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Re: New Soundscapes

Subject: Re: New Soundscapes
From: "Mark" seoulgypsy
Date: Sun Jan 15, 2012 2:59 am ((PST))
Hi All,

Sometimes I wonder, if we all became listeners and based decisions on the d=
isharmony of the things we hear with the same zeal as we presently make dec=
isions on the way things look. If based upon that criteria, I have a feelin=
g we might get closer to fitting ourself back into nature and thus renderin=
g all our well made points mute (pun intended)

Instead of all the talk of planet x and 2012 being the end, how about a con=
ciousness shift to our third ear, with subtlies in sound becoming high art.=
 I feel many in here have already made that shift and ... sure! its kinda f=
rustrating to be in such a minority, although if you listen to commercial m=
usic you can feel such a huge hole of superficiality that comes down to not=
hing more than coorporate sponsorship to sell us crap.

With the recent SOPA internet piracy act trying to pass. You can see the ol=
d gaurd trying to hold on as they know if they can manipulate data, they we=
ild their persuasive power that much longer. Medias such as Fox News / The =
Hollywood Movie Industry / RaIa and quite a few other shitforbrains outfits=
 lobbying for SOPA make it clear that subtle is not on their agenda. Scream=
ing loud crappy anthems through crappy mp3 encodings and mindless movie plo=
ts in a technicolor orgasm of Super High Definition that  wows your optic n=
erve but not your auditory one.... i just realized i ranted a lot of crap! =
^^ i'll stop there.

Mark R.


On Jan 15, 2012, at 11:55 AM, vickipowys <> wrote:

> Mark, Grant and all,
>
> It has been fascinating to read all the philosophical discussions re
> your recordings!
>
> And lovely sounds they are too, now that I've finally got round to
> listening.
>
> Mark I have to say that I was in theory quite happy to hear
> fisherfolk at work and a train in the mist but when it came to it, I
> found I had already entered into a different world with the wildlife
> sounds and I then resented the loud droning sound of the motor boats,
> noble workers or not, those boats sound not too different to any
> other motor boat. And the train similarly distracted me away from
> the lovely nature I had been absorbed into - had it been a more
> distant train it might have been easier to take. Usually I like
> trains, and it is a good train recording too. But I prefer these
> particular recordings without human intrusions.
>
> Just my point of view.
>
> best wishes,
>
> Vicki
>
> On 10/01/2012, at 6:17 AM, Mark Brennan wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone, some very interesting items on here lately. I have
> > been
> > working on a new soundscape album, From Shore To Sanctuary which
> > encompasses some of my favorite recordings from the last 2 years
> > edited
> > into three 22 minute long tracks. Each one is really an audio
> > 'journey'
> > through the soundscape of The Acadian Forest, Night (Sounds after
> > dark) and
> > the Northern Coastlines of Nova Scotia. You can find it here
> > http://wildearthvoices.bandcamp.com/album/from-shore-to-sanctuary
> >
> > All the recordings come from Nova Scotia. This is free right now to
> > those
> > of you on nature recordists for a few days. In the 'art world' I
> > often swap
> > paintings with other artists!
> >
> > Cheers all.
> >
> > Mark
> >
>
>









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