Well it's that time of year again to reflect and plan ahead for where we want this year to go. Last year was a big side track and its hard to think that it has been almost a year since quarantine first began in Shanghai, January 20. Things are much better now though, and I fortunately had the opp...

Sonosax Mini R82 Product page Intro When I was in the market for a new recorder, the Sonosax Mini R82 was the winner. Ever since I saw the R82, I knew I wanted to have it. It was an odd looking piece and like nothing out there which was why I initially hesitated to go down that route. This an...

'Empty Ears' by Keiko Yashiro Listen Soundcloud 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 虾米 2003 As you probably read in our Bio, we started Bivouac in 2003 as a platform to showcase experimental music to the masses. Every year we would redesign our website and find new experimental musicians and artists to ...

January is my favorite month of the year. It's the time of the year that I get to brainstorm my yearly goals for Bivouac Recording. For the past four years I have completed all my yearly goals and it is such a great feeling on the last day of the year to be able to look back and see how much I ha...

An unedited soundscape recording is usually dismissed as having no ‘content’ or meaning due to its lack of visual information or seemingly typical setting. On the contrary, a soundscape recording can contain plenty of information and meaning that we perhaps have not trained our ears to hear. Ther...

As a time-saving measure, we have decided to close our weidian store. It is just one less thing for us to update and check when we release an album. This will take effect in January. All albums will now be available for purchase exclusively on Xiami. We love how Xiami sounds. For some reason Him...