Ashley Bellouin's guest appearances

Ashley Bellouin

Art + Music + Technology

Christopher Reid

Matt Black

Matt Jackson

Geert Bevin

Devin Fleenor

William Fields

Pauline Oliveros

Brad Garton

Mark Vail

James Grahame

Nathan Moody

Marcel Wierckx

Christine Papania

Benjamin Forest

Rob Ray

OwlTail

Ashley Bellouin's Ballads album is a revelation. On one hand, you could call it a drone release, but it's not quite that. You could call it electronic, or acoustic, or just plain alien and you'd be right, but not quite. It's the best of long-form music: subtly shifting, a dance with the collaborators and instruments, and a curiosity for the ear. Ashley has been discussed in this podcast in the past - she often collaborates with Ben Bracken, and we talked a bit about her instruments in our interview with Ben. But we get into much more detail in this podcast - as well as the thinking and obsession behind the instruments. We also talk a bit about what how she processes interesting sounds into instruments, Max-based processes and location-specific performances. We did this interview in a beautiful farmhouse studio, surrounded by instruments, recording gear, vinyl and books. I'll have to tell you - it was by far my favorite location interview ever, but you'll be able to tell in was in-person by the natural reverb in the room (and the different recording rig I had to use because I was traveling). Enjoy, check out Ashley's work on Drawing Room Records and on her website: http://ashleybellouin.com/. And try to imagine what instruments you would build to get that sound from your head into the world...

Ashley Bellouin's <a href="https://drawingroomrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ballads" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ballads album</a> is a revelation. On one hand, you could call it a drone release, but it's not quite that. You could call it electronic, or acoustic, or just plain alien and you'd be right, but not quite. It's the best of long-form music: subtly shifting, a dance with the collaborators and instruments, and a curiosity for the ear. Ashley has been discussed in this podcast in the past - she often collaborates with Ben Bracken, and we talked a bit about her instruments in our interview with Ben. But we get into much more detail in this podcast - as well as the thinking and obsession behind the instruments. We also talk a bit about what how she processes interesting sounds into instruments, Max-based processes and location-specific performances. We did this interview in a beautiful farmhouse studio, surrounded by instruments, recording gear, vinyl and books. I'll have to tell you - it was by far my favorite location interview ever, but you'll be able to tell in was in-person by the natural reverb in the room (and the different recording rig I had to use because I was traveling). Enjoy, check out Ashley's work on <a href="https://drawingroomrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ballads" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Drawing Room Records</a> and on her website: <a href="http://ashleybellouin.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ashleybellouin.com/</a>. And try to imagine what instruments you would build to get that sound from your head into the world...

Podcast 294: Ashley Bellouin