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Carnets Africains ERIC BROITMANN (Obs 2014) Review by Chris Whitehead Although the sounds are from Africa, the place Eric Broitmann explores in his triptych Carnets Africains is the continent of memory. One capacity of the human brain is to gather…
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Oceanoise 2015
OCEANOISE2015, a symposium to be hosted (11-15 May) in Vilanova i la Geltrú (around 40km South from Barcelona, Spain) by the Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB) of the Technical University of Catalonia, BarcelonaTech. The growing scientific and societal concern about the…
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Radio Aporee, Collective Sound Map
The project radio aporee ::: maps has started 2006. it is a global soundmap dedicated to phonography, field recording (and related practices) and the art of listening. it connects sound recordings and places, in order to create a sonic cartography,…
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New Book: The Sonic Boom
Joel Beckerman and Tyler Gray have published a new book called The Sonic Boom: How Sound Transforms the Way We Think, Feel, and Buy. A surprising look at the hidden power of sound, revealing how people and brands can use it to…
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Field Recording, Politics and Music: An Interview with Matthew Herbert
Matthew Herbert is a clear example of someone in the constant search of originality and new perspectives around sound. He has published over 25 albums under various nicknames, has collaborated with important artists in the electronic music scene and has…
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A Beginner’s Guide to Field Recording, by Lawrence English
Great article by Lawrence English at FACT: A Beginner’s guide to field recording In Peter Szendy’s provocative book Listening, he presents two related questions: “Can one make a listening listened to? Can I transmit my listening, unique as it is?” It’s…