It was totally amazing. His material consisted of recordings of storms in the North Sea. My wife and I left the show completely stunned. It changed the way we thought about sound, and its communicative possibilities.
Joel
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On Nov 17, 2010, at 8:37 AM, Hein Marais <hein at marais.as> wrote:
> Joel, if that's your thing, seek out Chris Watson's work. You may remember him from Cabaret Voltaire in the early 1980s. My favourite of his is a recording of glaciers shifting, which he turns into a troubling, emotional piece of work, believe it or not.
> And yes, the new Swans is remarkable -- will melt your heart (and bits of the rest of you).
> Oh, and whoever said Brian Eno was in Hawkwind before must have meant to say Roxy Music. Talking of whom, one of the more better (and more interesting) releases this year is Black Dog's Music for Real Airports, a reposte to Eno's Music for Airports. You can read about it and hear snippets here: http://www.musicforrealairports.com/live/
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> On 16 Nov 2010, at 8:54 PM, Joel Schalit wrote:
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>> Huzzah. My favorite cd purchases this year are a bunch of sound effects CDs a friend brought me from the US. The best is a collection of field recordings of deer grinding their antlers. Creepy.
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>> On Nov 16, 2010, at 8:43 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
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>>> On Nov 15, 2010, at 2:56 PM, Joel Schalit wrote:
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>>>> Very safe.
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>>> Been listening to some of it. Not merely safe but as dull as dirt. Zzzzzz.
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