This work was originally created for a nature dance piece which explores the Underwing Moth (found all over North America inner mainland) and the Sand Verbana Moth (an endangered species found on Vancouver Island). One is being displaced by human activity and the other is plentiful but considered a pest. The soundscape is a digital exploration of imagined moth transmissions and the haunting sounds of disappearing habitats.
Keri Latimer is primarily a singer/songwriter based in Winnipeg, but it has been difficult to find inspiration to write lyrics and sing throughout the pandemic. She has therefore been exploring the Virtual Buchla Easel and playing the theremin more, which seems to be the perfect voice for her, and requires no words to convey what she would like to express.
With her alt-folk group "Leaf Rapids" and previous band "Nathan" she has toured internationally for 15 years. Besides crooning about vultures and barbershop stabbings, she scores music for film and television and sings backup vocals in her home studio.
Career highlights include receiving a JUNO Award with her folk band, featured theremin performances with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, most notably for a premiere of Bjork's composition, Family For Strings, and contributing music for films including Academy Award nominated Frozen River by Courtney Hunt, Only Dream Things by Guy Maddin, and Shelagh Carter’s feature film, Before Anything You Say.
The Sound Travels Online Album #2 is produced by New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) for the 2021 edition of the annual Sound Travels Festival of Sound Art. The contents of the album are curated by NAISA from an international call for submissions on the theme "Digital in Nature."
Editions 9 through 14 of the Deep Wireless Compilation of Radio and Transmission Art are available on NAISA's Soundcloud site. Previous compact disc editions (1-8) can be heard online at naisa.ca/media-archive/compactdiscs/
Copyright of the works belongs to the artists who have agreed to have their work on NAISA's Soundcloud page.
Note that the Sound Travels Online Album #2 is not available for download. Community and public radio or internet broadcasters should contact NAISA directly for access to the works for airplay. Contact naisa at naisa dot ca for more information.
Artistic Director: Darren Copeland
Executive Director: Nadene Thériault-Copeland
