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infinite grain 07: fabio perletta
[infinite grain is a series of interviews inspired on microsound procedures, exploring a wide variety of topics in dialogue with artists who work with sound on installation, composition and improvisation] The possibility of experimenting with microsound realms opens space for new forms of expression…
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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…
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Cities Unlocked, Sound-Based System for Guiding Blind People Through Cities
Cities Unlocked is a recent project that aims to use a “3D soundscape” system for helping people with sight loss navigate through cities. On a typical day, Jennifer Bottom makes her way around London with her guide dog in tow.…
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Acoustic Ecology and Ethical Listening
Interesting blog post at Center for Humans & Nature by Eric Leonardson on ethics, listening and acoustic ecology. If we are to find a way out of the current impasse, learning how to listen and developing an ethic of listening may be…
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The Field Recordist As Obsessive, by Derek Walmsley
Interesting article by Derek Walmsley at The Wire. “Some recordists are like hoarders, bringing home whatever they find outside with little discrimination as to what’s worth preserving and what’s not.” Derek Walmsley sorts through The Wire’s post bag in search…