auditory culture

New Book: The Auditory Culture Reader, 2nd Edition

Many of you may already know The Auditory Culture Reader, a wonderful compilation of essays and reflections edited by Michael Bull and Les Back and contributed by a fine selection of authors. Such edition is completely fantastic, well organized and able to…

November 16, 2015
Morske Orgulje, An Organ that is Played by the Sea

In the last few days there has been a lot of hype over the Internet about this beautiful project called Morske Orgulje (Sea Organ), an architectonic musical instrument built in Zadar, Croatia, and created for playing sound as it is triggered by…

November 13, 2015
Christine Sun Kim on Sound, Listening and the Importance of Sign Language

We have previously mentioned sound artist Christine Sun Kim and her amazing work. Born deaf, she is dedicated to sound, offering a very interesting perspective towards it, also creating engaging questions toward the act of listening, as she notes in the latest issue…

November 12, 2015