João Castro Pinto

BIO | VISION

João Castro Pinto started his activity as a composer & performer of experimental music, and as a sound and intermedia artist, in the second half of the 90s. His production comprehends the domains of soundscape composition, intermedia, live electronics improvisation (solo and with instrumentalists), electroacoustic / acousmatic music and radio art. His work has been recorded and presented, in publications and concerts, across America, Europe, Asia and Oceania.

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(de)ambulatorium is a soundwalk that portrays the soundscape of Martim Moniz’s square & nearby locations. In concrete, it’s a mix of moving and fixed perspectives of field recordings captured in the following locations: Martim Moniz Square, Mouraria’s Mall, Mouraria street, Bem Formoso street and Martim Moniz Square Parking Lot. The listener is invited to dive into the wonderful & lively cacophony of sounds from MM’s anthropophony and biophony, namely, sounds of traffic, of working activities in various street shops / Mouraria’s Mall, sounds from distinct languages, etc.

Generally, in terms of sonic approach, this soundwalk is the result of the mix of unprocessed sounds, but towards the end, especially during the parking lot sound scene, the piece turns clearly into a more abstract and oneiric approach.