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There
are at least two very different ways of listening to the sound
you find on this site.
I have
always encouraged people to listen with headphones, preferably
while lying down in a dark room. As an artist, my ego still
demands that I list this possibility first.
Most
every recording you will find here was made with binaural-style microphones. While much of the detail of the original
recordings is unfortunately lost through MP3 compression,
you may still be surprised at the vivid sense of place and
space brought by listening with headphones.
Recently
I have encountered artists who work with sound as a tool for
influencing environment, rather than controlling it. As a result
I have learned a new way to listen, by integrating recordings
into the existing soundscape.
My work
can become part of the environment and cease to occupy conciousness,
while nonetheless exerting an influence on it. I find that
even when I use it as backdrop, an unexpected or unfamiliar
detail still draws my attention from time to time.
I find
this exercise in secondary attention a new means of listening
naively. It might be called opening the third ear.
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