Archive for the ‘Sound Technology’ Category
My Fuzzy Warbles }{ Disc Three }{ Only Lovers Left Alive (12″ Limited EP)
“Remember that 12 inch I was telling you about? Check it out man.” “Woah.” “Triple black man.” “That’s great. 180 gram vinyl?” “180 gram man.” “Amazing.” “Yeah. No printing anywhere.” “Yeah that’s awesome. So mysterious.” It’s intermission in a small Detroit rock club. The White Hills have just finished up a set. Adam has been […]
In: Film Reviews, Film Sound, Music, My Fuzzy Warbles, Phonography, Sound Technology
Interview with Laurence Dickie of Vivid Audio
Laurence Dickie of Vivid Audio was in Montreal for the first time last month to hold a couple of demonstration workshops at local hi-fi shop Coup de Foudre. The man behind B&W ‘s famed Nautilus design in the early 90s, Dickie went on to found Vivid after a stint in pro audio designing studio […]
In: Audiophilia, Hi-Fi Audio, Interviews, loudspeakers, Music, Sound Technology
Vancouver Soundscape Chronicles }{ Mapping the WSP Archive
The Longitudinal Project: Phase One [Click above image for link to full version on Google Maps.] This map plots locations that have been revisited for sound recording by the World Soundscape Project across the three iterations of its Vancouver case study over the last 40 years. The pins on the map are each associated with a […]
In: Acoustic Cartography, Acoustic Ecology, Sound Technology, Soundwalking, Vancouver Soundscape
Vancouver Soundscape Chronicles }{ My Arrival
It’s World Listening Day! To help mark the day I am beginning a new blog series reporting on my post-doctoral research with the World Soundscape Project at Simon Fraser University. I begin with my arrival on campus and immersion within the WSP community last fall. September 2012 was a spectacular time to be in Vancouver. […]
In: Architecture, Film Sound, Sound Technology, Vancouver Soundscape
Film Review }{ The Delian Mode
Today is the inaugural edition of Delia Derbyshire Day! Events include a mini-symposium in Manchester to honour her pioneering work in electronic music, featuring a screening of The Delian Mode by Canadian filmmaker Kara Blake. In support of the day I’m re-posting my review of the film, originally published as part of my report on […]
In: Film Reviews, Film Sound, Music, Sound Technology · Tagged with: BBC Radiophonics Workshop, Delia Derbyshire, Delia Derbyshire Day, Dr. Who, Film Soundtracks, Kara Blake, The Delian Mode
My Fuzzy Warbles }{ Disc One }{ Bergweihnacht
Adorno once wrote, “Only when gramophonic reproduction breaks down are its objects transformed.” Never mind the bickering over whether or not this passage argues the notion of transparency in correctly functioning sound reproduction technology. Let’s get to the transformations! Here’s an excerpt from Franzl Lang’s Bergweihnacht as played back on my malfunctioning Pro-Ject MkII turntable: […]
In: Audiophilia, Music, My Fuzzy Warbles, Phonography, Sound Technology · Tagged with: Audiophile, Bergweihnacht, Franzl Lang, German Christmas Music, Pro-Ject Turntables, Sound Theory, Theodor Adorno, Yodeling