06:41 / December 1, 2012 / 25.297033, 83.007382 / Monks Morning Exercise / This sound I found it by chance, like everything that happens in Varanasi, you can walk through any alley and find wonderful things, beautiful sounds / These little monks were doing their morning breathing exercises, instructed by one of the teachers who was giving the indications through an old school sound system that gave him tremendous distortion / In the background you can hear some hits from people who were washing clothes on the banks of the Ganges River //
About the Artist:
Erick Ruiz Arellano @erickruizarellano / Mexican / Los Angeles, 1982 / Sound mixer for films and documentaries, soundscaper, musician and sound artist / Has made sound in more than 35 feature films, including 3 winners of Ariel for best sound: Kilómetro 31 (2008), Desierto Adentro (2009), Backyard Traspatio (2010) / Has recorded sound for international networks such as National Geographic, BBC, Discovery, History, Travel Channel, PBS, MTV Networks / Since 2002 he has worked as a soundscape artist, making field recordings in more than 30 countries, mainly in Mexico and India / Has collaborated with the Fonoteca Nacional doing field recordings for "Pueblos Mágicos" (2011) and "Chihuahua" (2015) soundscape projects / He currently resides between Mexico City and San Cristóbal de Las Casas, and is elaborating sound art and experimental music projects using only the sound recordings he has been doing for the past 14 years //
http://www.erickruizarellano.com
