Found sounds (first in an occasional series)
I am a collector of sounds. I carry a digital recorder with me and when I hear interesting or beautiful or striking sounds I try to capture them. This is one of my favorites. Download audio file...
View ArticleFound Sounds 2 – Sixty-five seconds on the NYC subway
Download audio file (Subway Doo Wop.mp3) The story Recorded on the 1 train in Manhattan, four or five years ago. As the train pulls up to the stop, a group of acappella doowop singers walks through...
View ArticleFound Sounds 3 – Chinese children’s song
The Sound Download audio file (Chinese Children’s Song.mp3) The Story While travelling in China last year, our group visited Shangli Ancient Town, a small village in western Sichuan Province in...
View ArticleFound Sounds 4 – Processed Practice
The Sound Download audio file (Found sound – LAX.mp3) The Story Unlike past sounds in this series, the source material for this sample has been altered…heavily. Although nothing has been added, the...
View ArticleFound Sounds 5 – simultaneous songs
The Sound Download audio file (Found sound 5.mp3) The Story I love it when unrelated sounds are forced to share the same space. To most people’s ears I imagine moments like those in this short...
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