What does the Darent Valley sound like?
Join musician Paul Cheese to experiment with sounds captured...
What does the Darent Valley sound like?
Join musician Paul Cheese to experiment with sounds captured during TheBigRecord:DarentValley project. Bring your own sound recordings on your phone or device, or craft your own unique sounds. Engage with the diverse soundscape of the Darent Valley. Enjoy triggering sounds through electric drums, keyboards, and sample pads as you embark on a journey of sonic discovery.
So, What is TheBigRecord:DarentValley? Paul set out to create a movement of music, composed entirely from found sound, inspired by Samuel Palmer’s paintings and capturing the sounds and audio inspiration of communities, individuals, industry, artistic works, landscapes and nature, along the Darent Valley. Using ONLY these sounds Paul Cheese will create a movement of music.
Paul has used Samuel Palmer’s paintings as inspiration to think about the sound of the Darent Valley in a different way – When we look at Samuel Palmer’s paintings, what feelings do they evoke? What does it sound like? What sounds were around Samuel Palmer when he was inspired to create? If Samuel Palmer had to describe the sound of the valley, what would he say? What could he hear?
Paul says ‘It’s been a fantastic immersive journey, I have walked, waded (and fallen in) the river many times. I’ve cycled hundreds of miles up, down, around and across, the whole of this in this area listening and recording…’
The catchment area has been everywhere that rain falls and ends up in the river Darent. From Westerham, Otford, Shoreham, Knockholt, Swanley, Dartford, Temple Hill, Sevenoaks, Hartley, West Kingsdown, Enysford, Longfield, Lullingstone, Horton Kirby, Hextable, Chevening, New Ash Green, East Hill, Farningham, Brasted, Seal, Willmington, and so many more villages.
The project is about finding sound, musicality and rhythm in unexpected places, paying attention to your immediate surroundings and looking deeper into the details, creating a sound portrait of the Valley, creating a record of what it means to us all.
This is a free event is open to all ages and is drop-in anytime between 1-3pm. Booking is essential.
To find out more about Paul’s project visit: www.thebigrecord.com