Tag soundscape
The soundbite I have included is an unedited sound of one of my records that repeats Kurt Cobain saying ‘yeah’ without stopping. Physical music like vinyl, CDs, cassettes, etcetera allows for unique characteristics we cannot experience from digital music. I… Continue Reading →
I use a recording from my home town with a recording of a really annoying clock I found in the university’s library. I was thinking about the feeling of dread that is always stuck in my head when I return… Continue Reading →
In my apartment, mornings usually consist of chatting with my roommate, Mia. This morning, our topic of discussion was Greek yogurt, and the benefits of it compared to regular yogurt. It doesn’t matter what we’re talking about though, I just… Continue Reading →
This is what it sounds like when my roommate and I kick ourselves out of our own apartment to force ourselves to actually get homework done. We headed to the Viking Union to get our shit together, only, we’re realizing… Continue Reading →
I’ve always been fascinated by the past, and old wax recordings are a very simple way to connect with voices of people from a hundred twenty years ago. Billy Murray was successful because he could sing well, and his voice… Continue Reading →
this audioscape was me furiously typing while listing to Junior Vasquez’s preforming at the Palladium in 1996. i often listen to music like this in order to increase my speed as it is very uptempo and very easy to write… Continue Reading →
This is a photo taken at the most recent Northwest Filipino American Student Alliance meeting, and the group seen in the photo are some of the members of the “Kapwa” leadership board for NWFASA. In the recording, the group laughs… Continue Reading →
WEAR HEADPHONES FOR BETTER AUDIO!!!! Graffiti in the train tunnels, sounds of walking into the tunnel, graffitiing, an oncoming train, and the rush of adrenaline while running out of the tunnel and hearing the train pass by.
Had to cut it down from 3 minutes to 1. Also we were not the ones who graffitied the ‘kill all rapists’ text on the train tracks. I just thought the message was pretty powerful.
Hearing birds first thing in the morning feels nostalgic and regulating. It reminds me to take my time, to stop and listen to my surroundings for the necessary moments of contentment and joy that are everywhere if I slow down… Continue Reading →
I used the sound of waves hitting the shore to emphasize the liveliness of the landscape. Then a saxophone interlude to represent my internal monologue when I experience sadness and loneliness as I navigate my way through life. Depending on… Continue Reading →