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Sunday, September 12th, 2010
7:46 pm	"Radio" show and field recordings/etc on soundcloud Hello. I have a new quasi-radio show going on here: http://soundcloud.com/gunpowder-sweet-radio I also have been posting various field recordings and noises here: http://soundcloud.com/disconnecteddot Thanks and comments/feedback/etc always appreciated! (Comment on this)
Saturday, March 13th, 2010
4:18 pm	dd001: aspln_p2 (Seattle to Austin) aspln_p2 (Seattle to Austin). source: Several recordings of a plane window, each increasingly distorted. method: Edirol R-09, Sound Professionals mic preamp, Cold Gold contact mics (stereo), custom buffer for contact mic (from Robb Nichols at Aquarian Audio). Edited/layered in Ableton Live. Feel free to sample/use this recording. I would love to hear/know what you use it for. I would also appreciate knowing if you share it with anyone. (Comment on this)
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
3:14 am	2009 Released Albums I Have Enjoyed and Recommend Mulatu Astatke - "New York Addis London - Story Of Ethio-Jazz 1965 1975" Clark - "Totems Flare" The Dark Water Hymnal - "As Above, So Below" Lawrence English - "It's Up To Us To Live" Fuck Buttons - "Tarot Sport" A Hawk and a Hacksaw - "Délivrance" Tim Hecker - "An Imaginary Country" Jega - "Variance" Klimek - "Movies is Magic" Lawrence - "Until Then, Goodbye" Let's Go Outside - "Conversations with my Invisible Friends" Alan Lomax - "Haiti" box set Lusine - "A Certain Distance" Mbira dzeMuninga - "Muninga" Mountains - "Choral" Nurse With Wound - "The Surveillance Lounge"/"The Memory Surface" Sparklehorse + Fennesz - "In the Fishtank" (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, December 25th, 2009
8:42 pm	daysound094 pecking, eating, chirping, blowing, flapping, flying, ringing... source: Carrollton, OH. Birds in tree (Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Chickadee, Titmouse). method: Edirol R-09, Sound Professionals mic preamp, Naiant X-X omnidirectional condenser mics (pair). Mics were placed in tree (with bird feeders) a few feet apart. There is some wind noise. And a plane. And some chimes & flags. No edits/no EQ. comments: feel free to sample/use this recording (or any others unless stated), but let me know/hear whatever you use it for or if you pass it along to anyone (Comment on this)
Thursday, December 24th, 2009
3:08 pm	Happy Holidays! Happy Holidays from Carrollton, OH! (Comment on this)
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
12:41 pm	daysound092 Megachain of love... source: Dusty folks with megaphones, Across from DFT/Gigsville, Back Rock City, NV. method: Edirol R-09, Sound Professionals mic preamp, Sound Professionals earbud mics. comments: feel free to sample/use this recording (or any others unless stated), but let me know/hear whatever you use it for or if you pass it along to anyone. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
3:55 pm	daysound091 Quiet before the storm... source: Train, Street and Bugs, Mary St, Austin, TX. method: Edirol R-09, Sound Professionals mic preamp, Sound Professionals earbud mics. Liberal editing and EQing. Some reversing/repeating. comments: feel free to sample/use this recording (or any others unless stated), but let me know/hear whatever you use it for or if you pass it along to anyone. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
10:08 am	daysound090 While recording this, crouched in a small space under the ladder, I noticed on the small, obscured wall next to me scribbled what seemed like an anonymous suicide note. A second opinion from a stranger was in disagreement and felt it was more of a regretful apology to someone else who committed suicide, so I let it go. source: Downward Ladder, Temple, Black Rock City, NV. method: Edirol R-09, Sound Professionals mic preamp, Cold Gold contact mics (stereo). comments: Feel free to sample/use this recording (or any others unless stated), but let me know/hear whatever you use it for or if you pass it along to anyone. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, September 14th, 2009
4:47 pm	daysound089 Dust storms bring peace... source: Mid Playa, Black Rock City, NV. method: Edirol R-09, Sound Professionals mic preamp, Sound Professionals earbud mics. comments: feel free to sample/use this recording (or any others unless stated), but let me know/hear whatever you use it for or if you pass it along to anyone. (Comment on this)
Sunday, September 13th, 2009
10:22 am	daysound088 A different perspective on a simple but elegant installation. source: Sound Installation of many small squares on wires spinning in the wind, Deep Playa, Black Rock City, NV. method: Edirol R-09, Sound Professionals mic preamp, Cold Gold contact mics (stereo). comments: Feel free to sample/use this recording (or any others unless stated), but let me know/hear whatever you use it for or if you pass it along to anyone. If anyone knows the artist who created the installation, I would love to get in touch with them. (Comment on this)
