This track was the final live event of the Emergence exhibition. The recorded audio livestream aired on May 7, 2024 featuring Yumi Taga at the Murmuring Moon studio in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.To skip the guided introduction, please fast forward to 17:05.For more information about the Emergence exhibition please visit:www.sbsemergence.comSpecial thank…

This track was the recorded audio livestream aired on May 6, 2024 featuring Michelle Chow at the Murmuring Moon studio in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.For more information about the Emergence exhibition please visit:www.sbsemergence.comSpecial thanks to:Michelle ChowBy Terence LLoren

This track was the recorded audio livestream aired on May 5, 2024 featuring Saravi Tsz at the Murmuring Moon studio in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.For more information about the Emergence exhibition please visit:http://www.sbsemergence.comSpecial thanks to:Saravi TszMichelle ChowBy Terence LLoren

This is a document of the Spring Concert of the Free Music Collective of Shanghai. Recorded April 9, 2024.Track 08:下午茶餐厅作曲：阿笛乐团Guitars: 31 / Zhu SongjieSax: Jun-Y Ciao / Zheng HaozhongTrumpet and Percussion: Tao YiCello: TIANViolin: AdiBass and electronics : FishElectronics: MAI maiRecording playing: Xu Cheng时间:2024年3月9日(周六)Venue: TriggerArtists: M…

This is a document of the Spring Concert of the Free Music Collective of Shanghai. Recorded April 9, 2024.Track 07:SOLO作曲：徐程徐程Guitar: Xu ChengVenue: TriggerArtists: Mai Mai, Xu Cheng, 31, Zhu Songjie, Jun-Y Ciao, Zheng Haozhong, Tao Yi, Tian, Adi, FishRecorded by: Terence LLoren @bivouacrecordingBy Terence LLoren

This is a document of the Spring Concert of the Free Music Collective of Shanghai. Recorded April 9, 2024.Track 06:公平演奏作曲：照骏园乐团Guitars: 31 / Zhu SongjieSax: Jun-Y Ciao / Zheng HaozhongTrumpet : Tao YiCello: TIANViolin: AdiBass and electronics : FishVoice: Xu ChengElectronics: MAI maiVenue: TriggerArtists: Mai Mai, Xu Cheng, 31, Zhu Songjie, Jun-Y C…

This is a document of the Spring Concert of the Free Music Collective of Shanghai. Recorded April 9, 2024.Track 05:暴风雨是温柔的作曲：没腿的马和卷毛骑士没腿的马和卷毛骑士Sax: Jun-Y CiaoTrumpet and Percussion : Tao YiBass and electronics : FishVenue: TriggerArtists: Mai Mai, Xu Cheng, 31, Zhu Songjie, Jun-Y Ciao, Zheng Haozhong, Tao Yi, Tian, Adi, FishRecorded by: Terence LLo…

This is a document of the Spring Concert of the Free Music Collective of Shanghai.Track 04:作曲：徐程乐团Turntable and electronics: MAI mai / Xu Cheng / 31 / Zhu Songjie / Jun-Y Ciao / Zheng Haozhong / Tao Yi / TIAN / Adi / FishDescription:Ensemble gather around a turntable and electronics, taking turns to manipulate program.Recorded April 9, 2024.Venue: …

This is a document of the Spring Concert of the Free Music Collective of Shanghai. Track 03:卖卖演唱《my way》作曲：卖卖卖卖Voice and electronics: MAI maiRecorded April 9, 2024.Venue: TriggerFCMS Artists: Mai Mai, Xu Cheng, 31, Zhu Songjie, Jun-Y Ciao, Zheng Haozhong, Tao Yi, Tian, Adi, FishRecorded by: Terence LLoren @bivouacrecording…

This is a document of the Spring Concert of the Free Music Collective of Shanghai.Track 02:Composition #7 （1960）作曲：La Monte Young吉他四重奏Guitars: MAI mai / Xu Cheng / 31 / Zhu SongjieRecorded April 9, 2024.Venue: TriggerFMCS Artists: Mai Mai, Xu Cheng, 31, Zhu Songjie, Jun-Y Ciao, Zheng Haozhong, Tao Yi, Tian, Adi, FishRecorded by: Terence LLoren @biv…

