The Better Angels Of Our Nature
Sonic Situations

The Better Angels Of Our Nature

Mikel R. Nieto

A site-specific sonic situation made with 12 speakers located in selected places where the architecture were acoustically interesting to amplify the sounds. Premiered in San Sebastián (2014) for Dantzaz Dance Company in collaboration with the choreographer Jone San Martin.

Play these audios indistinctly, separately or mixing them.

[haiku loop=true url=”the_better_angels_of_our_nature/angels_01.mp3″ title=”/ Angels I”]
[haiku loop=true url=”the_better_angels_of_our_nature/angels_02.mp3″ title=”/ Angels II”]
[haiku loop=true url=”the_better_angels_of_our_nature/angels_03.mp3″ title=”/ Angels III”]
[haiku loop=true url=”the_better_angels_of_our_nature/angels_04.mp3″ title=”/ Angels IV”]
[haiku loop=true url=”the_better_angels_of_our_nature/angels_05.mp3″ title=”/ Angels V”]
[haiku loop=true url=”the_better_angels_of_our_nature/angels_06.mp3″ title=”/ Angels VI”]

[haiku loop=true url=”the_better_angels_of_our_nature/breaths_01.mp3″ title=”/ Breaths I”]
[haiku loop=true url=”the_better_angels_of_our_nature/breaths_02.mp3″ title=”/ Breaths II”]

[haiku loop=true url=”the_better_angels_of_our_nature/soundscapes_01.mp3″ title=”/ Soundscape I”]
[haiku loop=true url=”the_better_angels_of_our_nature/soundscapes_02.mp3″ title=”/ Soundscape II”]
[haiku loop=true url=”the_better_angels_of_our_nature/soundscapes_03.mp3″ title=”/ Soundscape III”]

[haiku loop=true url=”the_better_angels_of_our_nature/whispers_basque_01.mp3″ title=”/ Whispers I (Basque)”]
[haiku loop=true url=”the_better_angels_of_our_nature/whispers_basque_02.mp3″ title=”/ Whispers II (Basque)”]
[haiku loop=true url=”the_better_angels_of_our_nature/whispers_french.mp3″ title=”/ Whispers (French)”]
[haiku loop=true url=”the_better_angels_of_our_nature/whispers_norwegian.mp3″ title=”/ Whispers (Norwegian)”]
[haiku loop=true url=”the_better_angels_of_our_nature/whispers_spanish_01.mp3″ title=”/ Whispers I (Spanish)”]
[haiku loop=true url=”the_better_angels_of_our_nature/whispers_spanish_02.mp3″ title=”/ Whispers II (Spanish)”]

Many thanks to Jone San Martin, Fernando Saenz de Ugarte, Adriana Pous, Sofia Alforja and all the dancers.

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