A one-take improvisation recorded in Berlin by trumpeter Tom Arthurs, caught on New Year's Day 2018 using piccolo trumpet, mutes and binaural field recordings, intended for headphone listening, as he provides an incredible sense of location while stimulating his listener with subtle interventions that ultimately act as a backdrop for his distinctive and sly soloing.
"A long-awaited solo: Augmented Nature combines 94k/24-bit binaural field recordings from Lisbon and Alentejo with Tom Arthurs' sensuous and explorative piccolo trumpet playing - creating a uniquely moving, touching and lasting sonic meditation. Recorded in Berlin on New Years Day 2018, and mixed by Tom Arthurs and Guy Sternberg at Lowswing studios, Berlin. Please listen through headphones only for the full binaural effect."-Confront