and editing where my own vocals or instruments are interwoven with gathered field recordings which shift in and out of ‘beating’ dissonance while curious interjections and mumblings of the (in)audible pause time.
This is a landscape of introspection altering the sensation of time, exploring minimal shifts in pitch, inviting intent focus on the way each track unfolds. Intimate, quiet, slow and softly shimmering. The context is removed to immerse the listener in a place-less drift where there is a sense of entering into another world; holding the moment before it slips away.
Released 2025
© Sophie Standford
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1. Sleep Wake 02.52
2 Are you sitting comfortably? 01.40
3 Frustration 02.21
4 Fragility 06.10
5 Unsettling 02.30
6 Interruptions 09.57
7 Disarray 00.31
8 Defeat 04.50
9 Distraction 06.44
'belonging to tomorrow'
...to procrastinate is to delay
or postpone action;
to put off doing something,
intentionally:
the temptation will be to procrastinate
until the power struggle plays itself out...
Relentless sounds of procrastination; enduring an abhorrent impotence to act.
Released 2022
© Sophie Standford
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1. The wind and the rain 13.13
2. Hiding 03.58
3. Wild on Ben Gulabin 16.57
4. Restless 09.44
5. Discarded 07.41
6. Invisible 02.06
A collection of field recordings made on residence at Murmuration #3 - Species,
Glenshee, Scotland, June 2022.
Released 2022
© Sophie Standford
2025 Sound and Moving Image Collection, British Library
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