Martin Kay Courtyards Herbal 1601

This Courtyards project focuses on the intimate and visceral symphony of domestic activity reverberating throughout a variety of shared courtyard spaces in Paris. The different locations range from classic apartment buildings to modern project-housing estates – with each courtyard possessing a variety of unique architectural qualities that offer clear conditions to experience the delicate sounds of domestic apartment living. These qualities can also be seen to provide each space with a distinct acoustic characteristic that is often not consciously acknowledged, but which helps to form a social dynamic within an apartment complex, and a sense of place, belonging and home amongst its residents.
Martin Kay 2016

Tracklist
01. 2 to 8
02. Allée du Père Julien Dhuit : Rue des Envierges, Paris
03. 64 Rue Archereau, 75019 Paris
04. 9 Rue Claude Monet, 93400 Saint-Ouen
05. 4 Rue Soleillet, 75020 Paris
06. 77 Rue de l'Ourcq, 75019 Paris
07. 83 Rue de Bagnolet, 75020 Paris
08. 40 Rue des Amandiers, 75020
09. 8 to 2

recorded during the summer of 2013
mixed and arranged throughout 2014 / 2015

Audio CD, 6 panels digipak
60 minutes+
Release date: February 2016
12 Euros + shipping

Musically connected
Eric La Casa "SOUNDTRACKS"
Jean-Luc Guionnet "Lac (Lake)"
Gregory Büttner "Pochen - Oder: mit nachschleifendem Zwirnsfaden die Treppe hinunterkollern"
Rodolphe Alexis | Stéphane Rives "Winds Doors Poplars"
Eric La Casa | Cédric Peyronnet "Zones Portuaires"
murmer "frame work 1 - 4"
Battus | Marchetti | Petit "La Vie Dans Les Bois"
Eric La Casa "W2 [1998-2008]"
Eric Cordier | Seijiro Murayama "Nuit"
Lasse-Marc Riek "Harbour"
Eric La Casa | Cédric Peyronnet "La Creuse"
Eric Cordier "Osorezan [Selected Field Recording 1993-2006]"