Field Recordings is a series created together with Niels Vrijdag. They look for an auditory world for the listener to travel around in; a world built from a continuous curiosity and explorations of (natural) sound fields. The recordings are layered in a soundscape, accompanied by musical elements or simply reproduced as it was captured. ARD BIT uses contact microphones, geofon, shotgun microphones or a handheld recorder.

Ard Bit is the artist project of Ard Janssen, based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. A composer, sound designer and field recordist who creates audio sculptures which are subtle, layered and characterized with great detail. His musical forms come about through free improvisation and systematic composition with a focus on minimalism.

Field recordings made in Czechia were used for new compositions.Total time around 50 minutes.

This time, I’ve immersed myself in spaces rich with history and atmosphere—capturing the ambient resonance of Prague Castle, the sacred echoes within cathedrals, the intimate stillness of a camp bathroom in Žďár Příhrazy, and the mechanical hum of a pumping station in Přírodní rezervace. Layered with nature’s voicefields alive with insects, rolling thunder, and the rhythm of rain, these recordings tell a story of place, memory, and experience.
Back in my studio, I blended these raw recordings with experimental / musical elements and drones derived from a short organ recording in Kathedrále sv. Petra a Pavla in Brno, weaving together the organic and the composed into a cohesive soundscape, all through the lens of sound art. (Ard Janssen)

Colour combination for the cover by Anne van den Hoogen.