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Gathering Silence
Microphone in hand, I sit inside the old church, Gathering silence. – Haiku written by Ian Joyce The album Gathering Silence by Neil Stringfellow aka Audio Obscura is a beautiful example of the work of London-based label Naviar records: Connecting the worlds of Haiku poetry…
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Interview with Taiwanese composer Cyanching
We are with Cyanching in her London apartment listening to her debut album ‘Shadow of a Shadow’ and speaking about the creative process behind this work which was published on cassette on Bezirk and debuted with positive and rewarding reviews. We begin by listening to…
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Silence and Forest Sentience in Mustarinda, by John Grzinich
Sound artist John Grzinich has published an interesting article on a recent residency he had at Mustarinda. “In October-November 2019 I was fortunate to spend a month experiencing the slow transition between late-Autumn and early-Winter in the forests of central Finland in a residency at Mustarinda. There…
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The otherwise heard, that I become, by Brandon LaBelle
Vía Swamp Pavilion: Experiences of listening may be understood to weaken us, making us vulnerable to the intensities of worldly contact and each other. Reflecting upon particular modes of listening, from the empathic to the migratory, understandings of sharing and togetherness will be drawn out,…
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Sound Art Revisited, by Alan Licht
Bloomsbury has released a revisited edition of Alan Licht’s classic “Sound Art” book, expanding from the initial point stablished in the first edition. The first edition of Sound Art Revisited (published as Sound Art: Beyond Music, Between Categories) served as a groundbreaking work toward defining this emerging field,…
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Soundscape Journal Vol. 17 and 18 Now Online
The World Forum of Acoustic Ecology announces that two new editions of Soundscape have just been published online: Volume 17 celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Australian Forum for Acoustic Ecology and profiles the incredible diversity of acoustic ecology practice and research happening across Australia.…