This is a document of the Spring Concert of the Free Music Collective of Shanghai. Track 01:Solo for Violin, Viola, Cello, or Contrabass (1962)作曲：George Brecht乐团版本改编（2024）Guitars: MAI mai / Xu Cheng / 31 / Zhu SongjieSax: Jun-Y Ciao / Zheng HaozhongTrumpet : Tao YiCello: TIANViolin: AdiBass and electronics : FishDescription:Performers cleaned instr…

Yumi gives regular gong baths around Hong Kong. Her humorous and welcoming character complements the emotional sound baths that she performs. Yumi has practiced Reiki for many years and spends her time between Hong Kong and Japan with her family.This was recorded in Zentral in Wanchai. I am always amazed how many sounds can come out of a gong. It c…

This is the recorded livestream of Kaman Yip's session for the Emergence exhibition at the Crystal Bowl Of Light's studio and gallery in PMQ in HK.By Terence LLoren

Sheung Ning began learning about sound baths a few years ago and regularly performs sound baths. A self- proclaimed introvert, she finds that sound baths allow her to express herself creatively and makes her more outgoing. These recordings were recorded one evening in Lai Chi Kok. In the recordings, you can hear the sounds of late evening in the bu…

Long time Hong Kong resident Nancy Trueman left a few years ago dividing her time between London and Whistler she regularly performs for charitable causes, art exhibitions, and sound bath sessions in beautiful locations. Recorded on her recent visit to Hong Kong, she brought two gongs with her just for the recording in her hotel room. In this sessi…

This was recorded at PMQ in Candace’s studio. Tata and Candace perform with a symphonic gong and crystal bowls. The mysterious gong paired with the flowing crystal bowls complement each other perfectly with their long sustained drones and multi-layered tones. Life beyond the space is also incorporated in the composition of the recording. A glass so…

As soon as I heard her slowly twisting the shaker at the beginning of the recording, I knew this was going to be something special. Recorded in the comfort of her apartment, Martina has been practicing sound arts for many years and her mastery of skills can be heard in this recording.For this recording, she played her first collection of singing bo…

Michelle Chow introduced me to her friends Lily Lau and Felis Hui, two women who play the shamanic drum. After two recordings with them in their studio in Tsuen Wan, they invited Michelle to play with them. They planned a little bit before the recording and just began playing. As the composition began taking shape, Michelle provided a constant dron…

This track is part of the Emergence exhibition. On a bridge over a small stream in Chung Uk Tsuen I recorded the last one of Wai’s sessions. Rainclouds were slowly approaching as we began the final recording. Wai starts by listening to the natural sounds of the stream for a few minutes before playing his metal bowls. It was then the soft drizzle be…

Alfonso and Olivia are a couple that live in an intimate neighborhood in Kam Sheung. They are both artistic in nature which is what inspires their sound baths. Their sessions were more like abstract performances, an exploration of their instruments and their connection to each other while improvising. Alfonso played the metal singing bowls incorpor…

The third and final recording of Mic was back on the beach a Tuen Mun against a beautiful backdrop of breathing ocean waves and the distant throbbing of boat engines she performed he composition. Today her husband helped her bring a larger collection of bowls adding to the complexity of the days recordings. After the recording, we both had a really…

As I entered her studio in Kwun Tong, she had two small groups of crystal bowls. “I have a surprise for you, see if you can hear it.” She said. The piece started with a very somber tone. I felt there was a yearning, a calling in the beginning. She slowly transitioned to the second group which was more hopeful, and lively. This session was interesti…

I recorded Brenda at her teacher’s space about 10 minutes walk from the Kam Sheung MTR. The space is next to the teacher’s house and she also holds her sound baths there on occasion. There is a vegetable garden that is tended to by helpers and his students. It was a sweltering early summer day and you can hear the cicadas, dogs, and caretakers wand…

