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‘Sounds emergent: diverse ecologies’, New Issue of Soundscape: The Journal Of Acoustic Ecology
It’s great to know about a new issue of the classic Soundscape journal of acoustic ecology, published under the topic of ‘Sounds emergent: diverse ecologies’, in a renewed website that went online recently. It can be downloaded at World Forum…
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Takanobu Hoshino – Untitled
At one time Japanese sound artist Takanobu Hoshino’s art was seemingly concerned with the crackling Geiger counter air of his home city Fukushima. The ubiquitous residual glint of radioactivity permeated his creations, for example the CD ‘Fukushima’, a collaboration with Roel Meelkop,…
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New Books: Beyond Vision, Theorizing Sound Writing, Quiet Ecology, Age of Noise in Britain
Here are four interesting new books on sound you might be interested to explore, in this case mostly covering discussions on sound studies and sonic philosophy. Some of them are already published, others are available for pre-order. The new titles include…
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Journal of Sonic Studies, 13th Issue: Acoustic Ephemeralities
A new (13th) issue of our beloved Journal of Sonic Studies has been published and is available online. This edition was coordinated by guest editors Monika Dommann, Boris Previšić, and Marianne Sommer and has been focused on the idea of acoustic…
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Interview with Ryoko Akama
On August of 2016 I had the privilege to meet, share the bill and play with Japanese artist Ryoko Akama in the cozy venue of Fuse in Bradford, England. Ryoko is a very active artist who has played in concerts…
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Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listener (1932 – 2016)
Exactly one month ago, artist and theorist Pauline Oliveros passed away, but her legacy remains in our hearts, where, as she knew and taught, our listening experience expands. Among a wide variety of things she did in her extensive career, she…