Much of the field recording I am doing for this piece is simple and mainly done with contact microphones and the audio technica microphone I have at home. As I feel the relationship between body and breath constitutes the general rhythm of dance and movement, I wanted the two sounds that I use to establish my personal physical presence in the piece to be heavy breathing and the sounds of the gear (military tactical vest) that I wear when I perform. I also like the idea of an organic source (breath) and the sounds from an inanimate object representing my body. Conceptually, the contrast mirrors the space I am exploring in this piece regarding the intersection between my body and digital sound. I intend to process these heavily so that they feel buried underneath the track, just as I find it challenging to find the limits of my body in the physical space amongst the numerous stimuli firing while I perform.
Sample Recording of Tactical Vest Movement: