Listening
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Sound Worlds of Japanese Gardens
Michael D. Fowler presents an interdisciplinary approach to investigating the sound world of traditional Japanese gardens by drawing from the diverse fields of semiotics, acoustic ecology, philosophy, mathematical modelling, architecture, music, landscape theory and acoustic analysis. Using projects – ranging…
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Crowdfunding The Quiet
As a way to combat his own anxiety of noise and crowds of cities, Jason Sweeney embarked on a worldwide quest for quiet in 2013 in our modern urban jungles. He created the TED Prize winning Stereopublic: Crowdsourcing the Quiet – www.stereopublic.net – a participatory art project…
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Three New Books: On Acousmatic Sound, Sonic Continuum and Orality
Here are three books I’ve been exploring recently and strongly recommend. All of them have been written by well-known sound theorists and were released in June/July. In general, I’d say the texts are dedicated to explore different aspects of sound, mainly featuring a…
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suisen – just below the surface
Suisen is darren mcclure + tomotsugu nakamura, a duo from japan who recently released their first album, “just below the surface”, a work that engages the ears to a meaningful sonic place. From a fine mix of a wide gallery of sounds, they reach points…
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The Nimbus Project, New Sound App Based on Chris Watson’s Field Recordings
The Nimbus Project is a new app to be released in september. The Nimbus Project is a sound art app, a collection of sound works by Chris Watson contained in an app for mobile devices. It enables listeners to hear…
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Davyd Betchkal: Experiencing the Soundscape
In honor of World Listening Day 2014 the team behind the film IN PURSUIT OF SILENCE (coming 2015) have released a never-before-seen clip featuring footage they acquired during their visit to Denali last April. In it National Park Service Soundscape…