Saturday, September 12th, 2009
12:16 pm	daysound087 Comfortable in the BRC... source: Hotel Lobby Bar, Ashram Galactica, Black Rock City, NV. method: Edirol R-09, Sound Professionals mic preamp, Sound Professionals earbud mics. comments: feel free to sample/use this recording (or any others unless stated), but let me know/hear whatever you use it for or if you pass it along to anyone. (Comment on this)
Sunday, July 26th, 2009
8:27 pm	daysound086 Slipping away. source: Some empty boat sales place on the water, late at night, Seattle, Wa. Rope between boat and dock. method: Edirol R-09, Sound Professionals mic preamp, Cold Gold contact mics (stereo). Edits to remove long moments of silence and compiled a few recordings. comments: feel free to sample/use this recording (or any others unless stated), but let me know/hear whatever you use it for or if you pass it along to anyone. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
7:35 pm	daysound085 Oddly soothing to me... source: Nighttime, AMF site, not too far from Crater Lake, OR. method: Edirol R-09, Sound Professionals mic preamp, Sound Professionals earbud mics. comments: feel free to sample/use this recording (or any others unless stated), but let me know/hear whatever you use it for or if you pass it along to anyone. (Comment on this)
Monday, July 13th, 2009
11:34 am	daysound084 Puppets tap dancing, other puppets talking... source: Puppet exhibit at the Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA. method: Edirol R-09, Sound Professionals mic preamp, Sound Professionals earbud mics. comments: feel free to sample/use this recording (or any others unless stated), but let me know/hear whatever you use it for or if you pass it along to anyone. (Comment on this)
Sunday, July 12th, 2009
12:08 pm	daysound083 People practicing accordion, other folks talking... source: AMF site, not too far from Crater Lake, OR. method: Edirol R-09, Sound Professionals mic preamp, Sound Professionals earbud mics. Low/high cuts to reduce the intense bass from a neighboring tea serving camp and the likely hum of bazillions of mosquitoes. comments: feel free to sample/use this recording (or any others unless stated), but let me know/hear whatever you use it for or if you pass it along to anyone. (Comment on this)
Saturday, July 11th, 2009
11:09 am	daysound082 a dog named Gir and friends... source: Small river dotted with people and stick chasing dogs near AMF site, not too far from Crater Lake, OR method: Edirol R-09, Sound Professionals mic preamp, Aquarian Audio hydrophone. Some edits/cuts for mic noise and distortion. Light EQ to remove small amount of hiss comments: feel free to sample/use this recording (or any others unless stated), but let me know/hear whatever you use it for or if you pass it along to anyone (Comment on this)
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
3:18 pm	daysound081 i should have stayed there... source: Small river near AMF site, not too far from Crater Lake, OR method: Edirol R-09, Sound Professionals mic preamp, Naiant X-X omnidirectional condenser mics (pair). Mics were placed apart along the river. comments: feel free to sample/use this recording (or any others unless stated), but let me know/hear whatever you use it for or if you pass it along to anyone (Comment on this)
Friday, June 26th, 2009
6:18 pm	daysound080 tiny snapshot of heavenly music... source: Moore Theater, Seattle, WA, Moore Inside Out June 20, 2009, Orkestar Zirkonium performance method: Edirol R-09, Sound Professionals mic preamp, Sound Professionals earbud mics. There are some edits to make the in/outro a little smoother... and a little bit of volume adjustment comments: If you would like to use or sample this recording, please use discretion. I recommend contacting the performers, and it would be awesome if you could let me know as well. (Comment on this)
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
4:30 pm	daysound079 my in/ability to move between contexts... source: Moore Theater, Seattle, WA, Moore Inside Out June 20, 2009, multi-room mic/broadcast installation method: Edirol R-09, Sound Professionals mic preamp, Sound Professionals earbud mics comments: feel free to sample/use these recordings (or any others unless stated), but let me know/hear whatever you use it for or if you pass it along to anyone. If anyone knows the folks who ran this installation, I would love to share the recording with them... (Comment on this)
Friday, June 12th, 2009
5:47 pm	daysound078 off the road... source: Left Bank Books, Pike Place Market, Seattle, Wa., the band Thompson's Point of View and a slight interruption. method: Edirol R-09, Sound Professionals mic preamp, Sound Professionals earbud mics. Increase of song volume in later half comments: If you would like to use or sample this recording, please use discretion. I recommend contacting the performers, and it would be awesome if you could let me know as well. (Comment on this)