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The Acoustic Environment of Mars: Two Speeds of Sound and a Quiet Atmosphere
Nature has published a new article about the acoustic environment of Mars, called “In situ recording of Mars soundscape”, from a long term research done by a vast group of astrophysicists and space explorers, primarily based on recordings taken by NASA’s Perseverance rover, which has…
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Simon Littauer: You Have to Be Present
Interesting video on the work and creative philosophy of electronic artist Simon Littauer, navigating through his ideas of simplicity and complexity and the role of sound when gathering people and finding intimacy, both corporeal as well as spiritual. He talks about the idea of simplicity…
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Source of Uncertainty, A Podcast Focused on Buchla
Source of Uncertainty is a monthly podcast focused on Buchla, the infinite and wonderful analog spacecraft imagined and developed by the genius of Don Buchla. The podcast started in 2019 and is fully devoted to the instrument and its community of builders and artists, hosted…
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Audio Education – Theory, Culture and Practice
Audio Education: Theory, Culture, and Practice is a groundbreaking volume of 16 chapters exploring the historical perspectives, methodologies, and theoretical underpinnings that shape audio in educational settings. Bringing together insights from a roster of international contributors, this book presents perspectives from researchers, practitioners, educators, and historians.…
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Présences électronique 2022
The 17th edition of Présences électronique festival will take place at the legendary Acousmonium of Maison de la Radio et de la Musique, France, between April 15 and 17: …the Présences électronique festival takes us once again into the unheard-of territories of musical experimentation. As…
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Sonic Phantoms – Composition with Auditory Phantasmatic Presence
Description In this book, Barbara Ellison and Thomas B. W. Bailey lay out and explore the mystifying and evanescent musical territory of ‘sonic phantoms’: auditory illusions within the musical material that convey a ‘phantasmatic’ presence. Structured around a large body of compositional work developed by…
