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Stephen Vitiello: Intimate Listening
From composing electronic music to scoring experimental videos to making larger-scale public installations that create immersive soundscapes, sound artist Stephen Vitiello invites his audience to reinterpret sound. He took us on a sonic tour of his work including recordings from…
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Spinning On Air: An Interview with R. Murray Schafer
Fascinating interview with R. Murray Schafer for WNYC radio show Spinning On Air. Composer R. Murray Schafer will inspire you to listen to the music of sound. His 1977 book “The Tuning of the World” is full of original, evocative…
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The Sounds of Sewage
The New England Phonographers Union find music in the most unlikely place: Deer Island Sewage Treatment Plant. By Scott LaPierre New England Phonographers Union
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R. Murray Schafer: “I have never seen a sound”
Inspiring talk by R. Murray Schafer on the World Forum of Acustic Ecology at the Fonoteca Nacional, Mexico (2009). The audio starts in Spanish but Murray’s conference is in English (starting at 4:30). Listen here. Via @tesladream
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Alan Lamb Interview
Chris Watson interviews Alan Lamb for The Wire, BBC Radio 4. Download The Music of the Wires: wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson is captivated by the extraordinary sounds of the wind and the weather as they play on vast lengths…
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“A soundscape is any collection of sounds, almost like a painting is a collection of visual attractions,” says composer R. Murray Schafer. “When you listen carefully to the soundscape it becomes quite miraculous.” David New’s portrait of the renowned composer becomes…