It had been more than 6 months since I recorded Nicky, and was happy to schedule another session with her. Our last recording was not ideal as there was construction happening just down the hall which really contrasted with her soft and slow style. This time, we recorded in her studio space which was quiet, smaller, and more comfortable. The space …

I recorded Calvin at Room Ganesha in Mongkok. He combines the sounds of several instruments in his sound baths using metal singing bowls, tongue drum, and hand pan. Not formally trained in sound healing or music, Calvin’s approach is more about freely exploring sound for relaxation, meditation, and performance. He experiments with interesting combi…

Giorgio has an amazing antique collection that encompasses many different styles of bowls, each with their own characteristic. Some had several amazing sounds both dissonant and harmonious all within one bowl. When purchasing new bowls, he prefers the adventure and serendipity of exploring and finding single bowls with character rather than purchas…

I recorded Brenda at her teacher’s space about 10 minutes walk from the Kam Sheung MTR. The space is next to the teacher’s house and she also holds her sound baths there on occasion. There is a vegetable garden that is tended to by helpers and his students. It was a sweltering early summer day and you can hear the cicadas, dogs, and caretakers wand…

While I like to record all the tracks at once for efficiency, spacing out the recordings can create a more varied performance. Emma and Vicky could only record once track a month but each recording had a clear concept form the last one.In this one, Emma used the rain hoop and ocean drum during the piece while Vicky played the bowls in the backgroun…

Giorgio has an amazing antique collection that encompasses many different styles of bowls, each with their own characteristic. Some had several amazing sounds both dissonant and harmonious all within one bowl. When purchasing new bowls, he prefers the adventure and serendipity of exploring and finding single bowls with character rather than purchas…

In Tai Wai to record the second session of Kaman. This time we recorded in a piano room in her residential complex. After we started in what we thought was going to be a quiet location, a group of children invaded the playground area which happened to be in the same space! We carried on with the rest of the session with Kaman adding a few minutes a…

Rosan Cruz is based in Manila and was one of the practitioners that I was able to record earlier this year on my visit to the Philippines. Her sessions were recorded in her apartment in Green Hills where she holds sessions. She usually plays planetary gongs which as I learned are gongs tuned to a specific frequency and have a more controlled sound.…

Yumi introduced me to Queena whose studio is in the same building as Ore Art. They wanted to improvise a sound bath together. Improvising with other people is always a challenge but the rewards can be great. Trust is a big part of a successful performance and their performances were pretty amazing. Queena played a single medium size gong while Yumi…

Michelle Chow has been a sound bath practitioner for a few years and has recently been learning and using tuning forks in her therapy sessions. Michelle Chow has been a sound bath practitioner for a few years and has recently been learning and using tuning forks in her therapy sessions.In this recording, Michelle plays tuning forks. Recording tunin…

This recording is a special one for me. It is a track is a track of 'firsts'. This was the first recording I did of Ravina. This was one of the first sound baths she did in her new space. And this was the first recording that I did specifically for Sound Bath Sessions before I even knew what this project was.Recorded in December 2022, the paint had…

Manuela worked as a social worker for 10 years helping mentally handicapped children and adults before beginning her sound bath and yoga practice. Besides managing her studio, she gives sound baths and yoga sessions every month to senior citizens as several community centers in town to help them dela with stress, insomnia, and physical problems.Thi…

Helen Kwok has been practicing sound healing for about 7 years and opened her own space in Wan Chai 2 years ago. Helen's style is very, v.e.r.y. slow letting each bowl ring almost endlessly as I was taken in their custody to the depths of myself. To have such great restraint demonstrates a deep understanding and mastery of her craft and instruments…

During the course of recording for the Sound Bath Sessions project, I wanted to see how sound baths were like in other countries around Asia. I scheduled a trip to the Philippines for a few days to see family and record a few sound baths. I was able to get in contact with three practitioners in or near Manila: Rosan Cruz, LJ Navera, and Arianne Ole…

