Acoustic Ecology
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Sound Diaries Symposium – “How are we using field recordings to change the world?”
Sound Diaries is a project instigated by Felicity Ford and Paul Whitty in 2008 to investigate the relationship between field recordings and daily life. Will be on 3rd – 4th June 2013 at Oxford Brookes University, Headington Hill Campus, OX3 0BP,…
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Natural Silence
“A great silence is spreading over the natural world even as the sound of man is becoming deafening,” he writes in a new book, The Great Animal Orchestra. “Little by little the vast orchestra of life, the chorus of the natural…
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Chris Watson on Noise
[soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/eprosser/chris-watson-on-noise”] Audio interview with Chris Watson talking about noise pollution and education. There was a lot of interesting discussion during this interview about the nature of noise pollution and the considerable threat it poses to our quality of life.…
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The Sound of Silence
Great article by Virginia Morell talking about nature, industrialization, quiet places, and silence. Features commentaries from recordist, composer and bioacoustician Bernie Krause, bioacoustician Kurt Fristrup and recordist Gordon Hempton. “Listen,” said Bernie Krause. He rolled down his car window, and we…
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HÖRT_OHÖRT Issue 1 – A Sonic Guide to Umea
New Hört_Ohört book series by Martin Hoggs dedicated to explore the sound of specific places. This is the first in a set of publications designed to encourage exploration and develop deeper awareness of the soundscape around us, our acoustic environment,…
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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