Capturing the Spirit of the Scottish Borders with Chris Watson

[Dante Fumo]

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Discover multidisciplinary sound artist and musician Chris Watson’s unique approach to recording and curating sound.​

The latest PSE Sound Artist, Chris Watson, is a lifelong lover of sound. From his childhood recording experiments to his groundbreaking work with the electronic group Cabaret Voltaire and his award-winning contributions to BBC programs like Life and Frozen Planet, Watson has developed a unique way of composing with sound that revolves around communicating a “sense and spirit of place.”

This ethos is perfectly embodied in Watson’s first library release with PSE, Scottish Borders: Coastal. With an artist’s eye and a composer’s ear, Watson has curated a set of recordings that capture the full breadth of the region’s coastal environments. Watson, who recently moved to the Borders, joined us to talk about his background, his approach to field recording, and some of his favorite sounds in the new library.