conduit by Pierrot Desperes

Conduit unites a collection of anthropophonic and natural sounds gathered from wetlands restored under high tension power lines in Greentree Park of Kirkwood, Missouri. At the entrance to the park is a pond that gathers water from a creek that cascades down its length. At the other end is a humming electrical power substation that gathers electrical energy from the power lines suspended overhead. On its sides, the wetlands are hemmed in by steep bluffs and ball fields. The drone of the electrical power substation and the sound of the creek compete for sonic attention as one travels a path through the territory.

Field recordings collected from January 2021 to January 2022.

Tracklist

1.	balustrade	4:44

2.	transcontinental transmission	3:36

3.	frozen hollow	3:57

4.	rust	3:08

5.	creek crossed wires	6:01

6.	galvinistic evanescence	0:22

7.	substation sentry	4:25

8.	passerine départ	4:30

9.	coda	2:32