It says here that Martin Kay is a sound recordist who explores "the intersection of architecture, psychoacoustics, social dynamics and place". So now you know!
Stadium is apparently the result of a 5 year project made in and around Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Australia.
It consist of one hour's worth of un-mixed and un-processed recordings of football crowds at this historic venue that has hosted events ranging from the 1956 Olympics to a public mass conducted by Pope John Paul II.
According to Kay's record label, the aptly named Avantwhatever, the recordings follow voices until they slip beyond the edge of audibility" which sounds like a poncy way of saying until you can't hear anything anymore.
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A blast of an elevator conversation is as exciting as it gets and I can't for the life of me think who this record is aimed at unless you are someone who really wants to know what MCG's ventilation and drainage systems sounds like!
From the album description one would expect to be eavesdropping on people congregating in a public place. This might be marginally more interesting that the indistinct squalls of anonymous nothingness that we actually hear.
Martin Kay's website
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