Candace sometimes organizes a collaboration between interesting people she meets. This collaboration is with Hafsa a spiritual alternative healer, and Karina a yoga instructor at Ikigai. Hafsa worked as a professional singer in the past and she improvises some lyrics and drum chanting over Candace’s crystal bowl drones. Karina also plays the bowls …

Yumi gives regular gong baths around Hong Kong. Her humorous and welcoming character complements the emotional sound baths that she performs. Yumi has practiced Reiki for many years and spends her time between Hong Kong and Japan with her family.Yumi gently begins by singing in her gong before enveloping you with sound. She had just gotten her new …

I traveled to Lipa City which was around 45 minutes drive from where my family lives. His name was mentioned by several people whom I contacted about the recording and luckily, I was able to record him on this trip. LJ is an artist that uses many mediums for his work. He uses many instruments in his sound baths, some of which he makes himself, such…

This Generations release is a selection of 76 recordings from 500 randomly generated compositions made with recordings of the Feaston group on a rooftop in Hong Kong in October 2022.Generations compositions are made with a hybrid analog/digital instrument comprised of 4 reel to reel tape recorders, a digital mixer, and a customizable Pure Data prog…

June has been a sound practitioner since 2016 and has developed a unique style creating interesting two-handed rhythms with the bowls or tuning forks. In this recording June begins with tuning forks which is unique. Tapping metal, the magic is revealed as she gets closer to the mic as another sonic world appears. She moves onto the singing bowls in…

This Generations release is a selection of 76 recordings from 500 randomly generated compositions made with recordings of the Feaston group on a rooftop in Hong Kong in October 2022.Generations compositions are made with a hybrid analog/digital instrument comprised of 4 reel to reel tape recorders, a digital mixer, and a customizable Pure Data prog…

This Generations release is a selection of 76 recordings from 500 randomly generated compositions made with recordings of the Feaston group on a rooftop in Hong Kong in October 2022.Generations compositions are made with a hybrid analog/digital instrument comprised of 4 reel to reel tape recorders, a digital mixer, and a customizable Pure Data prog…

This Generations release is a selection of 76 recordings from 500 randomly generated compositions made with recordings of the Feaston group on a rooftop in Hong Kong in October 2022.Generations compositions are made with a hybrid analog/digital instrument comprised of 4 reel to reel tape recorders, a digital mixer, and a customizable Pure Data prog…

This Generations release is a selection of 76 recordings from 500 randomly generated compositions made with recordings of the Feaston group on a rooftop in Hong Kong in October 2022.Generations compositions are made with a hybrid analog/digital instrument comprised of 4 reel to reel tape recorders, a digital mixer, and a customizable Pure Data prog…

During the course of recording for the Sound Bath Sessions project, I wanted to see how sound baths were like in other countries around Asia. I scheduled a trip to the Philippines for a few days to see family and record a few sound baths. I was able to get in contact with three practitioners in or near Manila: Rosan Cruz, LJ Navera, and Arianne Ole…

This Generations release is a selection of 76 recordings from 500 randomly generated compositions made with recordings of the Feaston group on a rooftop in Hong Kong in October 2022.Generations compositions are made with a hybrid analog/digital instrument comprised of 4 reel to reel tape recorders, a digital mixer, and a customizable Pure Data prog…

I recorded Calvin at Room Ganesha in Mong Kok. He combines the sounds of several instruments in his sound baths using metal singing bowls, tongue drum, and hand pan. Not formally trained in sound healing or music, Calvin’s approach is more about freely exploring sound for relaxation, meditation, and performance. He experiments with interesting comb…

This Generations release is a selection of 76 recordings from 500 randomly generated compositions made with recordings of the Feaston group on a rooftop in Hong Kong in October 2022.Generations compositions are made with a hybrid analog/digital instrument comprised of 4 reel to reel tape recorders, a digital mixer, and a customizable Pure Data prog…