Searching for Optimism is Shamikâs new sound art project. It contains 55 minutes of field recordings Shamik captured in the US, Canada, and India from 2013-2026. Presented by Radioart106.
1:33- Falling Petals (flute and nature sounds recorded in Udaipur, India in 2013)
3:26- Somewhere in Between (birds, crickets, frogs recorded in Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois in 2025)
13:57- Church Bells (recorded in Rogers Park, Chicago in 2025)
18:40- Searching For Optimism (stack of singing birds pitched down and slowed down. Recorded in Puducherry, India in 2019).
22:08- Solace (multiple waves recorded of Lake Michigan at Loyola Beach and Foster Beach in Chicago in 2022)
26:08- Drops and Vinyl Skips (record skips and water dripping from St Louis Canyon at Starved Rock, Illinois in 2026)
30:02- Sun Voice (recorded with multiple hanging microphones in Vancouver in 2021)
43:18- India Sounds (recordings from Bengaluru, Mysuru, Ahmedabad, and Jaipur in India in 2013.)
50:24- Wisconsin Meditation (recorded in Milwaukee and Racine, Wisconsin in 2023)
Recorded from Zoom H2N and phone voice memos. Gear used: Boss RC 505 looper, Roland MC-101, Hologram Microcosm, Shure SM 7B, Shure SM58, Ableton Live.