auditory

  • Sonic Phantoms – Composition with Auditory Phantasmatic Presence

    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…

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    The Auditory Culture Reader (Sensory Formations) Michael Bull & Les Back The first edition of *The Auditory Culture Reader *offered an introduction to both classical and recent work on auditory culture, laying the foundations for new academic research in sound…

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    Auditory Scene Analysis: The Perceptual Organization of Sound Albert S. Bregman Auditory Scene Analysis addresses the problem of hearing complex auditory environments, using a series of creative analogies to describe the process required of the human auditory system as it…

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    Spaces Speak, Are You Listening?: Experiencing Aural Architecture Barry Blesser & Linda-Ruth Salter We experience spaces not only by seeing but also by listening. We can navigate a room in the dark, and “hear” the emptiness of a house without…

  • 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…

  • Tsonami 2015: Audio Fiction – Sonic Imagination and Urban Speculation

    Tsonami 2015: Audio Fiction – Sonic Imagination and Urban Speculation

    Based in Valparaiso/Santiago, Chile, Tsonami is probably one of the most important international sound art festivals and certainly highly significant for south american sound exploration and practices, not only reflected on their always fine selection of artists, concerts, installations and…