Author: eme isaza
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The Age of Noise in Britain: Hearing Modernity (Studies in Sensory History) James G Mansell Sound transformed British life in the “age of noise” between 1914 and 1945. The sonic maelstrom of mechanized society bred anger and anxiety and even…
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New Books: Beyond Vision, Theorizing Sound Writing, Quiet Ecology, Age of Noise in Britain
Here are four interesting new books on sound you might be interested to explore, in this case mostly covering discussions on sound studies and sonic philosophy. Some of them are already published, others are available for pre-order. The new titles include…
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Marcus Fischer’s Words of Concern for Critical Times
Sound artist and composer Marcus Fischer started a project just the day before January 20th, 2017, date in which the new president of the United States started his government period, arising all kind of reactions which probably you already know well.…
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The School of Sound Lectures Available Online in a New Archive
The School of Sound has created a new archive to include full audio recordings of lectures given by sound designers, directors and artists during previous editions of their event. The first nine have been uploaded already, although they promise more…
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Journal of Sonic Studies, 13th Issue: Acoustic Ephemeralities
A new (13th) issue of our beloved Journal of Sonic Studies has been published and is available online. This edition was coordinated by guest editors Monika Dommann, Boris Previšić, and Marianne Sommer and has been focused on the idea of acoustic…
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Adam Basanta’s ‘Small Movements’, the Fragile Dialogue Between Feedback, microsound and Tiny Spaces
We have before featured Adam Basanta’s work, which has been predominantly developed on installations in which he uses miniature audio systems, controlled feedback, kinetic structures and a fantastic dialogue of both small and big spaces to create intricate works both aural and conceptually…