Curious!?! Yeah me too! I want to know what the earth sounds like too. Check out this article here.
The Look of the Sound of the Sea
I found this really neat article that coincidentally enough reminds me a lot of Nancy and Katherine’s final project piece. Have a look here.
Human Speech, Music, and Bird Song Share a Common Origin
Found this interesting article which made me think a lot about the Jeff Todd Titon article ” A Sound Commons for All Living Creatures.”
STOMP
I stumbled upon an old Stomp live performance called Brooms which left me in awe the first time I saw it. Thought I share the video since this could be something cool to experience over the holidays. Stomp is a percussion group, originating in Brighton, United Kingdom that uses the body and ordinary objects to create a physical theatre performance using rhythms, acrobatics and pantomime.
Pharrell Addresses The Killing Of Keith Scott By Police On New N.E.R.D. Album
The genre-bending group called N.E.R.D. has just released a new album, No_One Ever Really Dies. The album consists of 11 songs with an all-star list of featured artists: Andre 3000, M.I.A., Gucci Mane, Wale, Future, Ed Sheeran, Rihanna and Kendrick Lamar. Check out this NPR article coverage on this latest music news.
Linking Soundscape Composition & Acoustic Ecology Questions
1. Given the delineations of soundscape & acoustic ecology, do you think the two terms belong together? 2. WesterKamp writes, “The ear and the microphone are the starting points for the soundscape composer,” do you think ears and microphones should be the only two tools used for soundscape composition or should there be more tools… Read more Linking Soundscape Composition & Acoustic Ecology Questions
SOUNDWALK @ 8am
I started my sound walk at 8 am. This morning was pretty noisy, well noisy doesn’t seem to be the right word. More like there was a lot of acoustics all happening at once. It was a bit overwhelmingat first, but I realized that I felt overwhelmed because I tend to wear headphones in the morning… Read more SOUNDWALK @ 8am