ovno wood contact mic + zoom h6 various locations, april 2025
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fricció
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pressió
︎︎︎pieces for the mutant monkey instruments compilation
the invitation to contribute to the tenth-anniversary compilation of mutant monkey came while I was in delta de l’ebre, taking part in the eufònic festival residency. at the time, I was recording with an ovno wood contact microphone—designed and handmade by rober martínez, the founder of the initiative. it was one of those coincidences one tends to interpret as a sign: accepting the proposal felt like a natural, almost reflexive decision, as I deeply resonate with the values that mutant monkey embodies.
I decided that my contribution would be a small homage—not only to rober, but also to the territory I found myself in: delta de l’ebre. a landscape in constant transition.
for that reason, I chose to work exclusively with the ovno wood contact microphone and two elements that felt deeply representative of the area: the observation towers—structures that invite attentive looking and listening—and the mistral wind, which blows forcefully from the northwest in april, drying the land, clearing the sky, and supporting bird migration.
the first piece, fricció, is built from the friction of my foot against one of these metal observation structures. I recorded five layers of sound, all derived from the same physical action, with minimal variations that produce an oscillating and fragile movement. the harmonies emerge almost by accident, hesitant, as if resisting resolution.
the second piece, pressió, stems from a less controlled situation. in this case, I recorded six independent tracks, all captured from the vibrations caused by the mistral wind on various surfaces in the surrounding environment. here, the human gesture disappears, and it is the wind itself that acts as composer—creating an unstable, generative, almost automaton-like texture.
