Sonic Migrations – Details, episodes & analysis

This is the start of a very long journey, that will take you across continents and oceans, bringing to your ears sounds that you are guaranteed not to have ever heard. Welcome to the very first episode of Sonic Migrations, a place where hosts Axel Drioli and Jake Lee-Savage meet to talk audio, nature and art.

To kick our first season off we will be following Axels main project Sounding Wild's second expedition, Sounds Across Continents. Over the next 6 months Axel will be trekking across the West coast of Africa bringing to our ears new immersive field recordings and tales of adventure, all whilst searching for seven key species and the stories that surround them.

And it all begins in East London on a rainy evening in December, the night before Axel is due to set off, where he and Jake meet up to talk about the upcoming adventure, as well as listen to a few sounds from the last expedition. Enjoy!

Sounding Wild: https://www.soundingwild.com/

Sounding Wild Insta: https://www.instagram.com/soundingwild/

Soundquake: https://www.soundquake.co.uk/

Soundquake Insta: https://www.instagram.com/soundquake_uk/

Axel Wild Insta: https://www.instagram.com/axelwildsound/

Jake Lee-Savage Insta: https://www.instagram.com/jakeleesavage/

Axel has finally arrived back in Africa, kicking off Sounding Wild's second expedition, Sound Across Continents, in Sierra Leone. We catch up about what it's like to be back, and how he has found settling back into life out there, whilst also reflecting on how whilst we as humans are limited by the lines we draw across the globe, nature has no borders, and what this means for our shared stewardship of the earth.

Oh yeah, and I hear a sound that can only be described as a terrifying prehistoric creature... Enjoy!

References:

• Pan Verus Project https://panverus.org/
• Way Out Organisation http://www.wayoutarts.org/

Sounding Wild: https://www.soundingwild.com/

Sounding Wild Insta: https://www.instagram.com/soundingwild/

Soundquake:https://www.soundquake.co.uk/

Axel Wild Insta: https://www.instagram.com/axelwildsound/

Jake Lee-Savage Insta: https://www.instagram.com/jakeleesavage/

Join us as to bid farewell to Sierra Leone (at least for now) as Axel, special guest Bamie from WAYout and I catch up, chatting about Axel's close calls with death so far on this trip, the music he has been making, as well as the serious issues that the youth of Sierra Leone face and how organisations like WAYout are creating opportunities through music and art for those living in poverty. We also listen to a load of sounds, including our mystery sound, and go through the creative process of using the sounds that surround us in nature and combining them with the stories that link them to us, to create music that unites everyone.

References:

WAYout: http://www.wayoutarts.org/

Mash P: https://www.mashp.net/about-1

Touching Bass: https://www.touchingbass.co.uk/

Bamie: https://www.instagram.com/brainbamie/

Links:

Sounding Wild: https://www.soundingwild.com/

Sounding Wild Insta: https://www.instagram.com/soundingwild/

Soundquake: https://www.soundquake.co.uk/

Axel Wild Insta: https://www.instagram.com/axelwildsound/

Jake Lee-Savage Insta: https://www.instagram.com/jakeleesavage/

Art by Ed Dingli:  https://www.instagram.com/eddingles/

After a brief hiatus we are back, joining Axel who has just entered Liberia!And excitingly we are joined by a new member of the crew who will be travelling with us as we venture further into Africa! Insects crawling into ears, road rage and house martins are all stuff we chat about, plus we bring a very interesting mystery recording to you, enjoy!

References:

Reynolds Microphones: https://reynoldsmicrophones.com/

Ed Dingli Blog: https://milesfromanywhere.exposure.co/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaY5h_K0ypiQhxa-q94cu53TKBfaPi97T3CwZsTN90Q5HVparDD4hPvH8sM_aem_cYDDZ88cFAdImYbEWSQ5kQ

Credits

Sounding Wild: https://www.soundingwild.com/

Sounding Wild Insta: https://www.instagram.com/soundingwild/

Soundquake: https://www.soundquake.co.uk/

Axel Wild Insta: https://www.instagram.com/axelwildsound/

Jake Lee-Savage Insta: https://www.instagram.com/jakeleesavage/

Art work by Ed Dingli: https://www.instagram.com/eddingles/