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    Episode 44: Contact Milk

    An exploration of the art of field recording, which summons alien-sounding compositions from the depths of seemingly benign (and quiet) ponds, bridges, and fence-posts.

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    By Andrew Leland • Jan 27, 2015 • 19m Listen

    An exploration into the Aeolian tones of field recording, an art which uses contact microphones to summon alien compositions from the depths of seemingly benign ponds, bridges, and fence-posts.

    Produced by Lawrence Dunn.

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      Andrew Leland

      author of “The Country of the Blind: A Memoir At The End Of Sight”

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