So, yeah. I had a dream last night that I was composing a new piece for episode 171 of the stopGOstop podcast. This is unusual for me; my dream life is, well, limited. My nightly walks through my subconscious mind are, kind of boring.
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Three wandering monologues about snow, the day of the week, and more and more and more. Featuring computer voices, artificially enhanced writing, a binaural recording of a drum line, and computer-controlled instruments.
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After an unintended 5 month hiatus, the stopGOstop podcast is back with episode 159. Evanston or Midwest in Midwinter or I don’t understand Mark Rothko is a 14-minute composition featuring field recordings of walking in the snow, a brass quintet, sine waves, and a positive attitude.
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Episode 158 of the podcast features four field recordings from a weekend out and about (August 21 and 22, 2021).
On Saturday, I rode my bike downtown to record outside the Phillies v Padres baseball game. Then, while I was downtown, I walked through the outdoor restaurants/bars in the Gaslamp Quarter. On Sunday, while on the way back from lunch (we are installing a new show at the museum, better to work than worry) I recorded a Brazilian drumline practicing near the World Beat Center, then recorded walking through vendors the Plaza de Balbo.
The recordings are collaged slightly.
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A binaural recording of a walk from the San Diego County Admin Building to my apartment in Golden Hill. The recording is about an hour.
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A walk in the park, slow notes on a pipe organ, an occasional drumroll, and a plane overhead. Episode 155 is a respite between ISW episodes 5 and 6. Tune in next week for the final episode of the Idaho Street Workshop, Summertime.
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A walk on the beach, a slow evolving melody, and computer-generated instruments. Episode 154 is an interlude between ISW episodes 4 and 5. As part of its inaugural season of the Idaho Street Workshop, the stopGOstop podcast is releasing parallel projects for each episode.
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As part of its inaugural season of the Idaho Street Workshop, the stopGOstop podcast is releasing parallel projects for each episode. Episode 153 is a character study of Jerome, who is the lens that most of the story is told through. It features the sounds of traffic, riding public transportation, crickets, as well as computer-based guitars, synthesizers, and pipe organs.
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