Chris Watson

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Experimental electronic musician

Chris Watson

Biography

Christopher Richard Watson was born in Sheffield, 1952. He is a musician and sound recordist specialising in natural history. He was a founding member of the musical group Cabaret Voltaire, and Watson's work as a wildlife sound recordist has covered television documentaries and experimental musical collaborations.

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  1. Wildlife man records for Britten

    Fri 1 Feb 2013 14:49

    A wildlife soundman turns the ambience of the Suffolk coast into a piece of work for...

Latest Blog Posts

Blogs from the BBC

  1. Inside Out meets a really sound guy - in every sense of the word

    Sat 28 Jan 2012 17:00 Chris Watson recording the sounds of killer whales in the Antarctic... Chris Jackson

  2. Chris Watson's rook soundscape

    Fri 20 Nov 2009 15:42 Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson made some special recordings of the roosting... Tim Scoones

BBC Reviews

  1. El Tren Fantasma 2011

    Review of El Tren Fantasma

    Reviewed by Spencer Grady

    Field recordist supreme’s first solo album since Weather Report.

  2. Weather Report 2003

    Review of Weather Report

    Reviewed by Peter Marsh

    Third CD from wildlife recordist Chris Watson comes over all meteorological...

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