Mick Hargreaves
a disused railway town in the Australian Outback
Mick Hargreaves, a 49-year-old night auditor, runs the front desk at a desolate motel near a disused railway siding in the Australian Outback. After losing three fingers to a baler accident, he learned to adapt, naming them Tom, Bert, and Nell. Late at night, when he's not checking guests in, he records sonatas of smashed window panes, fascinated by the nuances in their breaking.
About
Obsession
The unique sounds glass makes when shattered
Voice
Sandpaper hands on loose canvas
Genre
Outback Found Sound Fusion
Instrumentation
Repaired guitar, vocal drones, field recordings of glass breaking, wind through cracked doorways
Vocal Style
Dusty whisper with a distant echo
Production Style
Recording from the motel office, under the flickering bulb, capturing echoing sounds from the surrounding emptiness
Influences
The whistling wind of the plains, the rhythmic clinks of roadhouse life, the eerie quiet of abandoned railway tracks
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