Courtney Werner – “sierra one whiskey eight” | Listening to Life in a Landscape Shaped by Contamination

In the hours before sunrise, the calls of coyotes, barred owls, and nighthawks create an acoustic portrait of a landscape where life continues under extraordinary conditions. In “sierra one whiskey eight,” Courtney Werner uses field recordings captured at the Savannah River Site nuclear exclusion zone in South Carolina as the foundation for a composition that observes nature without separating its beauty from the consequences of industrial activity.

The piece also reflects Werner’s dual perspective as a sound artist and ecologist. Animal calls document the vitality of an ecosystem, but their presence takes on another meaning when heard within a territory shaped by decades of nuclear contamination.

Between Soundscape and Experimental Improvisation

Drawing on ambient, drone, psychedelia, and freak folk, Werner treats field recordings not as background material but as the composition’s central foundation. Her violin improvisations, shaped by extended techniques, repetition, and sustained textures, engage with the surrounding sounds until the boundaries between music and landscape begin to dissolve.

Beauty Holds Its Contradictions

As a preview of Tritium Forests, her first solo album, “sierra one whiskey eight” invites a more attentive relationship with sounds that often remain outside our awareness. Contemplation gives way to a persistent unease: recognizing nature’s capacity to adapt also means acknowledging the vulnerability of the territories it inhabits.

LESEL: "528", Amor, Frecuencias y Música Con Conciencia | Entrevista – R+

Nos enlazamos a Uruguay con Lesel para hablar de "528", un sencillo que funciona como himno de unidad y cierre de una trilogía conceptual. Lesel nos cuenta cómo la frecuencia del amor (528 Hz) guía su proceso creativo, cómo transforma el miedo en amor y cómo su música busca acompañar a quien la escucha, más allá del entretenimiento. Hablamos de su independencia artística, de la libertad de crear sin restricciones y de su próximo álbum "Alquimia". Una charla sobre conciencia, vibración y el poder de la música como refugio.https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/track/4v4QhuxWEvCskrsS2Njqbehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh4EG2dG9AIhttps://www.instagram.com/lesel_musichttps://www.tiktok.com/@_leselhttps://www.facebook.com/leselmusicartist