The public archive / Volume 01
The reading room
Short pieces for slower listening. Start anywhere, then follow the sound that stays with you.
Eight notesListening · Recordings · Practice · Field notes
01 / Listening
The room after the last note
What remains when the players stop is part of the performance.
Read note 02 / RecordingsListening for the room
A studio has a sound even when it is trying to disappear.
Read note 03 / PracticeThe useful repeat
The second listen is rarely a copy of the first.
Read note 04 / ListeningWhen the bass leads
A quiet instrument can change the direction of the whole band.
Read note 05 / Field notesA record for the walk home
Some music changes with the hour and the route.
Read note 06 / PracticeNotes in the margins
A listening journal only needs a few honest sentences.
Read note 07 / ListeningA small guide to quiet listening
A few ways to make room for a record without making a ritual of it.
Read note 08 / RecordingsWhy we keep the pauses
The space between phrases can be the most deliberate sound.
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